UMA
Agricultural Mechanisation Unit
New technologies in agricultural mechanisation
A multidisciplinary research and knowledge transfer group recognised by the Government of Catalonia (2017 SGR 1349), whose core focus is agricultural machinery. The group has extensive experience, particularly in pesticide application technology, new technologies applied to agricultural mechanisation and precision agriculture.
RESEARCH
public/private national/international.
TRAINING
Good agricultural practices.
CERTIFICATION
Certification of plant protection product application equipment. ISO 16122 standard.
Certification tests for plant protection product application equipment — new equipment or equipment under the Renewal Plan — in accordance with ISO 16122.
Research and knowledge transfer areas in the agri-food sector
- Efficiency of plant protection product application equipment.
- Design of new systems to optimise treatments.
- Analysis of techniques developed in precision agriculture. Calibration and inspection of plant protection product application equipment.
- Promotion of good agricultural practices in the application of plant protection products.
- Precision agriculture. Development of map-based variable-rate application systems.
- Implementation of new technologies based on computer vision and machine learning.
- Consultancy, testing and certification services for the production sector.
- Training and knowledge transfer activities aligned with the new European Farm to Fork strategy.
Group network
- Spanish Association for Plant Health (ASEAVE) (presidency).
- OIV (PROTEC and ENVIRO). Expert member.
- EIP-FOCUS GROUP PRECISION AGRICULTURE.
- "Plant Protection Product Application" Working Group of MAGRAMA.
- ISO and CEN (Spray Technology).
- Standardization Procedure Inspections in Europe (SPISE).
- Wine Technology Platform. PTVino
- INNOVÍ. Catalan Wine Cluster
- Food Innovation Network. XIA
Research group information
Research team
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Scientific output
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Agreements with companies
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Agri-food projects
SENSORECUFIT
Sensorisation and digitalisation of existing machinery linked to a data collection and decision-making platform
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Implementation of biochar as a bioremediation tool in peri-urban areas: a new model of responsible production for the Barcelona Metropolitan Area
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ADOPTA
Adoption of new technologies to reduce plant protection products. Drones and satellites for variable-rate application in vineyards and olive groves
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AGRISAT
Training in smart agriculture through the integration of the latest GIS / remote sensing (RS) technology
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COPPEREPLACE
Solutions to reduce copper use in vineyards and mitigate soil contamination in the SUDOE region
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NOVATERRA
New integrated strategies to reduce pesticide use and impact in vineyards and olive groves
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Plant protection treatments in horticultural crops
Evaluation of the efficacy of plant protection treatments applied using low-drift nozzles in low-growing horticultural crops in Baix Llobregat
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Tomato crop treatment
Improving the efficiency of phytosanitary treatments in open-field tomato cultivation in Baix Llobregat
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OPTIMA
Development of a global integrated pest management framework for fruit, vineyard and vegetable crops
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PERFECT LIFE
Development of ultrafast, sensitive technology with high temporal resolution for pesticide analysis
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INNOSETA
Self-sustaining and innovative thematic network on technologies for plant protection product application
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