Soil and Crop Sensing for Precision Crop Production

Soil and crop sensing is a crucial component of precision agriculture, which enables appropriate management decisions to be made. Ground-based sensors and remote sensing have been developed to measure spatial variability in soil properties and nutrients, crop growth and yield, and pest conditions. This book provides an overview of soil and crop sensing technologies, their theories, methods, practical applications, challenges, and future research needs. It is written by leading experts and can be used as a reference for scientists, engineers, practitioners, and college students.

Format: Hardback
Length: 324 pages
Publication date: 08 September 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Soil and crop sensing is a crucial component and the initial vital step in precision agriculture. Unless the extent of soil and crop variability is known, appropriate management decisions cannot be made and implemented. In the past few decades, diverse ground-based sensors have been developed to measure spatial variability in soil properties and nutrients, crop growth and yield, and pest conditions. Remote sensing, as a significant data collection tool, has been increasingly utilized to map soil and crop growth variability as spatial, spectral, and temporal resolutions of image data have significantly improved in recent years. While identifying spatial variability of soil and crop growth within fields is an important first step towards precision management, using that variability to formulate variable rate application plans of farming inputs such as fertilizers and pesticides is another essential step in precision agriculture. The purpose of this book is to present the historical, current, and future developments of soil and crop sensing technologies with fundamentals and practical examples. The first chapter provides an overview of soil and crop sensing technologies for precision crop production. The subsequent six chapters delve into the theories, methods, practical applications, as well as challenges and future research needs for all aspects of soil and crop sensing. The last two chapters showcase how soil and crop sensing technologies can be employed for plant phenotyping and precision fertilization. The chapters are written by some of the world's leading experts who have made substantial contributions to the advancements of precision agriculture technologies, particularly in the area of soil and crop sensing. They utilize their knowledge, experiences, and successful stories to present informative and engaging content.

Weight: 670g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030704315
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022