Managing resource prescriptions of botanical plants
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1. A method for managing resource use, the method comprising:
- identifying by one or more computers individual resource needs for each plant in a plurality of plants to form individual resource needs;
identifying conditions in an environment in which the plurality of plants are located using a sensor system to form current conditions;
calculating by the one or more computers a plurality of per plant prescriptions for the plurality of plants using the individual resource needs and the current conditions, wherein the plurality of per plant prescriptions for the plurality of plants are directed to individual plants in the plurality of plants, wherein each per plant prescription in the plurality of per plant prescriptions is specially formulated for a given individual plant in the plurality of plants; and
dispensing a mobile utility vehicle to the each plant in the plurality of plants to automatically apply a resource to the each plant according to the each per plant prescription.
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Therefore, the illustrative embodiments provide a computer implemented method and system for determining individual resource needs for each plant in a plurality of plants. Current conditions are identified using a sensor system. A plurality of per plant prescriptions are calculated for the plurality of plants using the individual resource needs and the current conditions. A resource is obtained from a selected resource source in a number of resource sources. The resource is stored in a mobile utility vehicle and applied from the mobile utility vehicle to each plant in the plurality of plants according to the plurality of per plant prescriptions.
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1. A method for managing resource use, the method comprising:
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identifying by one or more computers individual resource needs for each plant in a plurality of plants to form individual resource needs; identifying conditions in an environment in which the plurality of plants are located using a sensor system to form current conditions; calculating by the one or more computers a plurality of per plant prescriptions for the plurality of plants using the individual resource needs and the current conditions, wherein the plurality of per plant prescriptions for the plurality of plants are directed to individual plants in the plurality of plants, wherein each per plant prescription in the plurality of per plant prescriptions is specially formulated for a given individual plant in the plurality of plants; and dispensing a mobile utility vehicle to the each plant in the plurality of plants to automatically apply a resource to the each plant according to the each per plant prescription. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for managing resource use, the system comprising:
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a communication system for accessing a knowledge base having stored information about a plurality of plants located in an outdoor, non-controlled environment; a utility function for individually determining a per plant prescription for each individual one of the plurality of plants using a number of constraints, wherein the number of constraints include individual resource needs for each plant in the plurality of plants; and a machine controller configured to control at least one mobile utility vehicle for executing the per plant prescription to dispense the at least one mobile utility vehicle to each individual plant in the plurality of plants to automatically apply a resource to the each individual plant according to the per plant prescription for the each individual plant. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A system for managing resource use, the system comprising:
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a communication system for accessing a knowledge base having stored information about a plurality of plants located in an outdoor, non-controlled environment; a utility function for individually determining a per plant prescription for each individual one of the plurality of plants using a number of constraints, wherein the number of constraints include individual resource needs for each plant in the plurality of plants; and a machine controller for controlling at least one mobile utility vehicle for executing the per plant prescription to dispense the at least one mobile utility vehicle to each individual plant in the plurality of plants to automatically apply a resource to the each individual plant according to the per plant prescription for the each individual plant. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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