Agricultural Automation : fundamentals and practices /: fundamentals and practices. ([2013])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Qin Zhang and Francis J. Pierce.
• Editors: Zhang, Qin, 1956-; Pierce, F. J (Francis J.)
• Contents: Agricultural automation: an introduction -- Agricultural vehicle robot -- Agricultural infotronic systems -- Precision agricultural systems -- Field crop production automation -- Mechanization, sensing, and control in cotton production -- Orchard and vineyard production automation -- Automation in animal housing and production -- Nutrition management and automation -- Automation of pesticide application systems -- Automated irrigation management with soil and canopy sensing -- Surrounding awareness for automated agricultural production -- Worksite management for precision agricultural production -- Postharvest automation.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2013
• Copyright Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiv, 383 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 631.3 635; Agriculture -- Automation; Farm mechanization; Agriculture -- Automation; GARDENING -- Essays; GARDENING -- Reference; GARDENING -- Vegetables; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Horticulture; Agriculture -- Automation; Farm mechanization; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781439880586; 1439880581
• Related ISBNs: 9781439880579; 1439880573
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.