Agriculture & Allied Sciences

Precision Farming
Soil Fertility and Productivity Aspects

K. R. Krishna, PhD

Precision Farming

Published. Available now.
Pub Date: March 2013
Hardback Price: see ordering info
Hard ISBN: 9781926895444
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-77463-270-3
E-Book ISBN: 9781466578296
Pages: 188pp
Binding Type: hardbound / ebook / paperback


Reviews
“This well-designed, well-organized five-chapter book includes useful technical information on precision farming. [The author] begins by providing a meaningful understanding of the practice. Informative discussions on soil sampling, nutrient supply, and agroecosystems follow in chapters 2-3. Chapter 4 discusses how precision farming is being used . . . This book could be used as one of the texts in an introductory precision farming course. It might also be used as a background reference for a more comprehensive course or series of courses on precision farming. . . . Recommended. ”—CHOICE

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Precision farming is the latest trend with sophisticated and large farms all over the world. Precision farming involves soil fertility and crop growth monitoring, electronic equipment, remote sensing, global information systems, global positioning systems, computer models, decision support systems, variable-rate technology, and accurate recordkeeping. It potentially leads us to “Push Button Agriculture”. This new book on precision techniques is concise and provides valuable information on instrumentation and methodology. It encompasses lucid discussions on the impact of precision techniques on soil fertility, nutrient dynamics and crop
productivity.

CONTENTS:
Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction
Historical Aspects
Definitions for Precision Farming
Major Components of Precision Farming or Site-specific Farming
Precision Farming: A Map and/or Sensor Based Technology
Global Information Systems (GIS
Global Position Systems (GPS
Advantages that Accrue due to Precision Farming
Constraints to Adoption of Precision Farming
Chapter 2: Precision Farming: Methodology
Introduction
Soil Sampling for Precision Farming
Sensors and Estimation of Variability within Crop Fields
Variable Rate Technology (VRT): Definitions and Explanations
Soil Fertility Maps
Chapter 3: Precision Farming: Soil Nutrient Dynamics, and Crop Productivity
Precision Farming Influences Various Aspects of Nutrient Dynamics
Precision Farming Influences Nutrient Dynamics in Agroecosystems
Precision Farming: Dynamics of Soil Organic Carbon
Precision Farming and Bio-fertilizers
Precision Farming and its Impact on Soil Properties (Texture, Soil Reaction, Electrical Conductivity, Soil Moisture, Total Carbon Etc.)
Precision Irrigation and its Impact on Nutrient Dynamics
Chapter 4: Geographic and Economic Aspects of Precision Farming
Geographic Aspects of Adoption of Precision Farming
Economic Aspects of Precision Farming
Chapter 5: Precision Farming: Summary and Future Course
Index


About the Authors / Editors:
K. R. Krishna, PhD
Formerly Visiting Professor and Research Scholar at the Soil and Water Science Department at the University of Florida, Gainesville, USA; Independent Researcher and Author

K. R. Krishna received his PhD in Agriculture from the University of Agricultural Sciences Bangalore. He has been a cereals scientist in India and a visiting professor and research scholar at the Soil and Water Science Department at the University of Florida, Gainesville, USA. Dr. Krishna is a member of several professional organizations, including the International Society for Precision Agriculture, the American Society of Agronomy, the Soil Science Society of America, the Ecological Society of America, and the Indian Society of Agronomy.




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