CROPROTECT: a knowledge exchange system to support UK growers in sustainable crop protection to allow efficient crop production

CROPROTECT：一个知识交流系统，支持英国种植者进行可持续作物保护，以实现高效的作物生产

• 批准号: NE/M016676/1
• 负责人: Toby Bruce
• 金额: $ 29.79万
• 依托单位: Rothamsted Research
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2014 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=NE%2FM016676%2F1
• 关键词: CROPROTECT; knowledge; exchange; system; support; CROPROTECT; knowledge; exchange; system; support

To ensure efficient crop production and to avoid wasting the land, water and nutrient resources used, it is essential that crop losses to attacking pests, weeds and diseases are prevented as much as possible. These attacking organisms have been managed primarily with pesticides for the last few decades but now alternative solutions need to be delivered. Currently there is a disconnect between the R&D community and the farming industry. This must change if farmers and agronomists are to be better informed and with the expanding capacity and reach of information technology there is a real prospect of delivering location specific farming advice. To allow innovation, a system is needed to 1) identify best practise and 2) transfer information about best practice to farmers and agronomists. UK agriculture and horticulture are facing huge challenges (highlighted in the National Farmers Union healthy harvest report) as conventional pesticides are being restricted by legislation and lost to resistance. This project will develop a web-based knowledge exchange system to support growers by providing evidence based information about integrated pest management (IPM) and alternatives to pesticides. Currently much of the information that is readily available relates only to pesticides and there is a lack of awareness of alternatives. Information is also needed because alternatives are often more complicated to use. The knowledge exchange framework built by the project will be web-based and comprise a number of linked modules: 1) a grower interface where farm information and crop protection needs is entered by farmers. Growers will input details of their pest, weed and disease challenges; 2) a geographic information system where farm data are held and mapped spatially; 3) a module gathering information about potential solutions. This part of the system will be driven by curated data obtained from disparate industry and academic sources regarding pest, weed and disease management recommendations; 4) an information processing and design of IPM systems module which will be at the hub of the system, and 5) an information delivery module that will provide relevant solutions to individual users. The outcome will be a crop health web portal growers could visit and obtain relevant advice about IPM. The system will co-ordinate and connect grower data with information to allow the design and provision of pest management solutions. It will be a two-way system and allow us to obtain a detailed picture of the challenges growers face. The basic framework will be generic and units will be built for each of the major UK crops. As different units are added and the system develops it will build a detailed picture of both problems and best pest management practices. The system will thus make use of information technology to provide better information about pesticide alternatives. This will have substantial economic, environmental and societal benefits in terms of minimising crop losses, optimising control strategies, improving competitiveness and reducing environmental footprint.The project is expected to make advances in web-based knowledge transfer systems. It will create and develop a system for gathering location specific data in a geographic information system with problem solving modules. The very real challenges farmers face in crop protection mean that a new communication system will be developed to provide answers about solutions. The current project is designed to address crop protection but lessons learnt could be used in development of other problem-solving systems.

为了确保有效的作物生产并避免浪费土地，水和养分资源，至关重要的是，要尽可能防止作物损失攻击害虫，杂草和疾病。在过去的几十年中，这些攻击生物主要是用农药管理的，但现在需要提供其他解决方案。目前，研发社区与农业行业之间存在脱节。如果要更好地了解农民和农艺师，并且随着信息技术的扩大能力和覆盖范围，就必须改变这一点。为了允许创新，需要一个系统才能确定最佳实践和2）将有关最佳实践的信息转移给农民和农艺师。英国农业和园艺面临着巨大的挑战（在全国农民联盟健康收获报告中强调），因为常规农药受到立法的限制，并因抵抗而丧失。该项目将通过提供有关综合害虫管理（IPM）和农药替代方案的基于证据的信息来开发基于Web的知识交换系统，以支持种植者。目前，许多容易获得的信息仅与农药有关，并且缺乏对替代方案的认识。还需要信息，因为替代方案通常更复杂。该项目构建的知识交换框架将以网络为基础，并包括许多链接的模块：1）种植者界面，农民输入了农场信息和农作物保护需求。种植者将输入害虫，杂草和疾病挑战的细节； 2）一个地理信息系统，在该系统上持有农场数据并在空间上绘制； 3）一个模块收集有关潜在解决方案的信息。该系统的这一部分将由从不同行业获得的策划数据以及有关害虫，杂草和疾病管理建议的学术来源获得的； 4）IPM系统模块的信息处理和设计，该模块将位于系统的枢纽，以及5）一个信息输送模块，该模块将为单个用户提供相关的解决方案。结果将是农作物健康网站种植者可以访问并获得有关IPM的相关建议。该系统将与信息协调并连接种植者数据，以允许设计和提供有害生物管理解决方案。这将是一个双向系统，使我们能够详细了解种植者面临的挑战。基本框架将是通用的，将为每种主要的英国农作物建造单位。随着添加不同的单元并开发系统，它将为问题和最佳害虫管理实践详细描​​述。因此，该系统将利用信息技术提供有关农药替代品的更好信息。这将在最大程度地减少农作物损失，优化控制策略，提高竞争力和降低环境足迹方面具有实质性的经济，环境和社会利益。该项目有望在基于Web的知识转移系统中取得进步。它将创建和开发一个系统，用于通过解决问题模块在地理信息系统中收集特定位置数据。农民在作物保护方面面临的非常真正的挑战意味着将开发出新的通信系统来提供有关解决方案的答案。当前的项目旨在解决农作物保护，但可以使用的经验教训用于开发其他解决问题的系统。