Precision agriculture technology for crop farming / edited by Qin Zhang, Washington State University, Prosser, Washington, USA.

Contributor(s):

Zhang, Qin, 1956- [editor.]

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TextPublisher: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2016]Copyright date: �2016Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 360 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781482251081
1482251086

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Precision agriculture technology for crop farming.DDC classification:

631 23

LOC classification:

S494.5.P73 P742 2015eb

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EBSCOhost

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.

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.

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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.