Agriengineering Applications of Unmanned Aircraft Technologies for Remote Biostimulation of Grain Crops by Electromagnetic Pulses

Igor F Turkanov¹, Elena V Bondarchuk¹, Valery G Gryaznov¹, Ekaterina A Galkina¹, Irina V Kuzmina¹, Alexandr S Os’kin¹, Polina N Bolotskova², Irine M Kaigorodova³, Albert S Shabaev⁴ and AG Vaganov^1,4

¹“Concern GRANIT”, JSC, Moscow, Russian Federation
²Department of Physics, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow, Russian Federation
³The Laboratory of Breeding and Seed Production of Vegetable Legumes Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution "Federal Scientific Vegetable Center" Moscow Region, Russian Federation
⁴The Center for Advanced Materials and Additive Technologies, Kh.M. Berbekov Kabardino-Balkarian State University, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Russian Federation

*Corresponding Author: AG Vaganov, “Concern GRANIT”, JSC and The Center for Advanced Materials and Additive Technologies, Kh.M. Berbekov Kabardino-Balkarian State University, Russian Federation.

Received: October 07, 2025; Published: October 28, 2025

Abstract

The spreading of robotic unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technologies into agricultural bioengineering practice is promising for the industry development. The remote electromagnetic field (EMF) treatment by airborne "TOR" device mounted on the fixed-wing UAV had shown potentiality to biostimulate crops up to 14,000 hectares a day, which compares favorably with the similar device ground treatment productivity up to 300-500 hectares ceteris paribus.

To study EMF treatment effects generated by airborne "TOR" device for remote biostimulation of grain crops.

The seeds and sprouts of winter wheat of the Socrates variety (JSC "Shchelkovo Agrokhim") were selected for this study.

A EMF treatment device "TOR" was mounted on a robotic fixed-wing UAV "Os'-25" manufactured by "Concern GRANIT", JSC. “TOR” device generates weak non-ionized non-thermal wideband spectra EMFs with a pulse frequency in the range of 50-150 Hertz.

Experiments were carried out with dry seeds and seeds sown into the pots with soil. The dry seeds and crops in pots were exposed to "TOR" EMFs at UAV different flight altitudes. Control samples were not treated.

When dry seeds and pots with sown seeds located on the ground were exposed to an electromagnetic field from a UAV, metabolic processes were activated and cellular respiration increased. This was subsequently confirmed by gas chromatography in laboratory conditions. The EMF treatment from minimum altitude showed the most pronounced effect, presumably due to less signal scattering. As a result of wheat sprouts exposure to the “TOR” device EMFs, the average weight of the sprouts increased by approximately 30% compared to the control group.

The proven UAV based bioactivation EMF technology an increase the germination and development of agricultural crops.

Keywords: Robotic; UAV; EMF; Unmanned Technologies; Biostimulation; Electromagnetic Pulses; Agriengineering, Gas Chromatographys

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Citation

Citation: AG Vaganov., et al. “Agriengineering Applications of Unmanned Aircraft Technologies for Remote Biostimulation of Grain Crops by Electromagnetic Pulses". Acta Scientific Agriculture 9.10 (2025): 01-06.

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