| 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 Gon©ƒÂ§alves, Jo©ƒÂ£o Carlos de Moraes S©ƒÂ¡, Allison Jos©ƒÂ© Fornari, Fl©ƒÂ¡via 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. |
