ABSTRACT

A thorough, critical, and up-to-date look at precision farming around the world

In most developing countries, farming is the best safety net against hunger and keeping production costs under control without sacrificing crop yield is essential for survival. The Handbook of Precision Agriculture presents up-to-date research, field studies,

part |2 pages

PART I: PRINCIPLES, TECHNOLOGIES, AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES

chapter 1|16 pages

Precision Agriculture: An Overview

ByAncha Srinivasan

chapter 3|34 pages

Soil Sensors for Precision Farming

BySakae Shibusawa

chapter 6|22 pages

Site-Specific Weed Management

ByRoland Gerhards Svend Christensen

chapter 7|46 pages

Site-Specific Management of Crop Diseases

ByKarsten D. Bjerre Lise N. Jørgensen Jørgen E. Olesen

part |2 pages

PART II: APPLICATIONS IN CROPS AND CROPPING SYSTEMS

part |2 pages

PART III: CURRENT STATUS

chapter 17|36 pages

Africa

ByW.T. (Wimpie) Nell

chapter 18|28 pages

Asia

ByAncha Srinivasan

chapter 19|38 pages

Australia

BySimon E. Cook Matthew L. Adams Robert G. V. Bramley Brett M. Whelan

chapter 20|48 pages

Europe

BySimon Blackmore Hans W. Griepentrog Søren M. Pedersen Spyros Fountas

chapter 21|20 pages

Argentina

ByRodolfo Bongiovanni Jess Lowenberg-DeBoer

chapter 22|22 pages

Brazil

ByGlaucio Roloff Daniele Focht