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Record Nr.

UNINA9910831885903321

Autore

Oliver Margaret

Titolo

Precision agriculture for sustainability and environmental protection / / edited by Margaret A. Oliver, Thomas F. A. Bishop, and Ben P. Marchant

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Taylor & Francis, 2013

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

9781138364158

1138364150

9780203128329

020312832X

9781136468247

1136468242

9781136468254

1136468250

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (302 p.)

Collana

Earthscan Food and Agriculture

Earthscan food and agriculture

Altri autori (Persone)

BishopThomas F. A

MarchantBen P

OliverM. A (Margaret A.)

Disciplina

631.5

Soggetti

Precision farming

Sustainable agriculture

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

part I. Precision agriculture and food security -- part II. Techuniques -- part III. Management -- part IV. Case studies.

Sommario/riassunto

Precision agriculture (PA) involves the application of technologies and agronomic principles to manage spatial and temporal variation associated with all aspects of agricultural production in order to improve crop performance and environmental quality. The focus of this book is to introduce a non-specialist audience to the the role of PA in food security, environmental protection, and sustainable use of natural resources, as well as its economic benefits.  The technologies covered include yield monitors and remote sensing, and the key agronomic



principles addressed are the optimal de