1Preface
1098.2.6 AgroSense
2Chapter 1. Introduction to Precision Agriculture
1108.3 Summary
31.1 What is Precision Agriculture
1118.4 Exercise
41.1.1 Spatial and Temporal Variability
1128.5 References
51.1.2 Decision Support Systems
113Chapter 9. Impact on Environment
61.2 History
1149.1 Nutrient Management – 4Rs
71.2.1 The 1990s Was The Decade Of Pioneers
1159.1.1 Right Source
81.2.2 Precision Agriculture in the early ‘20s
1169.1.2 Right Rate
91996
1179.1.3 Right Time
101998
1189.1.4 Right Place
112000
1199.2 Leaching
122004
1209.3 Hypoxia
132006
1219.4 Soil Erosion
142007
1229.5 Nitrous oxide
152008
1239.5.1 What Are Potential Short-Term Side Effects?
162009
1249.5.2 What Are Potential Long-Term Side Effects?
172010
1259.7 Water Management
181.3 Importance of Precision Agriculture: Its role and significance
1269.7.1 Irrigation
191.4 Why it’s needed?: 1.4.1 Advantages
127Sprinkler System
201.5 Scope of Precision Agriculture: nexus of technology, agronomy, engineering, information management, economics
128Drip System
211.5.1 Nexus of Technology
1299.7.2 Drain Tile Systems
221.5.2 Agronomy
130Differences in Materials and Shape : Differences in Placement:
231.5.3 Engineering
131Interior Drain Tiles:
241.5.4 Information Management
132Exterior Drain Tiles:
251.5.5 Economics
1339.8 Weeds – Invasive and Herbicide-Resistant Species
261.6 Summary
1349.9 Summary
271.7 Exercise
1359.10 Exercise
281.8 References
1369.11 References
29Chapter 2. Traditional Agriculture v/s Precision Agriculture
137Chapter 10. Economics of Precision Agriculture
302.1 Traditional Agriculture
13810.1 Using the Precision Agriculture Approach – Maximizing Farm Profitability
312.2 Traditional Agriculture Practices
13910.2 Estimating Precision Farming Benefits
322.2.1 Agroforestry
14010.2.1 The Benefits of Modern Precision Farming
332.2.2 Intercropping
14110.2.2 Simplified Farming Processes
342.2.3 Crop Rotation
14210.2.3 Improved Farming Procedures
352.2.5 Traditional Organic Composting
143Strip Tilling/No-Till Methods
362.2.6 Integrated Crop-animal Farming
144Better Farm Machinery
372.3 Traditional Agriculture v/s Precision Agriculture
145Variable Rate Fertilisation and Irrigation (Fertigation)
382.4 Precision Agriculture over Traditional Agriculture
14610.2.4 More Cost-Efficient Farming
392.5 Summary
14710.2.5 More Time on Their Hands
402.6 Exercise
14810.2.6 Higher Yields and More Profitability
412.7 References
14910.2.7 Better Quality Produce
42Chapter 3. Elements of Precision Agriculture
15010.2.8 Less Waste
433.1 Information
15110.2.9 Less Debt
443.2 Technology
15210.2.10 Higher Quality of Life
453.3 Management
15310.3 Grid vs. management zone sampling
463.4 Summary
15410.3.1 Grids
473.5 Exercise
15510.3.2 Zones
483.6 References
15610.4 Creating variable-rate plant population maps
49Chapter 4. Tools used for Precision Agriculture
15710.5 Making Drainage Decisions
504.1 Global Positioning System(GPS)
15810.6 Managing Long-Term Soil Fertility
514.2 Geographic Information System (GIS)
15910.7 Increasing Cost-Effectiveness of Weed Control
524.3 Intelligent Devices and Implements(IDM)
16010.8 Summary
534.4 Variable Rate Technology(VRT): 4.4.1 Requirements of VRA Systems
16110.9 Exercise
544.5 Remote Sensing
16210.10 References
554.6 Yield Monitoring
163Chapter 11. Disease Assessment And Control
564.7 Computers
16411.1 Introduction
574.8 Summary
16511.2 Summary
584.9 Exercise
16611.3 Exercise
594.10 References
16711.4 References
60Chapter 5. Technology Development In Precision Agriculture
168Chapter 12. A Management Example
615.1 GPS/GNSS
16912.1 Introduction
625.2 Mobile Devices
17012.2 Summary
635.3 Robotics
17112.3 References
645.4 Irrigation
172Chapter 13. Precision Agriculture for Development (PAD)
655.5 Internet of Things
17313.1 Introduction
665.6 Sensors
17413.2 The issue
675.7 Drones
17513.3 PAD’s approach
685.8 Satellite Imagery
17613.4 Summary
695.9 Smartphone Application
17713.5 Exercise
705.10 Variable Rate Seeding
17813.6 References
715.11 Weather Modelling
179Chapter 14. Future of Precision Agriculture
725.12 Nitrogen Modelling
18014.1 Helping farmers make decisions
735.13 Standardization
18114.2 Measuring the invisible
745.14 Summary
18214.3 Fitness tracking for livestock
755.15 Exercise
18314.4 Forecasting projected harvest yields
765.16 References
18414.5 Summary
77Chapter 6. Implementation of Precision Agriculture
18514.6 Exercise
786.1 Introduction
18614.7 References
796.2 Summary
187Chapter 15. Current Statuses
806.3 Exercise
18815.1 Africa
816.4 References
18915.1.1 South Africa
82Chapter 7. Features That Add Value To Software Applications Providing Precision Farming Data
19015.1.2 Agriculture in Africa
837.1 One-stop shot
19115.1.3 Africa
847.2 Online/Offline access
19215.1.4 Agriculture in South Africa
857.3 Accessibility
19315.1.5 Equipment, Inputs, and Services Offered
867.4 Multiple View
19415.2 India
877.5 Weather
19515.2.1 Scope of Precision Agriculture in India
887.6 Compliance and Guidance
19615.2.2 Strategy for the Adoption of PA India
897.7 Recommendations and Social Interactions
19715.3 Australia
907.8 Summary
19815.4 Europe
917.9 Exercise
19915.5 Argentina
927.10 References
20015.6 Summary
93Chapter 8. Precision Agriculture Software
20115.7 Exercise
948.1 What is Precision Agriculture Software?
20215.8 References
958.1.1 Yield Monitoring
203Glossary
968.1.2 Built-in Accounting
204Index
978.1.3 Field Management
205A
988.1.4 Inventory Management
206G
998.1.5 Labor Management
207H
1008.1.6 Traceability
208I
1018.1.7 Weather Records
209L
1028.1.8 Collaboration
210P
1038.2 Top Precision Agriculture Software
211R
1048.2.1 Farm Works
212S
1058.2.2 SMS
213T
1068.2.3 MapShots
214V
1078.2.4 AgDNA
215W
1088.2.5 Sentera
216Y
