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Vilela, M.D
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Bortolon, L
Borghi, E
Luchiari Junior, A
Bortolon, E.S
Freitas, A.A
Inamasu, R.Y
Avanzi, J.C
Bedard, F
Reichert, G
Dobbins, R
Pantel, M
Smith, J
Ruckelshausen, A
Dzinaj, T
Kinder, T
Bosse, D
Klose, R
Nayse, S.P
Choudhari, D.D
Wadhai, V.M
Nayse, S.P
Mohammad, A.S
Borghi, E
Luchiari Junior, A
Bortolon, L
Bortolon, E.S
Inamasu, R.Y
Bernardi, A.C
Avanzi, J.C
Rojo, F
Roach, J
Coates, R
Upadhyaya, S
Delwiche, M
Han, C
Dhillon, R
Horneck, D.A
Gadler, D.J
Bruce, A.E
Turner, R.W
Spinelli, C.B
Brungardt, J.J
Hamm, P.B
Hunt, E
Dhillon, R
Upadhyaya, S
Roach, J
Crawford, K
Lampinen, B
Metcalf, S
Rojo, F
Borùvka, L
Saberioon, M
Vašát, R
Gholizadeh, A
Tekin, A.B
Yalcin, H
Masiero, F.C
Fernandes, B.B
Guerra, S.P
Lanças, K.P
MARASCA, I
Graziano Magalhães, P.S
Sanches, G.M
Kolln, O.T
Franco, H.C
Braunbeck, O.A
Driemeier, C
Kolln, O.T
Sanches, G.M
Rossi Neto, J
Castro, S.G
Mariano, E
Otto, R
Inamasu, R
Magalhães, P.S
Braunbeck, O.A
Franco, H.C
Lanças, K.P
Testa, J
Fernandes, B.B
Machado, T.M
Jones, B
McBeath, T
Wilhelm, N
Brockgreitens, J
Bui, M
Abbas, A
Mulla, D
Delauré, B
Baeck, P
Blommaert, J
Delalieux, S
Livens, S
Sima, A
Boonen, M
Goffart, J
Jacquemin, G
Nuyttens, D
Ram, E
Shechter, M
Sela, E
Taylor, R.K
Bennur, P
Solie, J.B
Wang, N
Weckler, P
Raun, W.R
Thomson, S.J
DeFauw, S.L
English, P.J
Hanks, J.E
Fisher, D.K
Foster, P.N
Zimba, P.V
Zebarth, B
Goyer, C
Neupane, S
Li, S
Mills, A
Whitney, S
Cambouris, A
Perron, I
Maldaner, L
Molin, J
Tavares, T
Mendez, L
Corrêdo, L
Duarte, C
Khakbazan, M
Moulin, A
Huang, J
Michiels, P
Xie, R
Dallago, G.M
Guimarães, M
Godinho, R
Carvalho, R
Lobo Júnior, A
Abdelghafour, F.Y
Rosu, R
Keresztes, B
Germain, C
Da Costa, J
Dallago, G.M
Guimarães, M
Godinho, R
Carvalho, R
Lobo Júnior, A
Colley III, R
Fulton, J
Douridas, N
Port, K
Ameglio, L
Darrozes, J
Dreyer, J
Cordero, E
Sacco, D
Moretti, B
Miniotti, E.F
Tenni, D
Beltarre, G
Romani, M
Grignani, C
Yazdani, S
Nikravesh, S
Bagheri, S
Bazzi, C.L
Silva, F.V
Gebler, L
Souza, E.G
Schenatto, K
Sobjak, R
Dos Santos, R.S
Hachisuca, A.M
Franz, F
Bazzi, C.L
Martins, M.R
Gebler, L
Souza, E.G
Schenatto, K
Sobjak, R
Hachisuca, A.
Franz, F
Nze Memiaghe, J.D
Cambouris, A
Balboa, G
Degioanni, A
Bongiovanni, R
Melchiori, R
Cerliani, C
Scaramuzza, F
Bongiovanni, M
Gonzalez, J
Balzarini, M
Videla, H
Amin, S
Esposito, G
Topics
Sensor Application in Managing In-season Crop Variability
Information Management and Traceability
Modeling and Geo-statistics
Global Proliferation of Precision Agriculture and its Applications
Profitability, Sustainability and Adoption
Remote Sensing Applications in Precision Agriculture
Education and Training in Precision Agriculture
Sensor Application in Managing In-season Crop Variability
Sensor Application in Managing In-season CropVariability
Profitability, Sustainability and Adoption
Proximal Sensing in Precision Agriculture
Applications of UAVs (unmanned aircraft vehicle systems) in precision agriculture
Precision Conservation Management
Spatial Variability in Crop, Soil and Natural Resources
Precision Nutrient Management
Engineering Technologies and Advances
Spatial Variability in Crop, Soil and Natural Resources
Engineering Technologies and Advances
Unmanned Aerial Systems
Remote Sensing for Nitrogen Management
Remote Sensing Application / Sensor Technology
Proximal and Remote Sensing of Soil and Crop (including Phenotyping)
Geospatial Data
Profitability and Success Stories in Precision Agriculture
Farm Animals Health and Welfare Monitoring
Big Data, Data Mining and Deep Learning
In-Season Nitrogen Management
Applications of Unmanned Aerial Systems
Decision Support Systems
Site-Specific Pasture Management
Education and Outreach in Precision Agriculture
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1. Timely, Objective, And Accurate Crop Area Estimations And Mapping Using Remote Sensing And Statistical Methods For The Province Of Prince Edward Island, Canada

The provincial government of Prince Edward Island, Canada, required timely, objective, and accurate annual crop area statistics and mapping for 2006 to 2008. Consequently, Statistics Canada conducted a survey incorporating medium- resolution satellite imagery (10 to 30 m) and statistical survey methods. The objective was to produce crop area estimates with a coefficient of variation (CV) as a measure of accuracy, and to produce maps showing the distribution and location of different crops and... F. Bedard, G. Reichert, R. Dobbins, M. Pantel, J. Smith

2. Isobus Demonstrator And Working Environment For Agricultural Engineering Education

ISOBUS is the international standard for communication on agricultural equipment. In practice, however, a manufacturer independent tractor-implement communication is still a significant problem. This aspect has been identified as a major hindrance for the transfer of research results into products for precision farming.  As a consequence the ISOBUS standard should strongly be included in education and research, which is the focus of this work.   In... A. Ruckelshausen, T. Dzinaj, T. Kinder, D. Bosse, R. Klose

3. Cognitive Radio In Precision Agriculture

 This is an attempt to design a precision agriculture (PA) model, to control the required parameters in greenhouse with wireless sensor network (WSN). This proto type model of wireless sensor and actuators network is designed as per required parameters of available crops in a greenhouse. The design of the sensor node consists of sensors, a micro-controller and a low-powered radio module. Real-time data, enable the operators to characterise the operating parameters of the greenhouse and also... S.P. Nayse, D.D. Choudhari, V.M. Wadhai

4. Assembly of an Ultrasound Sensors System for Mapping of Sugar Cane Height

In Precision Agriculture, the use of sensors provides faster data collection on plant, soil, and climate, allowing collecting larger sample sets with better information quality. The objective of this study was the development of a system for plant height measurement in order to mapping of sugar cane crop, so that regions with plant growth variation and grow failures could be identified... A.H. Garcia, F.H. Rodrigues júnior, A.H. Bastos, P.S. Magalhaes, M.J. Silva

5. Towards a Multi-Source Record Keeping System for Agricultural Product Traceability

Agricultural production record keeping is the basis of traceability system. To resolve the problem including single method of information acquisition, weak ability of real-time monitoring and low credibility of history information in agricultural production process, the... C. Sun, Z. Ji, J. Qian, M. Li, L. Zhao, W. Li, C. Zhou, X. Du, J. Xie, T. Wu, L. Qu, L. Hao, X. Yang

6. Evaluation of PRS(TM) Probe Technology and Model for Variable Rate Fertilizer Application in Hummocky Fields in Saskatchewan

... K. Greer, J. Burns, E. Bremer

7. Brazilian Precision Agriculture Research Network

The adoption of adequate technologies for food, biomass and fiber production can increase yield and quality and also reduce environmental impact through an efficient input application. Precision agriculture is the way to decisively contribute with efficient production with environment protection in Brazil. Based on this, recently Embrapa established the Brazilian Precision... J.D. Naime, L.R. Queiros, A.V. Resende, M.D. Vilela, L.H. Bassoi, N.B. Perez, A.C. Bernardi, R.Y. Inamasu

8. Adoption and Tendencies of Precision Agriculture Technologies in the Tocantins State, Brazil

Although precision agriculture is widely used throughout Brazilian crop production, it has not been used to increase the efficiency use of agricultural inputs. Besides, technologies available have not been... L. Bortolon, E. Borghi, A. Luchiari junior, E.S. Bortolon, A.A. Freitas, R.Y. Inamasu, J.C. Avanzi

9. Application based Wireless Sensor Node for Underground Moisture Sensing for Precision Agriculture

In this paper, we are attempting to examine the WUWSN (wireless underground water sensor node*) for precision agriculture. The development and function of this sensor along with its software application is described in this paper. The equipment is under testing and the laboratory results and interpretations are discussed in this paper. This equipment is based on the new concept of sensing underground soil moisture. The sensor is cost effective sensor and has a long... S.P. Nayse, A.S. Mohammad

10. Adoption Level Of Precision Agriculture For Brazilian Farmers - 2011/12 Crop Year

Although Precision Agriculture (PA) concepts and technologies are widespread in Brazil, its application still little used in some important crop production regions. The purpose of this study was to survey the current adoption level of PA by printed and online questionnaire. We started making a specific questionnaire to farmers and PA service companies using some technology related to PA. The questionnaires were developed based on the methodology of Whipker and Akridge (2009),... E. Borghi, A. Luchiari junior, L. Bortolon, E.S. Bortolon, R.Y. Inamasu, A.C. Bernardi, J.C. Avanzi

11. Development And Evaluation Of A Leaf Monitoring System For Continuous Measurement Of Plant Water Status In Almond And Walnut Crops

Abstract: Leaf temperature measurements using handheld infrared thermometers have been used to predict plant water stress by calculating crop water stress index (CWSI). However, for CWSI calculations it is recommended to measure canopy temperature of trees under saturated, stressed and current conditions simultaneously, which is not very practical while using handheld units. An inexpensive, easy to use sensing system was developed to predict plant water status for tree crops by measuring... F. Rojo, J. Roach, R. Coates, S. Upadhyaya, M. Delwiche, C. Han, R. Dhillon

12. Detection Of Nitrogen Deficiency In Potatoes Using Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems

  Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) are recognized as potentially important remote-sensing platforms for precision agriculture. A nitrogen rate experiment was established in 2013 with ‘Ranger Russet’ potatoes by applying four rates of nitrogen fertilizer (112, 224, 337, and 449 kg N/ha) in a randomized block design with 3 replicates. A Tetracam Hawkeye sUAS and Agricultural Digital Camera Lite sensor were used to collect imagery with near-infrared... D.A. Horneck, D.J. Gadler, A.E. Bruce, R.W. Turner, C.B. Spinelli, J.J. Brungardt, P.B. Hamm, E. Hunt

13. Modeling Canopy Light Interception For Estimating Yield In Almond And Walnut Trees

A knowledge of spatio-temporal variability in potential yield is essential for site-specific nutrient management in crop production. The objectives of this project were to develop a model for photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) intercepted by almond and walnut trees based on data obtained from respective tree(s) and estimate potential crop yield in individual trees or in blocks of five trees. This project uses proximally sensed PAR interception data measured using a lightbar... R. Dhillon, S. Upadhyaya, J. Roach, K. Crawford, B. lampinen, S. Metcalf, F. Rojo

14. Visible And Near-Infrared Spectroscopy For Monitoring Potentially Toxic Elements In Reclaimed Dumpsite Soils Of The Czech Republic

Due to rapid economic development, high levels of potentially harmful elements and heavy metals are continuously being released into the brown coal mining dumpsites of the Czech Republic. Elevated metal contents in soils not only dramatically impact the soil quality, but also due to their persistent nature and long biological half-lives, contaminant elements can accumulate in the food chain and can eventually endanger human health. Conventional methods for investigating potentially... L. Borùvka, M. Saberioon, R. Vašát, A. Gholizadeh

15. Development Of Online Soil Profile Sensor For Variable Depth Tillage

Introduction First introduced in the early 1990s, precision agriculture technologies, or site-specific management, were considered by many to be perhaps the most significant development in production agriculture focused on improving farm profitability. The initial focus was on fertility, and treating the variability that we all knew existed from our experiences with soil sampling. However, to a large extent this application still... A.B. Tekin, H. Yalcin

16. Spatial Variability Of Soil Compaction In Annual Cycle Of Different Culture Of Cane Sugar Land Clay Sandy

The assessment of soil compaction levels and choosing the best management system are very important in modern agriculture, aiming to prevent or at least restore their physical conditions to a satisfactory level. The renewal of sugar cane plantation happens on average every 5 or 6 years. The current way repeats a sequence compaction and decompaction events during successive cycles of sugarcane, which promotes breakdown of soil structure. During the harvesting and transportation, the... F.C. Masiero, B.B. Fernandes, S.P. Guerra, K.P. Lanças, I. Marasca

17. Precision Agriculture In Sugarcane Production. A Key Tool To Understand Its Variability.

Precision agriculture (PA) for sugarcane represents an important tool to manage local application of fertilizers, mainly because sugarcane is third in fertilizer consumption among Brazilian crops, after soybean and corn. Among the limiting factors detected for PA adoption in the sugarcane industry, one could mention the cropping system complexity, data handling costs, and lack of appropriate decision support systems. The objective of our research group has... P.S. Graziano magalhães, G.M. Sanches, O.T. Kolln, H.C. Franco, O.A. Braunbeck, C. Driemeier

18. Optical Sensors To Predict Nitrogen Demand By Sugarcane

The low effectiveness of nitrogen (N) from fertilizer is a substantial concern in worldwide which has been threatening the sustainability of sugarcane production. The increment of nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) by sugarcane genotypes associated to the best practices of fertilizer management and nutritional diagnosis methods have higher potential to reduce environment impacts of nitrogen fertilization. Due to the difficult to determine N status in soil test as well as there is not... O.T. Kolln, G.M. Sanches, J. Rossi neto, S.G. Castro, E. Mariano, R. Otto, R. Inamasu, P.S. Magalhães, O.A. Braunbeck, H.C. Franco

19. Instrumented Blades With Automated Control Used In Chisel Plough Acting In Variable Depths

Soil compaction is a problem that affects most of the tilled areas of Brazil, being caused by several factors, such as overloading and intense machine traffic, use of unsuitable tires for applied load and inflation pressures outside the recommendation, machines in the field with the water content of the soil not recommended and several other problems. There are available several models and systems of measuring soil compaction in Brazil; however, the sensors of the... K.P. Lanças, J. Testa, B.B. Fernandes, T.M. Machado

20. Shifting Fertiliser Response Zones in a Four Year, Whole-paddock Cereal Cropping Experiment.

Precision agriculture in cropping areas of dryland Australia has focused on managing within production zones. These are ideally stable, possibly soil- and topography-based areas within fields. There are many different ideas on how to delimit and implement zones, and a four year whole-field experiment, with low, medium and high treatment philosophies applied per 9m seeder/harvester width across the entire field, was established to explore how zones might best be established and used. The treatment... B. Jones, T. Mcbeath, N. Wilhelm

21. Field Sampling and Electrochemical Detection of Nitrate in Agricultural Soils

Nitrate is an essential plant nutrient and is added to farm fields to increase crop yields. While the addition of nitrate is important for production, over-fertilization with nitrate can lead to leaching and contamination of water bodies. Increased nitrate loading in water sources then leads to eutrophication and hypoxia in downstream regions. Many efforts are being made to accurately control nitrate fertilizer additions to fields. Here, we present a soil sampling device that directly samples... J. Brockgreitens, M. Bui, A. Abbas, D. Mulla

22. High Resolution Vegetation Mapping with a Novel Compact Hyperspectral Camera System

The COSI-system is a novel compact hyperspectral imaging solution designed for small remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS). It is designed to supply accurate action and information maps related to the crop status and health for precision agricultural applications. The COSI-Cam makes use of a thin film hyperspectral filter technology which is deposited onto an image sensor chip resulting in a compact and lightweight instrument design. This paper reports on the agricultural monitoring... B. Delauré, P. Baeck, J. Blommaert, S. Delalieux, S. Livens, A. Sima, M. Boonen, J. Goffart, G. Jacquemin, D. Nuyttens

23. High Capacity System for Precision Agriculture Reconnaissance and Intelligence

Icaros-Demeter has developed a lightweight, compact remote sensing system with a potential for producing 100,000 acre (400km-2) thematic maps per day with high resolution digital RGB/CIR CMOS sensors. The Icaros- Demeter system enables fast, precise location of multiple area and spots types. The system’s ability for producing high precision Digital Surface Models (DSM) over vast areas, offers a direct method for computing agricultural biomass via volume calculations, instead of common indirect... E. Ram, M. Shechter, E. Sela

24. Controller Performance Criteria for Sensor Based Variable Rate Application

Sensor based variable rate application of crop inputs provides unique challenges for traditional rate controllers when compared to map based applications. The controller set point is typically changing every second whereas with a map based systems the set point changes much less frequently. As applied data files for a sensor based variable rate nitrogen applicator were obtained from a wheat field in north central Oklahoma. These data were analyzed to determine the magnitude and frequency of rate... R.K. Taylor, P. Bennur, J.B. Solie, N. Wang, P. Weckler, W.R. Raun

25. Thermal Characterization and Spatial Analysis of Water Stress in Cotton (Gossypium Hirsutum L.) and Phytochemical Composition Related to Water Stress in Soybean (Glycine Max)

Studies were designed to explore spatial relationships of water and/or heat stress in cotton and soybeans and to assess factors that may influence yield potential. Investigations focused on detecting the onset of water/heat stress in row crops using thermal and multispectral imagery with ancillary physicochemical data such as soil moisture status and photosynthetic pigment concentrations. One cotton field with gradations in soil texture showed distinct patterns in thermal imagery, matching patterns... S.J. Thomson, S.L. Defauw, P.J. English, J.E. Hanks, D.K. Fisher, P.N. Foster, P.V. Zimba

26. Soil Microbial Communities Have Distinct Spatial Patterns in Agricultural Fields

Soil microbial communities mediate many important soil processes in agricultural fields, however their spatial distribution at distances relevant to precision agriculture is poorly understood. This study examined the soil physico-chemical properties and topographic features controlling the spatial distribution of soil microbial communities in a commercial potato field in eastern Canada using next generation sequencing. Soil was collected from a transect (1100 m) with 83 sampling points in a landscape... B. Zebarth, C. Goyer, S. Neupane, S. Li, A. Mills, S. Whitney, A. Cambouris, I. Perron

27. Identifying and Filtering Out Outliers in Spatial Datasets

Outliers present in the dataset is harmful to the information quality contained in the map and may lead to wrong interpretations, even if the number of outliers to the total data collected is small. Thus, before any analysis, it is extremely important to remove these errors. This work proposes a sequential process model capable of identifying outlier data when compared their neighbors using statistical parameters. First, limits are determined based on the median range of the values of all the... L. Maldaner, J. Molin, T. Tavares, L. Mendez, L. Corrêdo, C. Duarte

28. Evaluation of the Potential for Precision Agriculture and Soil Conservation at Farm and Watershed Scale: A Case Study

Precision agriculture and soil conservation have the potential to increase crop yield and economic return while reducing environmental impacts. Landform, spatial variability of soil processes, and temporal trends may affect crop N response and should be considered for precision agriculture. The objective of this research was to evaluate the viability of precision agriculture in improving N use efficiency and profitability at the farm and watershed level in western Canada. Two studies are described... M. Khakbazan, A. Moulin, J. Huang, P. Michiels, R. Xie

29. The Animal Welfare of Dairy Cows Housed in Free-Stall Barn According to the Welfare Quality® Protocol: Good Feeding and Good Housing Principles

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the animal welfare of dairy cows according to good feeding and good housing principles of the Welfare Quality® protocol. The protocol was applied to animals kept confined in a free-stall barn during their lactation. The farm was located in São João Batista do Glória, Minas Gerais state - Brazil. One hundred and one animals were evaluated (47 primiparous and 54 multiparous). The welfare measures were collected mostly through... G.M. Dallago, M. Guimarães, R. Godinho, R. Carvalho, A. Lobo júnior

30. Joint Structure and Colour Based Parametric Classification of Grapevine Organs from Proximal Images Through Several Critical Phenological Stages

Proximal colour imaging is the most time and cost-effective automated technology to acquire high-resolution data describing accurately the trellising plane of grapevine. The available textural information is meaningful enough to provide altogether the assessment of additional agronomic parameters that are still estimated either manually or with dedicated and expensive instrumentations. This paper proposes a new framework for the classification of the different organs visible in the trellising... F.Y. Abdelghafour, R. Rosu, B. Keresztes, C. Germain, J. Da costa

31. The Correlation Between Criteria from Welfare Quality® Protocol Applied to Dairy Cows Housed in Free-Stall Barn

The objective of this study was to evaluate correlations between animal welfare criteria from the Welfare Quality® protocol applied to dairy cows. The protocol was applied on 47 primiparous and 54 multiparous dairy cows housed in a free-stall barn located in São João Batista do Glória, Minas Gerais - Brazil. Twelve welfare criteria were obtained from mostly animal-based welfare measures as proposed by the protocol. Pearson correlation coefficients (r) were calculated between... G.M. Dallago, M. Guimarães, R. Godinho, R. Carvalho, A. Lobo júnior

32. On-Farm Digital Solutions and Their Associated Value to North American Farmers

Digital tools and data collection have become standard in a wide variety of present day agricultural operations. An array of digital tools, such as high resolution operational mapping, remote sensing, and farm management software offer solutions to many of the problems in modern agriculture. These technologies and services can, if implemented correctly, provide both immediate and long term agronomic value. A growing number of producers in Ohio and around North America question the proper method... R. Colley iii, J. Fulton, N. Douridas, K. Port

33. Farm Soil Moisture Mapping Using Reflected GNSS SNR Data Onboard Low Level Flying Aircraft

Soil moisture/water content monitoring (spatial and temporal) is a critical component of farm management decision primarily for crop/plant growth and yield improvement, but also for optimization of practice such as tillage and field treatments. Satellite humidity probes do not deliver the relevant resolution for farming purposes. Ground moisture probes only provide punctual measurements and do not reflect the true spatial variability of soil moisture. Previous studies have demonstrated... L. Ameglio, J. Darrozes, J. Dreyer

34. Deriving Fertiliser VRA Calibration Based on Ground Sensing Data from Specific Field Experiments

Nitrogen (N) fertilisation affects both rice yield and quality. In order to improve grain yield while limiting N losses, providing N fertilisers during the critical growth stages is essential. NDRE is considered a reliable crop N status indicator, suitable to drive topdressing N fertilisation in rice. A multi-year experiment on different rice varieties (Gladio, Centauro, and Carnaroli) was conducted between 2011 and 2017 in Castello d’Agogna (PV), northwest Italy, with the aim of i) establishing... E. Cordero, D. Sacco, B. Moretti, E.F. Miniotti, D. Tenni, G. Beltarre, M. Romani, C. Grignani

35. Crop Price Variation and Water Saving Technologies in Alborz Province of Iran

Considering the importance and scarcity of water resources, the efficient management of water resources is of great imp,ortance. Adoption of modern irrigation technology is considered to be a key of increasing the efficiency of water used in agriculture. Policy makers have implemented several ways to induce the adoption of new irrigation technology. The empirical studies show that farmers are reluctant to utilize the use of new irrigation methods. This study aims to assess factors affecting on... S. Yazdani, S. Nikravesh, S. Bagheri

36. Fruit Fly Electronic Monitoring System

Insects are a constant threat to agriculture, especially the cultivation of various types of fruits such as apples, pears, guava, etc. In this sense, it is worth mentioning the Anastrepha genus flies (known as fruit fly), responsible for billionaire losses in the fruit growing sector around the world, due to the severity of their attack on orchards. In Brazil, this type of pests has been controlled in most product areas by spraying insecticides, which due to the need for prior knowledge regarding... C.L. Bazzi, F.V. Silva, L. Gebler, E.G. Souza, K. Schenatto, R. Sobjak, R.S. Dos santos, A.M. Hachisuca, F. Franz

37. Yield Mapping in Fruit Farming

Due to the importance of increasing the quantity and quality of world agricultural production, the use of technologies to assist in production processes is essential. Despite this, a timid adoption by precision agriculture (PA) technologies is verified by the Brazilian fruit producers, even though it is one of the segments that had been stood out in recent years in the country's economy. In the PA context, yield maps are rich sources of information, especially by species harvested through... C.L. Bazzi, M.R. Martins, L. Gebler, E.G. Souza, K. Schenatto, R. Sobjak, A. . Hachisuca, F. Franz

38. Grassland System Impacts on Spatial Variability of Soil Phosphorus in Eastern Canada

Phosphorus (P) is an essential nutrient for plants, including grasslands. However, continuous applications of P fertilizer result in P accumulations in the soil, increasing the risk of P losses through runoff and erosion. Since 2008, more than 31 million tonnes of organic fertilizers, representing more than 95,000 tonnes of P2O5, were applied to agricultural fields in Eastern Canada. Thus, grassland systems were fertilized intensively using organic fertilizers with high P... J.D. Nze memiaghe, A. Cambouris

39. Overcoming Educational Barriers for Precision Agriculture Adoption: a University Diploma in Precision Agriculture in Argentina

The lack of educational programs in Precision Agriculture (PA) has been reported as one of the barriers for adoption. Our goal was to improve professional competence in PA through education in crop variability, management, and effective practices of PA in real cases. In the last 20 years different efforts has been made in Argentina to increase adoption of PA. The Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto (UNRC) launched in 2021 the first University Diploma in PA, a 9-month program to train agronomist... G. Balboa, A. Degioanni, R. Bongiovanni, R. Melchiori, C. Cerliani, F. Scaramuzza, M. Bongiovanni, J. Gonzalez, M. Balzarini, H. Videla, S. Amin, G. Esposito