If the prototype development were successful, it greatly save the manual work for weeding and allow the farmers to carry out other farming activities.
Selection and genetic manipulation allow plants of virtually any species to be economically bred to have a distinctive shade of color without altering their other characteristics. Genetic success in coloring the plant assist the sensor of the weeding machine to distinguish the weeds from the crop thus increase the likelihood of weeding machine adoption.
Farm laborers who are responsible for the manual weeding of crops carry out other agricultural duties at times in the growing season when extensive weeding is not necessary. This choice says that if weeds flourish, farmers have to spend much time on manual weeding. This argument does not strength the main idea that the adoption of weeding machine is more likely. |