A plant irrigation device includes a support that surrounds a plant and provides an opening through which the plant extends. A drip tube is attached to the support and connectable to a water source. The drip tube has a series of spaced apart apertures or water emitters along a length thereof permitting water to exit the drip tube and into the ground surrounding the plant.

The present invention is concerned with the technical field of crop protection. The present invention relates to a system, a method, a kit and a computer program product for controlling nematodes.

The present invention is concerned with the technical field of crop protection. The present invention relates to a system, a method, a kit and a computer program product for controlling nematodes.

In order to effectively apply semiochemical treatment products, a computer-implemented method is provided for generating an application scheme for a semiochemical treatment for controlling a harmful organism on an agricultural field using a mobile treatment device comprising at least one dispenser, the method comprising: a) providing information about an expected presence of the harmful organism for an upcoming period; b) providing, based on the expected presence of the harmful organism, a planned application timing of applying the semiochemical treatment for treating the harmful organism on the agricultural field; c) providing product data relating to a semiochemical product capable of targeting the harmful organism; d) providing, at least one of field data or environmental data at the planned application timing, wherein the field data is indicative of a field condition at the planned application timing and/or the environmental data is indicative of an environmental condition at the planned application timing; e) determining, based on the product data and the at least one of field data or the environmental data at the planned application timing, a minimum concentration of the semiochemical product for affecting a behaviour of the harmful organism; f) determining, based on the minimum concentration of the semiochemical product, a dose rate of the selected semiochemical product to be spread by the at least one dispenser into an atmospheric vapour forming a cloud which envelops crops on the agricultural field; and g) generating the application scheme based on the determined dose rate.

A method for the management of a soil pest or pathogen includes a source of high voltage electricity; at least one capacitor for storing the high voltage electricity; a multiplicity of electrodes inserted into a soil location having a soil pest and/or pathogen to be managed; and an electrical switch which is controllably opened and closes so as to form a pulse of electricity which is passed through the soil location and between the electrodes so as to effect the management of the soil pest and/or pathogen.

A method for the management of a soil pest or pathogen includes a source of high voltage electricity; at least one capacitor for storing the high voltage electricity; a multiplicity of electrodes inserted into a soil location having a soil pest and/or pathogen to be managed; and an electrical switch which is controllably opened and closes so as to form a pulse of electricity which is passed through the soil location and between the electrodes so as to effect the management of the soil pest and/or pathogen.

A ground penetrating rig that can be coupled to machinery (e.g., a skid steer, or the like). The ground penetrating rig may have one or more mast assemblies, each having one or more rods. The mast assemblies may be located in parallel and/or in series with each other. Each of the rods of the mast assemblies may be moveable in unison or independently. However, in some embodiments the rods may be moveable in unison until at least one rod is impeded by an obstruction, and as such, the movement of an impeded rod may be restricted while allowing continued movement other rods. One or more of the mast assemblies may be able to be adjusted in order to reduce the envelope of the rig for improved transportation. Multiple ground penetrating rigs may be operatively coupled to the machinery (e.g., front and rear) to improve ground treatment efficiency.

Treatment systems and associated methods are described. According to one aspect, a treatment system includes a discharge assembly coupled with and configured to receive electrical energy from an input power source and to generate a plurality of pulses of electrical energy; a plurality of electrodes coupled with the discharge assembly, and wherein the electrodes are configured to apply the pulses of electrical energy to ground of a treatment location to manage pests within the ground of the treatment location; and wherein the pulses of electrical energy that are applied to the ground of the treatment location are a plurality of square waveform pulses.

Treatment systems and associated methods are described. According to one aspect, a treatment system includes a discharge assembly coupled with and configured to receive electrical energy from an input power source and to generate a plurality of pulses of electrical energy; a plurality of electrodes coupled with the discharge assembly, and wherein the electrodes are configured to apply the pulses of electrical energy to ground of a treatment location to manage pests within the ground of the treatment location; and wherein the pulses of electrical energy that are applied to the ground of the treatment location are a plurality of square waveform pulses.

An aperture assembly for use with a subsurface ejection vessel includes an electromagnet, a first dynamic aperture, a second dynamic aperture, a hollow shaft injection drill bit, a third dynamic aperture, collar perforations, and closed window apertures. The electromagnet actuates a closing of the first dynamic aperture. The electromagnet actuates an opening of the second dynamic aperture. The third dynamic aperture dynamically opens when triggered by a first pre-determined depth achievement counting by the encoder of the lead screw or distance traveled by a platform (505A) triggered by the limit switch that are communicated to the AI robot, the computer, and the PLC. The third dynamic aperture dynamically opens when the camera lens has a second pre-determined depth penetration of the hollow shaft injection drill bit and that the limit switch information is communicated to the computer, or the PLC.