Analysis of the Current Application and Development Prospects of Agricultural Drone Sprayers
Abstract：Currently, Chinese agriculture is transitioning from traditional agriculture to modern agriculture, and the application of drones in the agricultural sector is becoming increasingly widespread, especially in the plant protection industry. Mechanized control of crop pests and diseases not only reduces the pressure caused by the lack of rural labor force, but also its excellent mechanical spraying performance can greatly improve the utilization rate of pesticides and reduce pesticide usage, which is beneficial for improving the farmland ecological environment. The use of plant protection drones will be one of the important application scenarios in future smart agriculture. This paper focuses on the current application of plant protection drones in crop pest and disease control in China. By organizing and analyzing literature from the past 10 years and conducting field research locally, it sorts out the development process and key technologies of plant protection drones, analyzes the challenges and problems faced in their future development, and discusses improvement strategies for the healthy development of agricultural plant protection drones, aiming to enable plant protection drones to better serve the development of modern agriculture and the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside.
Keywords：Agricultural productionDronePlant protectionSmart agriculture
Publication Date：2025-06-15
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 5-8 )