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Main Title Soil-specific farming : precision agriculture /
Type EBOOK
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Lal, R.,
Stewart, B. A.
Publisher CRC Press,
Year Published 2016
Call Number S494.5.P73S65 2016
ISBN 9781482245349 (e-book : PDF); 9781482245332 (hardback)
Subjects Precision farming
Internet Access
Description Access URL
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781482245349
Collation 1 online resource : text file, PDF
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only
Contents Notes
chapter 1. Historical evolution and recent advances in precision farming / David Mulla and Raj Khosla -- chapter 2. Managing soil variability at different spatial scales as a basis for precision agriculture / Jetse J. Stoorvogel, Lammert Kooistra, and Johan Bouma -- chapter 3. Precision spacing and fertilizing plants for maximizing use of limited resources / B.A. Stewart -- chapter 4. 4 Rs are not enough : we need 7 Rs for nutrient management and conservation to increase nutrient use efficiency and reduce off-site transport of nutrients / J.A. Delgado -- chapter 5. Smallholder management of diverse soil nutrient resources in West Africa : economics and policy implications / Ezra D. Berkhout, Angelinus C. Franke, and Tahirou Abdoulaye -- chapter 6. Soil fertility assessed by infrared spectroscopy / Du Changwen, Ma Fei, Lu Yuzhen, and Zhou Jianmin -- chapter 7. Use of variable rate application in soil fertility management by small farmers : status, issues, and prospects / Yeong Sheng Tey, Mark Brindal, and Chin Ding Lim -- chapter 8. Managing soil heterogeneity in smallholder African landscapes requires a new form of precision agriculture / P. Tittonell, R. van Dis, B. Vanlauwe, and K.D. Shepherd -- chapter 9. Precision farming for coastal and island ecoregions : a case study of Andaman and Nicobar Islands / A. Velmurugan, T.P. Swarnam, Rattan Lal, S.K. Ambast, and N. Ravisankar -- chapter 10. Innovations in soil and water management/conservation research through integrated approaches of nuclear and isotopic techniques and precision agriculture / F. Zapata, M. Zaman, M.L. Nguyen, L.K. Heng, K. Sakadevan, G. Dercon, and L. Mabit -- chapter 11. Precision agriculture for improving water quality under changing climate / Sami Khanal and Rattan Lal -- chapter 12. Total carbon and labile fractions inventory and mapping by soil orders under long-term no-till farming to promote precision agriculture / Daniel Ruiz Potma Gonçalves, João Carlos de Moraes Sá, Allison José Fornari, Flávia Juliana Ferreira Furlan, Lucimara Aparecida Ferreira, and Ademir de Oliveira Ferreira -- chapter 13. Laser-assisted precision land leveling impacts in irrigated intensive production systems of South Asia / M.L. Jat, Yadvinder Singh, Gerard Gill, H.S. Sidhu, Jeetendra P. Aryal, Clare Stirling, and Bruno Gerard -- chapter 14. Data-driven precision agriculture: opportunities and challenges / Wenxuan Guo, Song Cui, Jessica Torrion, and Nithya Rajan -- chapter 15. Role of soil-specific farming in converting blue water into green water / Jianbin Lai, Hailong Yu, and Henry Lin -- chapter 16. Challenges and opportunities in precision agriculture / Rattan Lal.