Screen LibraryPrecision crop protection - the challenge and use of heterogeneity
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Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Dordrecht New York |
| Publication Dates: | c2010. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9277-9 |
| Carrier Form: | xxiv, 441 p.: ill., col. maps. ; 24 cm. |
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9789048192779 (electr. bk.) 9048192773 |
| Index Number: | S4 |
| CLC: | S4 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. Preface; Contents; Contributors; Part I Spatial and Temporal Heterogeneity of Crops, Pests, Diseases and Weeds Causes and Implications; 1 Soil Heterogeneity and Crop Growth; 2 Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Weed Populations; 3 Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Plant Pathogens; 4 Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Arthropods in ArableFields; Part II Sensing and Sensor Technologies in Crop Protection; 5 The Use of Laboratory Spectroscopy and Optical Remote Sensing for Estimating Soil Properties; 6 Sensing of Photosynthetic Activity of Crops. "Precision farming is an agricultural management system using global navigation satellite systems, geographic information systems, remote sensing, and data management systems for optimizing the use of nutrients, water, seed, pesticides and energy in heterogeneous field situations. This book provides extensive information on the state-of-the-art of research on precision crop protection and recent developments in site-specific application technologies for the management of weeds, arthropod pests, pathogens and nematodes. It gives the reader an up-to-date and in-depth review of both basic and applied research developments. The chapters discuss I) biology and epidemiology of pests, II) new sensor technologies, III) applications of multi-scale sensor systems, IV) sensor detection of pests in growing crops, V) spatial and non-spatial data management, VI) impact of pest heterogeneity and VII) precise mechanical and chemical pest control."--Barnesandnoble.com. |