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ImageIT (Yara)
ImageIT is a feature integrated into the Atfarm mobile application that evaluates the biomass and nitrogen uptake of your rapeseed crops at the start and end of winter. Developed by Yara in partnership with Terres Inovia, ImageIT uses digital photo analysis technology.
Assessing biomass and nitrogen uptake by rapeseed crops
ImageIT has been designed to partially replace tedious biomass weighing. ImageIT estimates the amount of nitrogen absorbed by the crop based on the coverage index, the green pixel rate and an assessment of senescent leaves. ImageIT's technology is based on comprehensive image analysis, canopy pixel classification, background noise filtering and canopy pixel enumeration.
Using the Atfarm application, ImageIT transforms your smartphone camera into a nitrogen nutrition management tool. Biomass and nitrogen uptake can be reliably assessed from your phone, much more easily and quickly than traditional biomass weighing at the start and end of winter.
Download the free Atfarm application and start using Image IT today!
Spring rapeseed regulator
This tool estimates your rapeseed's risk of lodging in spring, and tells you whether or not to apply a growth regulator.
This tool estimates your rapeseed's risk of lodging in spring, and tells you whether or not to apply a growth regulator, depending on the variety of rapeseed, its susceptibility to lodging, the stand density, the amount of nitrogen available, and whether or not fall elongation has occurred.
This decision rule is available in API format. Log on to the API-Agro platform or contact us for more information.
Réglette azote colza® (Rape nitrogen chart)
The tool calculates the amount of nitrogen to be applied per hectare, and displays additional recommendations for application.
The dose depends on a dozen or so inputs: department, soil type, yield objective, rapeseed weight, organic inputs on the plot (regular or specific to the current season). It is also asked whether the rapeseed is planted after a pea, and whether it is associated with a leguminous cover crop.
Based on these elements, the tool calculates the quantity of nitrogen to be applied per hectare, and displays additional recommendations for implementation. It also provides a detailed PDF report, which can be sent to you by e-mail.
This decision rule is available in API format. Connect to the API-Agro platform or contact us for more information.
[COMING SOON] Predicting pest flights
Provide information on the statistical probability of catching a fish in a cuvette
The tool displays :
- In graphic form: the evolution of the daily probability of capture up to D+7, for a given commune
- In map form: probability levels over the whole territory, for a given date (up to D+7).
The alert threshold is defined by the model's algorithms. Above this threshold, the probability of capturing the pest increases significantly.
The rapeseed stem weevil flight prediction tool was developed thanks to the Produire project of the Cap Protéines program, and received support from the French Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty as part of the recovery plan.
The terminal bud weevil flight prediction tool was developed thanks to the Adaptacol² project and received support from the Casdar.
The agronomic benefits of camelina
Camelina (Camelina sativa) is a cruciferous plant (Brassicaceae) native to Europe and Southwest Asia. It has historically been cultivated in Europe, notably in France, where the first traces date back to the Bronze Age, for the production of vegetable oil and fodder.
Camelina (Camelina sativa) is a cruciferous plant (Brassicaceae) native to Europe and Southwest Asia. It has historically been cultivated in Europe, notably in France, where the first traces date back to the Bronze Age, for the production of vegetable oil and fodder.
It was widely cultivated until the early 20th century, producing an oil used in soaps and paints, before gradually disappearing in the face of competition from more productive oilseed crops such as rapeseed. At the time, the solid residues obtained after oil extraction were used as a feed supplement for livestock or as fertilizer; the stalks were used to make brooms.
Today, it is making a comeback on the European agricultural scene, and is attracting interest from a wide range of players, both farmers and manufacturers, thanks to its agronomic advantages and the new outlets it opens up.
Good adaptation to soil and climate conditions
Camelina has one major advantage: it adapts to a wide range of soil and climate conditions, and is particularly well suited to low-potential soils. It is often presented as a hardy crop, thanks to its low input requirements and resistance to drought and high temperatures. It is also fairly tolerant of pests and resistant to lodging. Camelina requires little fertilizer or pesticide, so its introduction into cropping systems has both economic and environmental benefits.
No special equipment required, but some adjustments are necessary
What's more, it doesn't require any special equipment, making it easy to introduce to farms. Nevertheless, due to its small seed size (PMG ≈ 1-1.5g), the planting and harvesting phases require adjustments and special attention.
A short-cycle crop
An interesting feature of camelina is the length of its cycle, which varies according to variety and sowing period, from 90 to 250 days (1700 to 1900 degrees day at base 0°C, depending on variety). Camelina can therefore be grown as a main crop, in association with lentils, for example, or as a catch crop for short-cycle varieties (link to page on how to insert camelina into the SoC).
An asset for organic farming
Its low input requirements, combined with its strong competitive power - provided it emerges regularly and evenly - mean that it has a place in organic farming rotations (link to organic farming page). Some farmers even report that it has an "allelopathic" effect, i.e. that it can naturally inhibit the growth of other undesirable plants around it. To our knowledge, this has not yet been demonstrated in the field.
Conclusion
All these advantages make it a crop that can be easily integrated into a variety of cropping systems in France and around the world, in both organic and conventional farming, as a main crop or as a catch crop.
Camelina editions
