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

• Autore: Oliver Margaret
• Pubblicazione: Taylor & Francis, 2013; Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (302 p.)
• Disciplina: 631.5
• Soggetto topico: Precision farming; Sustainable agriculture
• Soggetto non controllato: application; farming; matter; organic; rate; remote; sensing; soil; technology; variable
• Altri autori: BishopThomas F. A MarchantBen P OliverM. A (Margaret A.)
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Precision agriculture for sustainability and environmental protection
• ISBN: 1-138-36415-0; 0-203-12832-X; 1-136-46824-2; 1-136-46825-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910831885903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Earthscan Food and Agriculture