Description
Precision Agriculture: Evolution, Insights and Emerging Trends presents a complete guide from foundational concepts to the economic, commercial and environmental implications of the approach. Showcasing recent research improvements, future trends, and highlighting innovative use of machine vision, artificial intelligence, UAVs, drones, IoT and data analytics to promote sustainable agriculture, the book brings the reader up-to-date with understanding and implementing this targeted practice.From the basic elements of agronomy to insights on reflectance and remote sensing indices, chapters use summary abstracts, case studies and real-world examples of implementing the tools of precision agriculture (PA) to demonstrate the latest advances. It includes explanations on the origin of the intra-plot variability of a culture (spatial and temporal), different types of existing sensors, controllers and site-specific management. The book further explores yield monitoring, weed, disease and pest control, automated irrigation systems, PA tools for variable rate application of inputs within the field, and data processing methods. By also exploring the economic profitability of precision farming approaches, and its utility for sustainable agriculture, Precision Agriculture: Evolution, Insights and Emerging Trends is a truly comprehensive view of this important approach to improving global agriculture production.Scientists, researchers, policymakers, graduate and postgraduate students, and engineers in the related fields of agriculture, computer science and engineering will benefit from this book.- Addresses soil, machinery, plants, irrigation, sensors, UAVs and more- Explores current and future technologies in the field of Precision Agriculture- Details comprehensive cost-benefit analysis for governments and other policymakers to incentivize and promote precision agriculture technology
Table of Contents
1. Precision Agriculture Technology: A Pathway Toward Sustainable Agriculture2. Soil Spatial Variability and its Management with Precision Agriculture3. Geospatial Technologies for the Control of Pest and Disease in Crops4. Application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Agriculture5. Applications of Geospatial Technologies for Precision Agriculture6. Precision Irrigation: Challenges and Opportunities7. Variable Rate Technologies Development, Adaptation and Opportunities in Agriculture8. Yield Monitoring and Precision Harvesting to Improve Farm Profitability Topics and Subtopics9. Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning Applications for Agriculture10. Artificial Neural Modeling for Precision Agricultural Water Management Practices11. Precision Agriculture: Making Agriculture Sustainable12. Environment: Role of Precision Agriculture TechnologiesAdoption of Precision Agriculture Technologies
