Systems and methods for scheduling and coordinating applications of fertilizers, pesticides, and water to fields while avoiding interferences between vehicles and other equipment may be implemented with a mobile irrigation system, a fertilizer applicator, a pesticide applicator, and a processing system. The processing system schedules and coordinates applications of fertilizers, pesticides, and water and prevents interferences between the machines primarily with data received from an irrigation schedule implemented by the irrigation system and data received from the fertilizer and pesticide applicators.

The subject invention provides materials and methods for reducing deleterious atmospheric gases, such as greenhouse gases (GHGs) by enhancing utilization and storage of carbon in plants, as well as increasing the sequestration of carbon in plant and soil matter in the form of degradation-resistant organic polymers.

A ready-to-use sprayer comprises a container defining an interior compartment for containing a liquid product and having a pin receiver located near the rear portion and an opening located near the front portion, a housing having a main chamber and a grip portion, a nozzle in selective fluid communication with the outlet of the fluid chamber, a pivot switch on the exterior of the housing for selecting a fluid flow condition for the main chamber, and the housing being coupled to the container at the container opening and the pin receiver.

A chemigation system can be easily integrated into existing irrigation systems. The chemigation system can include a primary controller that can be installed near the irrigation controller of the irrigation system. The chemigation system can also include a secondary controller that can be installed near a valve assembly of the irrigation system. The primary controller and secondary controller can leverage the existing irrigation wire of the irrigation system to intercommunicate for purposes of controlling the injection of chemicals into the irrigation water and controlling an actuator for a valve of the valve assembly.

An agricultural application is provided herein that includes a nozzle assembly positioned along a boom assembly and configured to selectively dispense an agricultural product therefrom. One or more sensors can be operably coupled with the boom assembly and can be configured to capture data associated with one or more application variables. A computing system can be communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors and to a display. The computing system can be configured to receive the data associated with the one or more application variables; convert the one or more application variables to a scaled integer to determine a spray quality index; generate a geo-located application map of the scaled integer; and present the geo-located application map on the display.

Liquid fertilizer compositions and methods of making and using the compositions for fertilizing crops are provided. A liquid fertilizer formulated to enhance plant growth is infused with nano-bubbles that increase the efficacy of the liquid fertilizer. The liquid fertilizer is mixed and homogenized before flowing the liquid fertilizer through a nano-bubble generator. The liquid fertilizing composition infused with nano-bubbles may be applied to soil in the same manner as standard liquid fertilizers to further promote plant growth.

Provided is a method of delivering water to a root system of a crop, the method including causing the crop to be adjacent to, or in a region of, soil containing hydrogel, and delivering air to the hydrogel.

An agricultural sprayer unit 700 and a spray deflecting mechanism 70 thereof for the sprayer unit 700 is provided. The agricultural sprayer unit 700 includes a control valve 702, a controller unit 703, a plurality of sprayer nozzles 704, a sprayer tank 706, a sprayer pump 708 and a spray deflecting mechanism 70. The spray deflecting mechanism 70 includes a spray defecting arrangement 72A and a collecting means 70T. The spray deflecting arrangement 70A is adapted to be moved between a deflecting position in which the spray deflecting arrangement 72A is adapted to deflect and re-direct unutilized dispensed fluid from at least one sprayer nozzle 704 to the collecting means 70T thereby restricting wastage of chemical agent/biological agent where the spraying is not required and also to restrict spraying of chemical agent/biological agent to healthy plants.

A method for the application of agricultural fluid to a field includes determining a location of each of a plurality of nozzles of an agricultural spraying machine. A flow rate for each of the nozzles is determined based on each respective nozzle's location in the field. A field map is used to determine a crop requirement and application restriction associated with a nozzle's location. The field map contains indications of crop requirements and application restrictions. The flow rate for a nozzle is determined by comparing the nozzle's location to the field map. A flow rate signal is transmitted to each of the nozzles based on its determined flow rate.

Disclosed is a plant protection and management system for a center pivot and linear irrigation system. In the plant protection and management system, the movable platform is configured to provide at least one of an application unit, a seeding-fertilizer spreader unit or a monitoring unit. The application unit is configured to spray agriculture chemicals or fertilizers on crops. The seeding-fertilizer spreader unit is configured to sow seeds of crops. Further, the monitoring unit is configured to monitor crops and collect status data of the crops or status data of environment. According to different requirements on agricultural production, at least one of the application unit, the sowing unit or the monitoring unit can be selectively arranged on the movable platform so as to meet various requirements on plant protections and managements in the process of agricultural production.