An electric-shock soil treatment apparatus and method for treating soil. The electric shock soil treatment apparatus can be an attachment that can either be easily retrofitted or designed into existing and new agricultural equipment. The system can provide a sustainable solution for stabilizing nitrogen fertilizers. The electric shock soil treatment system also provides other effective alternative solutions that would benefit from reduced soil microbial activity or from additional weed control.

In a method, during weed eradication on ground areas using high voltage and, if necessary, additional technology, data regarding the weed growth are repeatedly captured and, using a computer, a forecast concerning the weed growth is computed, and from this at least one parameter for a subsequent treatment is computed and used to optimize the treatment.

The present disclosure generally relates to a system and method for providing individualized management for a plurality of plants. An exemplary system comprises a plurality of drones including a first drone, a docking station, and a server. The first drone is in assigned to a first plant of the plurality of plants and is configured to accommodate a plurality of combinations of drone attachments. The docking station comprises a plurality of drone attachments. The server includes a database related to the plurality of plants. The database includes location information associated with the first plant. The first drone is further configured to: make a plurality of visits to the first plant, gather plant-specific information associated with the first plant, obtain a prescription based on the plant-specific information, wherein the prescription is associated with one or more requirements, based on the prescription, provide care to the first plant.

An apparatus to electrically kill a plant or at least attenuate plant growth is disclosed herein, wherein the apparatus comprises at least an electrical energy processing unit and an electrical continuity system. Also disclosed are methods of producing and using same.

An electrical energy processing unit of an apparatus to kill a plant or at least attenuate plant growth is disclosed. The electrical energy processing unit includes a converter and a control circuit. Also disclosed are an apparatus that includes the electrical energy processing unit and a method of utilizing the apparatus. Further disclosed are a computer program for a processor of the control circuit of the electrical energy processing unit and a non-transitory computer readable medium that includes the computer program.

The invention relates to a weed inactivation device, comprising at least one electrode, whereby at least one electrode is directed to the weed.

The weed activation device enables weed control without utilization of poisonous herbicides.

An apparatus and a method for increasing the movement speed of the rail vehicle while carrying out measures for controlling weeds on track systems. A rail vehicle equipped with an apparatus for increasing the movement speed of the rail vehicle while carrying out measures for controlling weeds on track systems.

The invention concerns a method using a robot for an automatic treatment of a weed, the method comprises steps of capturing images of said weed with a camera on said robot; determining with said images a distance between the weed and a second vegetable organism; and selecting a treatment tool of said robot for a treatment of the weed from a group of treatment tools as function of said distance. The invention further concerns a robotic vehicle for carrying out the method for an automatic treatment of a weed.

A microwave energy application apparatus for irradiating a material, comprising: at least one microwave energy source configured to generate microwave energy; at least one microwave applicator having a microwave energy emitting face comprising a dielectric resonator or a slow-wave microwave applicator for directing microwave energy towards the material to be irradiated; and a waveguide coupling microwave energy from the microwave energy source to the microwave applicator for application to a material to be treated.

System for the disinfection of agricultural soil includes an electric energy source, at least one radiofrequency or microwave generator connected to the electric energy source and arranged to convert the electric energy into electromagnetic power and a plow-like electromagnetic applicator connected to the radiofrequency or microwave generator via wave-guiding lines, the plow-like electromagnetic applicator being arranged to be inserted into the soil so as to transmit the electromagnetic power to the soil, thus obtaining a disinfection of the soil.