The aim of the project is the development of a decision support system (DSS) for precision farming. It is based on remote sensing to assess condition of agrocenoses and define requirements for cultivation operations (irrigation, fertilizing, and pest control). The remote sensing method is to be used for monitoring winter wheat and maize as well as for assessing degradation level of meadows on the basis of intensity of carbon dioxide and methane exchange between the ground surface and the atmosphere. The paper discusses application of an ultralight autogiro as an efficient carrier of remote sensing equipment.

The studies on the economic efficiency of fungicides and insecticides used in winter wheat crops were conducted in 2012-2014 in Boguchwała. An average per cent of leaf area infected by pathogens was 80.3% and the damage caused by pests was on average 14.5%. The effectiveness of applied pesticides ranged from 8.0 to 86.2% for fungicides and from 31.8 to 89.2% for insecticides. Surplus of the saved wheat production ranged from 6.5 to 1222 PLN/ha. The cost coverage index ranged from 0.01 to 7.4, whereas the treatment profitability index ranged from 1.0 to 19.4. The percentage cost index ranged from 1.2 to 54.0.

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