03163namaa2200601uu 4500 doab31294 oapen 20260305123943.0 m o d cr|mn|---annan 210210s2013 xx |||||o ||| 0|eng d 9780203128329 9780203128329 10.4324/9780203128329 doi oapen oapen eng dc RNC bicssc RNK bicssc TVF bicssc Oliver, Margaret edt Precision Agriculture for Sustainability and Environmental Protection Taylor & Francis 2013 1 online resource (304 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Earthscan Food and Agriculture Free-to-read Unrestricted online access star Precision agriculture (PA) involves the application of technologies and agronomic principles to manage spatial and temporal variation associated with all aspects of agricultural production in order to improve crop performance and environmental quality. The focus of this book is to introduce a non-specialist audience to the the role of PA in food security, environmental protection, and sustainable use of natural resources, as well as its economic benefits. The technologies covered include yield monitors and remote sensing, and the key agronomic principles addressed are the optimal delivery of fertilizers, water and pesticides to crops only when and where these are required. As a result, it is shown that both food production and resource efficiency can be maximized, without waste or damage to the environment, such as can occur from excessive fertilizer or pesticide applications. The authors of necessity describe some technicalities about PA, but the overall aim is to introduce readers who are unfamiliar with PA to this very broad subject and to demonstrate the potential impact of PA on the environment and economy. Chapter 3 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license. https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tandfbis/rt-files/docs/Open+Access+Chapters/9780415504409_oaChapter_3.pdf All rights reserved http://oapen.org/content/about-rights English Applied ecology bicssc Conservation of the environment bicssc Sustainable agriculture bicssc application farming matter organic rate remote sensing soil technology variable Bishop, Thomas edt Bishop, Thomas oth Marchant, Ben edt Marchant, Ben oth Oliver, Margaret oth DOAB Library. https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/31294 0 Free-to-read: DOAB: description of the publication 92487 92487