| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 360 pages) : illustrations |
| Summary |
Precision agriculture technology, when properly integrated into the crop production process, can greatly improve overall production and sustainability. Precision Agriculture Technology for Crop Farming focuses on the technology of site-specific crop management; detailing applications for sensing, data handling, modeling, and control. Written by experts who have contributed significantly to the development of precision agriculture technology, this book reviews its history--establishing background on the various processes and applications--describes the current status, and offers insight into the future technology of precision agriculture. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
A history of precision agriculture / David Franzen and David Mulla -- Sensing technology for precision crop farming / Marvin L. Stone and William R. Raun -- Data processing and utilization in precision agriculture / Chunjiang Zhao, Liping Chen, Guijun Yang, and Xiaoyu Song -- Control of precision agriculture production / Qin Zhang -- Intelligent agricultural machinery and field robots / Shufeng Han, Brian L. Steward, and Lie Tang -- Precision agriculture in large-scale mechanized farming / Chenghai Yang, Ruixiu Sui, and Won Suk Lee -- A systems approach to community-based precision agriculture / Sakae Shibusawa -- Precision agriculture in China: sensing technology and application / Hong Sun and Minzan Li -- Good agricultural practices, quality, traceability, and precision agriculture / Josse De Baerdemaeker and Wouter Saeys -- State of the art and future requirements / Hermann Auernhammer and Markus Demmel. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Local Note |
Taylor & Francis Taylor & Francis eBooks: Open Access |
| Subject |
Precision farming.
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Precision farming -- Technological innovations.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General.
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Precision farming. (OCoLC)fst01074972
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Zhang, Qin, 1956- editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Precision agriculture technology for crop farming. Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2016] 9781482251074 (DLC) 2015038128 (OCoLC)908089930 |
| ISBN |
9781482251081 (electronic book) |
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1482251086 (electronic book) |
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9781482251074 (hardcover) |
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1482251078 (hardcover) |
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