Precision agriculture for sustainability: Second edition

Description

By using resources more efficiently, precision agriculture (PA) can make agriculture more productive and sustainable.

This new edition of Precision agriculture for sustainability provides a comprehensive review of the key components of PA, from information gathering to delivery systems, as well as the wide range of applications from precision tillage and seeding to site-specific irrigation and nutrition, as well as crop protection and weed management. The book also considers the emergence of new approaches and technologies, including multi-sensor fusion, artificial intelligence and big data.

Table of contents

Part 1 Information gathering

• 1.Developments in proximal crop sensing for precision agriculture: Mats Soderstrom, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden;
• 2.Developments in proximal soil sensing for precision agriculture: Viacheslav Adamchuk, McGill University, Canada;
• 3.Developments in satellite remote sensors for precision agriculture: Chenghai Yang, USDA-ARS, USA;
• 4.Developments in unmanned aerial systems (UASs) for precision agriculture: Jianfeng Zhou, University of Missouri, USA;
• 5.Developments in multi-sensor fusion in precision agriculture: Jayme Barbedo, Embrapa, Brazil;
• 6.The role of big data and machine learning methods in precision agriculture: Tom Bishop, University of Sydney, Australia;
• 7.Developments in defining management zones in precision agriculture: Davide Cammarano, Aarhus University, Denmark;
• 8.Developments in modelling and decision support systems in precision agriculture: Peter Kyveryga, Iowa State University, USA;

Part 2 Delivery systems

• 9.Developments in variable-rate application systems in precision agriculture: Qamar Zaman, Dalhousie University, Canada;
• 10.Developments in spray technologies for precision agriculture: Paul Miller, Silsoe Spray Applications Unit Ltd, UK;
• 11.Developments in robotics/automation in precision agriculture: Simon Pearson, University of Lincoln, UK;
• 12.Developments in controlled traffic farming (CTF) in precision agriculture: Tim Chamen, CTF Europe Ltd, UK;

Part 3 Applications

• 13.Developments in precision tillage systems: Dick Godwin, formerly Cranfield University, UK;
• 14.Developments in variable seeding systems for precision agriculture: John Fulton, Ohio State University, USA;
• 15.Developments in site-specific nutrient management systems for precision agriculture: Brian Arnall, Oklahoma State University, USA;
• 16.Developments in site-specific irrigation systems for precision agriculture: Moshe Meron, MIGAL Galilee Research Institute, Israel;
• 17.Developments in precision crop protection systems in precision agriculture: Roberto Oberti, University of Milan, Italy;
• 18.Developments in precision weed management systems for precision agriculture: António Cardoso-Monteiro, CERNAS, Research Centre for Natural Resources and Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Portugal; and Svend Christensen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark;
• 19.Developments in precision livestock farming and pasture management systems: Daniel Berckmans, Katholieke University of Leuven, Belgium;
• 20.The economics of precision agriculture: Søren Marcus Pedersen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark;
• 21.Developments in precision pasture management systems: Bernadette O'Brien, Teagasc, Ireland;