Handbook of Precision Agriculture: Principles and Applications

* About the Editor * Contributors * Foreword (M. S. Swaminathan) * Preface * Acknowledgments * PART I: PRINCIPLES, TECHNOLOGIES, AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES * Chapter 1. Precision Agriculture: An Overview (Ancha Srinivasan) * Introduction * Basics of Precision Agriculture * Tools for Implementation of Precision Agriculture * Current Status, Uncertainties, and Future Trends * Epilogue * Chapter 2. The Role of Technology in the Emergence and Current Status of Precision Agriculture (John V. Stafford) * The Beginnings of Precision Agriculture * The Basis for Precision Agriculture: Information Technology * Spatial Location * Basics of GPS * Information Acquisition: Sensors * Crop Condition * Weed Detection * Grain Yield * Grain Quality * Environment * Assembling and Interpreting Information * Utilizing Information: Application and Control * Agrochemicals * Patch Spraying: Philosophy of Approach * Fertilizers * The Role of Precision Agriculture in the Future of Agriculture-Technological Developments * Chapter 3. Soil Sensors for Precision Farming (Sakae Shibusawa) * Introduction * Current Developments and Use of Soil Sensors * Future Development and Prospects * Conclusions * Chapter 4. Site-Specific Nutrient Management: Objectives, Current Status, and Future Research Needs (Silvia Haneklaus and Ewald Schnug) * Introduction * Origins of SSNM * Data Sources for SSNM * Decision Making for SSNM * SSNM for Different Nutrient Sources * Interaction of SSNM with Other PA Measures in the Field * Quality Aspects * Economic, Ecological, and Social Impacts of SSNM * Future Research Needs * Chapter 5. Precision Water Management: Current Realities, Possibilities, and Trends (Carl R. Camp, E. John Sadler, and Robert G. Evans) * Introduction * Current Status * Irrigation Application and System Control * Auxiliary System Components * Management Zones * Applications and Justifications * Current Trends * Cost-Benefit Issues * Future Directions * Conclusions * Chapter 6. Site-Specific Weed Management (Roland Gerhards and Svend Christensen) * Introduction * Weed Distribution in the Field * Stability of Weed Populations * Weed Monitoring * Decision Making * Site-Specific Herbicide Application * Site-Specific Weed Control * Future Directions * Chapter 7. Site-Specific Management of Crop Diseases (Karsten D. Bjerre, Lise N. Jorgensen, and Jorgen E. Olesen) * Introduction * The Disease Management Arena * IPM Strategies for Disease Control * Site-Specific Disease Control: The Next Step in the Evolution of Disease Management * Effects of Diseases and Spatial Variability on Crop Growth * Technology for Site-Specific Disease Management * Perspectives * Chapter 8. Site-Specific Management of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes (Robert A. Dunn, Jimmy R. Rich, and Richard E. Baird) * Introduction * General Nematode Biology * Diagnosing Nematode Problems * Principles of Nematode Management--Nonchemical * Nematicides * Variable-Rate Nematicide Application * Chapter 9. Site-Specific Measurement and Management of Grain Quality (Piet Reyns, Josse De Baerdemaeker, Ludo Vanongeval, and Maarten Geypens) * Introduction * Quality Factors and Their Measurement * On-Line Quality Measurements * Influence of Plant Nutrition on the Quality of Cereal Crops * Grain Quality and Crop Management * Site-Specific Crop Quantity and Quality Management * Conclusions * PART II: APPLICATIONS IN CROPS AND CROPPING SYSTEMS * Chapter 10. Site-Specific Rice Management (Alvaro Roel, G. Stuart Pettygrove, and Richard E. Plant) * Introduction * Quantifying Spatial Variability and Its Causes * Discussion * Chapter 11. Precision Agriculture Management Progress and Prospects for Corn/Soybean Systems in the Midwestern United States (Thomas S. Colvin) * Introduction * Experimentation in Central Iowa * Availability of Yield Monitors and Site-Specific Soil Testing * Other Benefits of Yield Monitors * Status of Soil Sampling * Profitability * Environmental Issues * The Human Side of Precision Agriculture * The Need for Future Research * Chapter 12. Site-Specific Management of Cotton Production in the United States (Richard M. Johnson, Judith M. Bradow, and Anne F. Wrona) * Introduction * Soil Informational Layer * Crop Informational Layer * Remote Sensing Informational Layer * Integration of Informational Layers * Acceptance of Site-Specific Management by Cotton Producers * Chapter 13. Potential of Precision Farming with Potatoes (Colin McKenzie and Shelley A. Woods) * Introduction * Nutrient Management * Remote Sensing * Nematodes * Insects * Weed Control * Harvesting and Seeding Equipment * Soil Salinity * Field Scale Experimentation * Problems Hindering the Adoption of Precision Farming by the Potato Industry * Conclusions * Chapter 14. Site-Specific Management in Sugarbeet (David W. Franzen) * Properties of Sugarbeet Favorable to Site-Specific Nutrient Management * Zone Management of Nutrients * Profitability of Using Site-Specific Nitrogen Management in Sugarbeet * Use of Imagery from Sugarbeet to Modify Nitrogen Recommendations to Subsequent Crops * Conclusions * Chapter 15. Application of Remote Sensing and Ecosystem Modeling in Vineyard Management (Ramakrishna R. Nemani, Lee F. Johnson, and Michael A. White) * Introduction * The Vineyard As an Ecosystem * Tools in Vineyard Management * Conclusions * Chapter 16. Site-Specific Management from a Cropping System Perspective (David E. Clay, Sharon A. Clay, and Gregg Carlson) * Introduction * Understanding Yield Variability * Managing Yield Variability * Conclusions * PART III: CURRENT STATUS * Chapter 17. Africa (W. T. (Wimpie) Nell, Ntsikane Maine, and P. M. Basson) * Introduction * Climatic Conditions * Background of Agriculture * Site-Specific Management * Precision Agriculture * Constraints in the Adoption of Precision Agriculture and Site-Specific Management Technologies * Research on Precision Agriculture in South Africa * Prospects for Precision Agriculture * Chapter 18. Asia (Ancha Srinivasan) * Introduction * Spatial Variability in Asian Farms * Drivers and Opportunities for Adoption of Precision Farming * Current Status in Selected Countries * Constraints and Approaches for Adoption * Implications for Adoption in Asia * Future Action * Conclusions * Chapter 19. Australia (Simon E. Cook, Matthew L. Adams, Robert G. V. Bramley, and Brett M. Whelan) * Introduction * What Precision Agriculture Means in Australia * Demand for Precision Agriculture in Australia: The Battle for Sustainability Needs Accurate and Relevant Information * Methods Used in Australia * Applications in the Grains, Cotton, Wine, and Sugar Industries * Impediments to Adoption * Conclusions * Chapter 20. Europe (Simon Blackmore, Hans W. Greipentrog, Soren M. Pedersen, and Spyros Fountas) * Introduction * The Current Situation in European Farming * Precision Farming Research in Europe * Variability and Management * Technology-Led Opportunities * Issues of Adoption and Farmer Attitudes * Future Research * Conclusions * Chapter 21. Argentina (Rodolfo Bongiovanni and Jess Lowenberg-DeBoer) * Introduction * Argentine Agriculture * Current Status * Factors That Favor Adoption * Factors That Discourage Adoption * Prospects * Challenges * Chapter 22. Brazil (Glaucio Roloff and Daniele Focht) * Introduction * A Brief History of Precision Agriculture in Brazil * Precision Agriculture on Highly Weathered Soils * Managing Variability * Precision Agriculture for Specific Crops * Conclusions * Index * Reference Notes Included