Handbook of precision agriculture : principles and applications /: principles and applications. (©2006)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ancha Srinivasan, editor.
• Other Names: Srinivasan, Ancha
• Contents: About the Editor; Contributors; Foreword (M. S. Swaminathan); Preface; Acknowledgments; PART I: PRINCIPLES, TECHNOLOGIES, AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES; Chapter 1. Precision Agriculture: An Overview (Ancha Srinivasan); Introduction; Basics of Precision Agriculture; Tools for Implementation of Precision Agriculture; Current Status, Uncertainties, and Future Trends; Epilogue; Chapter 2. The Role of Technology in the Emergence and Current Status of Precision Agriculture (John V. Stafford); The Beginnings of Precision Agriculture; The Basis for Precision Agriculture: Information Technology; Spatial Location; Basics of GPS; Information Acquisition: Sensors; Crop Condition; Weed Detection; Grain Yield; Grain Quality; Environment; Assembling and Interpreting Information; Utilizing Information: Application and Control; Agrochemicals; Patch Spraying: Philosophy of Approach; Fertilizers; The Role of Precision Agriculture in the Future of Agriculture-Technological Developments; Chapter 3. Soil Sensors for Precision Farming (Sakae Shibusawa); Introduction; Current Developments and Use of Soil Sensors; Future Development and Prospects; Conclusions; Chapter 4. Site-Specific Nutrient Management: Objectives, Current Status, and Future Research Needs (Silvia Haneklaus and Ewald Schnug); Introduction; Origins of SSNM; Data Sources for SSNM; Decision Making for SSNM; SSNM for Different Nutrient Sources; Interaction of SSNM with Other PA Measures in the Field; Quality Aspects; Economic, Ecological, and Social Impacts of SSNM; Future Research Needs; Chapter 5. Precision Water Management: Current Realities, Possibilities, and Trends (Carl R. Camp, E. John Sadler, and Robert G. Evans); Introduction; Current Status; Irrigation Application and System Control; Auxiliary System Components; Management Zones; Applications and Justifications; Current Trends; Cost-Benefit Issues; Future Directions; Conclusions; Chapter 6. Site-Specific Weed Management (Roland Gerhards and Svend Christensen); Introduction; Weed Distribution in the Field; Stability of Weed Populations; Weed Monitoring; Decision Making; Site-Specific Herbicide Application; Site-Specific Weed Control; Future Directions; Chapter 7. Site-Specific Management of Crop Diseases (Karsten D. Bjerre, Lise N. Jørgensen, and Jørgen E. Olesen); Introduction; The Disease Management Arena; IPM Strategies for Disease Control; Site-Specific Disease Control: The Next Step in the Evolution of Disease Management; Effects of Diseases and Spatial Variability on Crop Growth; Technology for Site-Specific Disease Management; Perspectives; Chapter 8. Site-Specific Management of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes (Robert A. Dunn, Jimmy R. Rich, and Richard E. Baird); Introduction; General Nematode Biology; Diagnosing Nematode Problems; Principles of Nematode Management—Nonchemical; Nematicides; Variable-Rate Nematicide Application; Chapter 9. Site-Specific Measurement and Management of Grain Quality (Piet Reyns, Josse De Baerdemaeker, Ludo Vanongeval, and Maarten Geypens); Introduction; Quality Factors and Their Measurement; On-Line Quality Measurements; Influence of Plant Nutrition on the Quality of Cereal Crops; Grain Quality and Crop Management; Site-Specific Crop Quantity and Quality Management; Conclusions; PART II: APPLICATIONS IN CROPS AND CROPPING SYSTEMS; Chapter 10. Site-Specific Rice Management (Alvaro Roel, G. Stuart Pettygrove, and Richard E. Plant); Introduction; Quantifying Spatial Variability and Its Causes; Discussion; Chapter 11. Precision Agriculture Management Progress and Prospects for Corn/Soybean Systems in the Midwestern United States (Thomas S. Colvin); Introduction; Experimentation in Central Iowa; Availability of Yield Monitors and Site-Specific Soil Testing; Other Benefits of Yield Monitors; Status of Soil Sampling; Profitability; Environmental Issues; The Human Side of Precision Agriculture; The Need for Future Research; Chapter 12. Site-Specific Management of Cotton Production in the United States (Richard M. Johnson, Judith M. Bradow, and Anne F. Wrona); Introduction; Soil Informational Layer; Crop Informational Layer; Remote Sensing Informational Layer; Integration of Informational Layers; Acceptance of Site-Specific Management by Cotton Producers; Chapter 13. Potential of Precision Farming with Potatoes (Colin McKenzie and Shelley A. Woods); Introduction; Nutrient Management; Remote Sensing; Nematodes; Insects; Weed Control; Harvesting and Seeding Equipment; Soil Salinity; Field Scale Experimentation; Problems Hindering the Adoption of Precision Farming by the Potato Industry; Conclusions; Chapter 14. Site-Specific Management in Sugarbeet (David W. Franzen); Properties of Sugarbeet Favorable to Site-Specific Nutrient Management; Zone Management of Nutrients; Profitability of Using Site-Specific Nitrogen Management in Sugarbeet; Use of Imagery from Sugarbeet to Modify Nitrogen Recommendations to Subsequent Crops; Conclusions; Chapter 15. Application of Remote Sensing and Ecosystem Modeling in Vineyard Management (Ramakrishna R. Nemani, Lee F. Johnson, and Michael A. White); Introduction; The Vineyard As an Ecosystem; Tools in Vineyard Management; Conclusions; Chapter 16. Site-Specific Management from a Cropping System Perspective (David E. Clay, Sharon A. Clay, and Gregg Carlson); Introduction; Understanding Yield Variability; Managing Yield Variability; Conclusions; PART III: CURRENT STATUS; Chapter 17. Africa (W. T. (Wimpie) Nell, Ntsikane Maine, and P. M. Basson); Introduct
• Publisher Details: Bringhamton, NY : Food Products Press
• Publication Date: 2006
• Copyright Date: 2006
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxv, 683 pages, [18] pages of plates), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 631; Precision farming; Precision farming; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1560229551; 9781560229551; 9781482277968; 1482277964
• Related ISBNs: 9781560229544; 1560229543
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• 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).
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