1st Edition
Precision Agriculture for Sustainability and Environmental Protection
Part 1: Precision Agriculture and Food Security
1. An Overview of Precision Agriculture
M. A. Oliver
2. The Role of Precision Agriculture in Food Production and Security
J. L. Hatfield and N. R. Kitchen
3. Improving Food Security Through Increasing the Precision of Agricultural Development
A. Gassner, R. Coe and F. Sinclair
Part 2: Techniques
4. Rational Management Decisions from Uncertain Spatial Data
B.P. Marchant, A.G. Dailey and R. Webster
5. Applications of Remote Sensing in Precision Agriculture for Sustainable Production
P.G. Carter and S. L. Young
6. Proximal Sensing
R. A. Viscarra Rossel and V. I. Adamchuk
7. Spatio-temporal Analysis to Improve Agricultural Management
A. Horta and T. F. A. Bishop
Part 3: Management
8. Site-specific Management and Delineating Management Zones
D. L. Corwin
9. Precision Weed Management
R. Gerhards
10. Site-Specific Irrigation Water Management
R. G. Evans and E. J. Sadler
11. The Economics of Precision Agriculture
B. P. Marchant, M. A. Oliver, T. F. A. Bishop and B. M. Whelan
12. Spatially Distributed Experimentation: Tools for the Optimization of Targeted Management
R. G. V. Bramley, R. A. Lawes and S. E. Cook
Part 4: Case Studies
CS1. Sampling and Mapping in Precision Agriculture
M. A. Oliver
CS2. Precision Agriculture in Sugarcane Production
J. P. Molin, G. Portz and L. R. do Amaral
CS3. Precision Rice Farming for Small-Scale Paddy Fields in Asia
B-W. Lee and K-J. Lee
CS4. Farmer Perceptions of Precision Agriculture for Fertilizer Management of Cotton
R. K. Roberts, J. A. Larson, B. C. English and J. C. Torbet
Future Prospects
M.A. Oliver, T.A. F. Bishop and B.P. Marchant
Biography
Margaret Oliver is a Visiting Professor in the Department of Soil Science at the University of Reading, UK, and was for several years editor of the Journal of Precision Agriculture.
Thomas Bishop is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Agriculture and Environment at the University of Sydney, Australia.
Ben Marchant is an Environmental Scientist at the British Geological Survey and was previously at Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK.
This well-designed, four-part book, illustrated with black-and-white photos, contains helpful technical information on precision agriculture (PA). With contributors from North and South America, Australia, Europe, and Africa, the book offers a valuable international perspective.Summing Up: Highly recommended.
- M K Swan, emeritus, Washington State University, CHOICE Reviews September 2014
