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Title Soil and crop sensing for precision crop production Minzan Li, Chenghai Yang, Qin Zhang, editors
Published Cham : Springer, 2022

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Description 1 online resource
Series Agriculture automation and control
Agriculture automation and control
Contents 1 Soil and Crop Sensing for Precision Crop Production: An Introduction -- 2 Sensing Technology of Soil Physical Properties -- 3 Theories and Methods for Soil Nutrient Sensing -- 4 Application of Soil Sensing in Precision Agriculture -- 5 Theories and Methods for Spectroscopy-based Crop Nutrient Sensing -- 6 Remote sensing technologies for crop disease and pest detection -- 7 Plant Phenotyping -- 8 Crop Sensing in Precision Agriculture -- 9 Perspectives of Soil and Crop Sensing in Smart Agriculture -- Index --
Summary Soil and crop sensing is a fundamental component and the first important step in precision agriculture. Unless the level of soil and crop variability is known, appropriate management decisions cannot be made and implemented. In the last few decades, various ground-based sensors have been developed to measure spatial variability in soil properties and nutrients, crop growth and yield, and pest conditions. Remote sensing as an important data collection tool has been increasingly used to map soil and crop growth variability as spatial, spectral and temporal resolutions of image data have improved significantly in recent years. While identifying spatial variability of soil and crop growth within fields is an important first step towards precision management, using that variability to formulate variable rate application plans of farming inputs such as fertilizers and pesticides is another essential step in precision agriculture.The purpose of this book is to present the historical, current and future developments of soil and crop sensing technologies with fundamentals and practical examples. The first chapter gives an overview of soil and crop sensing technologies for precision crop production. The next six chapters provide details on theories, methods, practical applications, as well as challenges and future research needs for all aspects of soil and crop sensing. The last two chapters show how soil and crop sensing technologies can be used for plant phenotyping and precision fertilization. The chapters are written by some of the worlds leading experts who have contributed significantly to the developments of precision agriculture technologies, especially in the area of soil and crop sensing. They use their knowledge, experiences, and successful stories to present informative and up-to-date information on relevant topics. Therefore, this book is an invaluable addition to the literature and can be used as a reference by scientists, engineers, practitioners, and college students for the dissemination and advancement of precision agriculture technologies for practical applications
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 19, 2022)
Subject Agricultural innovations.
Precision farming.
Crops.
Soils.
Agricultural innovations
Crops
Precision farming
Soils
Form Electronic book
Author Li, Minzan
Yang, Chenghai
Zhang, Qin, 1956-
ISBN 9783030704322
3030704327