March 30, 2025
📄 📢 First workshop of 3E-UAVspray Project!
On March 26, 2025, the online workshop “Innovation and Perspectives in the Field of Plant Protection Treatments with Drones” was held as part of the dissemination activities of the 3E-UAVspray project. The event attracted around 200 participants, including agronomists, agricultural technicians, researchers, and crop protection professionals, confirming the strong interest in the use of aerial drones for plant disease management. Following the experimental activities scheduled for the summer season, a second workshop will be organized to conclude the project. More updates coming soon — stay tuned!
March 17, 2025
📄 📢 Publication of First-Year Results in Il Corriere Vinicolo!
Issue no. 10/2025 of Il Corriere Vinicolo (pp. 20-21) features some of the first-year results from the 3E-UAVspray project, presented in the article titled "Droni per l'applicazione di prodotti fitosanitari in vigneto" (Italian language).
Tests conducted in Piedmont (Italy) have demonstrated the potential of this technology to enhance the efficiency and sustainability of crop protection, particularly in areas that are difficult to access with traditional machinery. In 2025, the project will continue with new field trials to assess the biological efficacy of aerial-based treatments done with uncrewed aerial spray systems (UASSs).
Locandina 3E-UAVspray_26 marzo 2025.pdfMarch 12, 2025
📄 📢 ATTENZIONE!! Aperte le registrazioni per partecipare al primo workshop del Progetto 3E-UAVspray!
Gent.me/i,
con la presente vi invitiamo al workshop dal titolo "INNOVAZIONE E PROSPETTIVE NEL SETTORE DEI TRATTAMENTI FITOSANITARI CON DRONI", che si terrà esclusivamente ONLINE, mercoledì 26 marzo, dalle 10:00 alle 12:00.
Il workshop è organizzato dai partner del progetto PRIN 2022 PNRR 3E-UAVspray (Operative solutions for efficient, effective and environmental-friendly UAV-spray applications in vineyards; https://www.3e-uavspray.unito.it/) e vede la collaborazione del Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali ed Alimentari dell'Università di Torino (responsabile scientifico Dott. Marco Grella) con l'Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, sede di Piacenza (responsabile scientifico Dott.ssa Nicoleta Suciu).
L'obiettivo del workshop è quello di presentare i risultati ottenuti nel corso del primo anno di ricerca dal progetto 3E-UAVspray, nell'ambito della difesa delle colture con droni aerei. Inoltre, il workshop sarà l’occasione per un aggiornamento sugli aspetti normativi e sulle innovazioni tecnologiche a supporto del settore dei trattamenti fitosanitari.
Il programma della giornata e i dettagli degli interventi sono riportati nella locandina in allegato.
Per partecipare all'evento, che è gratuito, è necessario effettuare la registrazione prima del 24 marzo compilando il GForm disponibile al seguente link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18nKD8pQh7nqNHcIpRIlnmDF125vblP5HIASmpjGWJiI/edit
Dottori Agronomi e Dottori Forestali: l’evento è in corso di accreditamento, sono stati richiesti 0,250 CFP come da vigente Regolamento per la Formazione Professionale Continua – CONAF
Link alla videoconferenza:
https://unito.webex.com/unito/j.php?MTID=m166a49daf5af84e94535d253d3fb89ef
Per ulteriori informazioni, siamo a disposizione al seguente indirizzo e-mail: eric.mozzanini@unito.it
Ringraziamo fin da ora per la vostra partecipazione e collaborazione.
Il Comitato Organizzatore
Decembre 3, 2024
📄 📢 News from the 3E-UAVspray Project!
As part of the PRIN 2022 PNRR 3E-UAVspray project, field surveys have begun to prepare for the upcoming tests for the 2025 season. These surveys are a crucial step to gather preliminary data and identify the plots where the tests for Milestone no. 4 (evaluation of a defense plan through UAV field application) will take place. Fieldwork is essential to ensure that the results obtained are accurate and applicable to real-world challenges.
Stay tuned!
Operative solutions for efficient, effective and environmental-friendly UAV-spray applications in vineyards – 3E-UAVspray
In recent years, there has been growing interest in Europe in using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the application of plant protection products. The use of these technologies is of strategic interest, particularly for their potential application in vineyards with steep slopes, where the distribution of plant protection products is commonly carried out manually by operators (e.g., backpack sprayers, handheld lances) or, where possible, using sprayer machines. However, these application techniques are dangerous due to both the level of exposure to pesticides that operators face and the environmental contamination associated with conventional application methods.
Therefore, given the challenges associated with using traditional application techniques in difficult terrains and the growing interest of European farmers in replacing them with UAV-based pesticide applications, it is important to define and optimize specific techniques and configurations for UAV use to establish this technology as an effective and efficient alternative tool.
The literature reports some experiments and activities related to vineyard applications using UAVs, but there is still limited information on the actual effectiveness of such systems in vineyards. In this context, with the involvement of the University of Turin, DiSAFA – Agricultural Engineering Area, under the supervision of Dr. Marco Grella, and two departments of the Università Cattolica in Piacenza, Di.STAS – Chemistry Area, and DI.PRO.VE.S – Plant Protection Area, under the scientific supervision of Dr. Nicoleta Alina Suciu, the main objective of the 3E-UAVspray project is to explore and define, through a holistic approach, the optimal protection strategy to be adopted in combination with UAV spraying systems in vineyards cultivated on steep slopes.
Development of an innovative spray system for Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
Identification and adoption of a crop protection strategy tailored for UAV spray application at ultra-low volume
MILESTONE 1
Project management
MILESTONE 2
Development of the innovative UAV-spray system
MILESTONE 3
Selection of plant protection products (PPPs) for UAV-spray application
MILESTONE 4
Evaluation of vineyard protection strategy by means of UAV-spray application at farm-scale level
MILESTONE 5
Suggestion of a crop protection strategy for spray applications through UAVs according to the project results
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