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Øvergaard, S
Al-Gaadi, K.A
Alchanatis, V
Alchanatis, V
Altobelli, F
Backman, J
Badarch, L
Badgujar, P.D
Banzragch, B.M
Basso, B
Batzorig, E.M
Bazzi, C.L
Bean, G
Beitz, T
Belmont, K
Beneduzzi, H.M
Betzek, N.M
Billiot, B
Bonfil, D.J
Bourouah, M
Brikman, R
Buchleiter, G.W
Buchleiter, G.W
Büchele, D
C. Lopes, W
Caballero-Novella, J.J
Caballero-Novella, J.J
Camberato, J
Cammarano, D
Cardoso, G.M
Carneiro Amado, T.J
Carter, P
Casanova, J.L
Castro, S.G
Chang, Y
Chang, Y.K
Cheema, M
Chen, L
Chen, L
Cho, W
Chok, S.E
Chudy, T
Chung, S
Cohen, A
Cohen, Y
Cohen, Y
Cointault, F
Constas, K
Corassa, G.M
D'Errico, A
D.C, H
D.C, H
Damdinpurev, N.M
Dar, Z
De Michele, C
Dong, J
Dong, Y
Dota, M.A
Dr., N
Dr., N
Dr., S
Drzazga, T
Dworak, V
Esau, T.J
Esau, T.J
Farooque, A.A
Farooque, A.A
Ferguson, R.B
Fernandez, F.G
Fiorentino, C
Fraile, S
Franco, H.C
Franzen, D.W
Fu, W
Furukawa, T
Fusamura, R
Gómez-Candón, D
Gómez-Candón, D
GOWDA, H.H
Gacek, E.S
Garcia-Torres, L
Garcia-Torres, L
Gavioli, A
Gebbers, R
Gebert, F.H
Gholizadeh, A
Gornushkin, I
Gouton, P
Gozdowski, D
Gozdowski, D
Grafton, M.C
Gutiérrez, V
Haley, S
Haley, S
Ham, W
Han-ya, I
Han-ya, I
Hedley, C
Heggemann, T
Heil, K
Herrmann, I
Heuer, B
Holmes, G
Hongo, C
Honma, K
Horbe, T
Huang, W
Huang, W
Huang, W.M
Isaksson, T
Ishii, K
Ishii, K
Jackson, C
Jiang, J
Jurado-Expósito, M
Jurado-Expósito, M
Kanda, R
Kang, C
Karnieli, A
Kaur, R
Kersebaum, C
Khosla, R
Khosla, R
Khosla, R
Kim, D
Kim, H
Kinast, S
Kitchen, N.R
Kodaira, M
Kodaira, M
Kodaira, M
Kodaira, M
Kombali, G
Korsaeth, A
Kumar R, M
Kumar R, M
Kumke, M
Kunnas, A
Kwon, H
López-Granados, F
López-Granados, F
Laboski, C
Lamb, D.W
Leenen, M
Lemcoff, H
Leszczyńska, E
Levi, A
Li, C
Li, C.M
Li, Q
Li, Q
Longchamps, L
Longchamps, L
Longchamps, L
Luck, J.D
Lupia, F
M. Rabello, L
Mackin, S
Magalhães, P.S
Mahns, B
Mailwald, M
Maiwald, M
Maki, M
Makkar, M.S
Marjerison, R
Markovits, T
Marshall, J
McClintick-Chess, J
McLellan, E
McMaster, G.S
McMaster, G.S
Mei, H
Melkonian, J
Meng, Z
Miles, R.J
Mizgirev, A
Mochizuki, R
Mohd Soom, M
Moragues, M
Moragues, M
Mukherjee, J
Mulla, D
Mulla, D
Nadagouda, D
Nafziger, E
Nakagawa, Y
Namdarian, I
Naser, M.A
Naser, M.A
Nigon, T
Nigon, T.J
Nino, P
Noguchi, N
Noguchi, N
Noorasma, S
Ohaba, M
Ohaba, M
Ohaba, M
Oki, K
Ortega, R
Osato, K
Ostermann, M
PATIL, B
PATIL, V.C
Peña-Barragán, J.M
Peña-Barragán, J.M
Percival, D
Percival, D.C
Prabhudeva, D
Pätzold, S
R. D. Pereira, R
REDDY, K.A
Randhawa, R
Ransom, C
Rasooli Sharabian, V
Reich, R
Reich, R
Riebe, D
Romo, A
Rosen, C
Rosen, C
Rud, R
Rud, R
Rühlmann, J
Rühlmann, M
SHANWAD, U.K
Saberioon, M
Salokhe, D.M
Sama, M.P
Samborski, S.M
Samborski, S.M
Sanches, G.M
Sano, M
Sanz, J
Sawyer, J
Scharf, P
Scheithauer, H
Schenatto, K
Schmid, T
Schumann, A
Schumann, A.W
Schwalbert, R
Sekhon, B.S
Sela, S
Shanahan, J
Shapira, U
Sharma, A
Sharma, D.B
Shearer, S.A
Shibusawa, S
Shibusawa, S
Shibusawa, S
Shibusawa, S
Shibusawa, S
Shinde, G.U
Shirakawa, H
Shirakawa, T
Sigit, G
Silva, A.E
Son, J
Song, X
Souza, E.G
Sprintsin, M
Stephens, P
Stępień, M
Stępień, M
Su, B
Sugimoto, T
Sumpf, B
Suokannas, A
Swoboda, K
T, S
T, S
Thimmegowda, M
Thind, S.K
Thompson, C
Tumenjargal, E
V. de Sousa, R
Vanino, S
Visala, A
Vuolo, F
Wagner, P
Wallor, E
Walsh, O.S
Walsh, O.S
Walsh, O.S
Wang, J
Wang, J.M
Welp, G
Weltzien, C
White, M
Wu, G
Xu, G
Xu, X.M
Xue, X
Y. Inamasu, R
Yahya, A
Yang, G
Yang, G
Yang, H.M
Yang, X.M
Yoshida, K
Yule, I
Yule, I.J
Yun, H
Zainal Abidin, M.B
Zainal Abidin, M.B
Zaman, Q
Zaman, Q
Zaman, Q
Zhang, C
Zhang, R
Zhao, C
cugnasca, C.E
deCastro, A.I
deCastro, A.I
giriyappa, M
giriyappa, M
van-Es, H
Topics
Remote Sensing Applications in Precision Agriculture
Precision Nutrient Management
Engineering Technologies and Advances
Type
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Year
2012
2016
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1. Maturity Grape Indicators Obtained By Means Of Earth Observation Techniques

Wine producers often need to buy grapes from growers. A good selection of grapes allows obtaining the desired wine quality. This paper presents a procedure to obtain by means of earth observation techniques indices and parameters used in the Spanish vineyards to monitor the state of the grapes. In this way is possible to monitor the ripeness of the grapes or the best time to harvest in such a way that growers can get the highest quality grapes, while producers of wine can select the most appr... J. Sanz, A. Romo, J.L. Casanova, S. Fraile

2. Implementation of ECU For Agricultural Machines Based On IsoAgLib Open Source

In this paper work, we consider implementation of electronic control unit (ECU) for agricultural machineries. Software implementation is based on IsoAgLib library developed by OSB&IT Engineering Company. We modify IsoAgLib and upgrade it for our target system. The IsoAgLib is an object oriented C++ library that has the communication services and management systems according to the ISO 11783 standard. This library allows building ISOBUS compatible equipment without the protocols implementa... E. Tumenjargal, L. Badarch, W. Ham, H. Kwon

3. Spectral Models for Estimation of Chlorophyll Content, Nitrogen, Moisture Stress and Growth of Wheat Crop

  Field  experiments  were  conducted  during  2009-10  and  2010-11 at  research  farm  of the department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, Punjab Agricultural university, Ludhiana.  Three w... B.S. Sekhon, J. Mukherjee, A. Sharma, S.K. Thind, R. Kaur, M.S. Makkar

4. An RFID-Based Variable Rate Technology Fertilizer Applicator for Plantation Tree Crops

Currently, in the Malaysian tree crop plantation, fertilizer is applied manually or mechanically at uniform rate without due consideration to nutrient variability. Potential wastage and excessive application of this fertilizer contaminates ground water and raises its mineral contents above the World Health Organization (WHO) limit for safe drinking water. However, Variable Rate Technology (VRT) fertilizer application promotes Green Engineering practice by reducing excessive fertilizer ap... A. Yahya

5. Computer Aided Engineering Analysis and Design Optimization for Precision Manufacturing of Tillage Tool: Sweep Cultivator

The process optimization in advance tillage tool system conceptually designed and fabricated by computer aided engineering analysis techniques. The Software testing a field performance is taken in the soil bed preparation as well as in the various crop patterns. It was found most use full in obtaining high weed removal efficiency. The precision geometry, optimum energy utilization, multi-operational design, easy transport and flexible attachments are some of the features which results in achi... G.U. Shinde, D.M. Salokhe, P.D. Badgujar, D.B. Sharma

6. Exploiting the Dmc Satellite Constellation for Applications in Precision Agriculture

This paper presents the unique capabilities of the DMC constellation of optical sensors, and examples of how a number of organisations around the world are exploiting this powerful data source for applications in precision farming. The DMC consists of five satellites built in the UK by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd, each carrying a wide swath (650km) optical sensor. It is an international programme of satellite ownership and groundstations, with joint campaigns being coordinated c... P. Stephens, S. Mackin, G. Holmes

7. Potential of Visible and Near Infrared Spectroscopy for Prediction of Paddy Soil Physical Properties

A fast and convenient soil analytical technique is needed for soil quality assessment and precision soil management. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the ability of Visible (Vis) and Near-infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy (NIRS) to predict paddy soil physical properties in a typical Malaysian paddy field. To assess the utility of spectroscopy for soil physical characteristics prediction, we used 118 soil samples for laboratory analysis and optical measurement in the Vis-NIR re... A. Gholizadeh, M. Saberioon, M. Mohd soom

8. Can Active Sensor Based NDVI Consistently Classify Wheat Genotypes?

ABSTRACT ... M.A. Naser, R. khosla, S. Haley, R. Reich, L. Longchamps, M. Moragues, G.W. buchleiter, G.S. Mcmaster

9. Variation in Nitrogen Use Efficiency for Multiple Wheat Genotypes across Dryland and Irrigated Cropping Systems

ABSTRACT ... M.A. Naser, R. Khosla, R. Reich, S. Haley, L. longchamps, M. Moragues, G.W. buchleiter, G.S. Mcmaster

10. Automatic Remote Image Processing For Agriculture Uses Through Specific Software

Abstract ... D. Gómez-candón, J.J. Caballero-novella, J.M. Peña-barragán, M. Jurado-expósito, F. López-granados, L. Garcia-torres, A.I. Decastro

11. Position Error of Input Prescription Map Delineated From Remote Images

     The spatial variability of biotic fact... D. Gómez-candón, J.J. Caballero-novella, J.M. Peña-barragán, M. Jurado-expósito, L. Garcia-torres, F. López-granados, A.I. Decastro

12. Adaptive Sensor Fusion Method for Agricultural and Environmental Monitoring

Environmental and agricultural monitoring involves continuous observation in areas such as grains crop, in order to evaluate changes in the environment. Wireless Sensor Networks may be employed in th... C.E. Cugnasca, M.A. Dota

13. Comparing Sensing Platforms for Crop Remote Sensing

Remote sensing offers the possibility to obtain a rapid and non-destructive diagnosis of crop health status. This gives the opportunity to apply variable rates of fertilizers to meet the actual crop needs at every locations of the field. However, the commonly used normalized difference vegetation index (ND... R. Khosla, L. Longchamps

14. Estimation of Soil Moisture from RADARSAT-2 Multi-Polarized SAR Data over Wheat Fields

Guijun Yanga... G. Yang

15. Optimization of Forage Harvesting By Automatic Speed Control and Additive Application

Efficient use of machines is especially important in forage harvesting due to the short harvesting period and expensive machinery. To achieve the best efficiency, a harvesting machine, such as a loader wagon, should be used with optimal loading. Whereas overloading the machine can cause blockages in the cut-and-feed unit, underloading consumes more time and reduces the quality of the resulting silage. In addition, the quality can be improved by optimizing the dosage of the additive. Since the... A. Suokannas, J. Backman, A. Visala, A. Kunnas

16. Estimation of Rice Yield from MODIS Data in West Java, Indonesia

Chiharu Hongo1*, Takaaki Furukawa1, Gunardi Sigit2, Masayasu Maki3, Koki Honma3,... C. Hongo, T. Furukawa, G. Sigit, M. Maki, K. Honma, K. Yoshida, K. Oki, H. Shirakawa

17. Ground Level Hyperspectral Imagery For Weeds Detection In Wheat Fields

Weeds are a severe pest in agriculture resulting in extensive yield loss. Applying precise weed control has economical as well as environmental benefits. Combining remote sensing tools and techniques with the concept of precision agriculture has the potential to automatically locate and identify weeds in order to allow precise control. The objective of the current work is to detect ... D.J. Bonfil, U. Shapira, A. Karnieli, I. Herrmann, S. Kinast

18. Estimation of Leaf Nitrogen Concentration in Barley with In Situ Hyperspectral Measurements

Leaf nitrogen concentration (LNC), a good indicator of nitrogen status in crop, is of special significance to diagnose nutrient stress and guide nitrogen fertilization in fields. Due to its non-destructive and quick advantages, hyperspectral remote sensing plays a unique r... J.M. Wang, C.M. Li, X.M. Yang, W.M. Huang, H.M. Yang, X.M. Xu

19. Study on Water Distribution Measurement in Sand Using Sound Vibration

... T. Sugimoto, T. Shirakawa, M. Sano, M. Ohaba, S. Shibusawa, Y. Nakagawa

20. Applications for Precision Agriculture: the Italian Experience of SIRIUS Project

    This paper reports the results of the project SIRIUS (Sustainable Irrigation water management and River-ba... P. Nino, S. Vanino, F. Lupia, F. Altobelli, F. Vuolo, I. Namdarian, C. De michele

21. Appropriate Wavelengths for Winter Wheat Growth Status Based On Multi-Spectral Crop Reflectance Data

One of the applications of remote sensing in agriculture is to obtain crop status for estimation and management of variable rate of inputs in the crop production. In order to select the appropriate wavelengths relat... I. Han-ya, K. Ishii, N. Noguchi, V. Rasooli sharabian

22. Measuring Error on Working Depth of Real-time Soil Sensor

This paper described about the measuring error on working depth of the Real-time soil sensor (RTSS). It is necessary for accurately evaluating to observe the variation on the working depth, because the RTSS run in various real field conditions, such as soft or hard and even or uneven, and the RTSS has various using objective. In this paper, the RTSS run on asphalt with steps while the three-point hitch was free and position-controlled. In position-controlled, the measuring depth that is ... R. Kanda, M. Kodaira, S. Shibusawa

23. Assessment of Land Use Changes in Dirab Region of Saudi Arabia Using Remotely Sensed Imageries

A thorough knowledge of land use changes is important for planning and management activities of land resources.  Moreover, it is considered ... K.A. Al-gaadi

24. Remote NIR-Sensor Fusion with Weather Data for Improved Prediction of Wheat Yield Models

Prediction models for grain yield based on remote sensing data are commonly shown to perform reasonably well for one single cropping season. The model performances often drop, however, when data from more years is included. This may be caused by biased data, resulting from diverging growth conditions from year to year, which a... T. Isaksson, A. Korsaeth, S. Øvergaard

25. Soil Resource Appraisal towards Land use Planning Using Satellite Remote Sensing and GIS – A Case Study in Medak Nala Watershed in Northern Karnataka, India

In precision farming, knowledge of spatial variability in soil properties is important. The soil map shows soil series and phases like stoniness, gravelliness, salinity, sodicity... V.C. Patil, H.H. Gowda, K.A. Reddy, U.K. Shanwad

26. 3D Acquisition System Applied to Agronomic Scenes

To enable a better decision making by the farmer in order to optimize the crop management, it is essential to provide a set of information on basic parameters of the crops. These information are numerous and the image processing is increasingly used for disease detection, weed detection or yield estimation. We will focus initially on assessing the yield of a wheat crop in automatic way. This yield is directly related to the number of ears per square meter for which the counting is curren... F. Cointault, P. Gouton, B. Billiot

27. Remote Sensing Imagery Based Agricultural Land Pattern Extraction around Miyajimanuma Wetland

This research aimed to extract agricultural land use pattern around the Miyajimanuma wetland, Hokkaido, Japan. By combining the image segmentation technology - watershed transform and image classification technology- particle swarm optimization (PSO)-k-means based minimum distance classifier, a new method for extracting the agricultural land use information ... R. Mochizuki, I. Han-ya, N. Noguchi, B. Su, K. Ishii

28. Water Distribution Response in a Soil-Root System for Subsurface Precision Irrigation

A subsurface capillary irrigation system with a water source buried in a soil has been developed for precision irrigation. This system has advantages in the efficient irrigation to save much water and the real time measurement of evapotranspiration of plants. Creating this new subsurface capilla... S. Shibusawa, M. Ohaba, M.B. Zainal abidin, M. Kodaira, Q. Li

29. Estimating Crop Leaf Area Index from Remotely Sensed Data: Scale Effects and Scaling Methods

Leaf area index (LAI) of crop canopies is significant for growth condition monitoring and crop yield estimation, and estimating LAI based on remote sensing observations is the normal way to assess regional crop growth. However, the scale effects of LAI make multi-scale observations harder to be fully and effectively utilized for LAI estimation. A systematical statistical str... Y. Dong , J. Wang , C. Li , G. Yang, X. Song, W. Huang

30. Probabilistic Relational Model-based Scheduling Approach for Farmland Soil Sensor Network

  Energy efficiency is one of the core issues of farmland soil sensor network (FSSN). For battery powered FSSN, the energy constraint restricts lifetime of WSN, which poses great challenged to its large scale application. Prior work has suggested approaches to optimize the RF module and communication protocols to reduce power consumption of FSSN. Although shown to be ef... L. Chen, R. Zhang, G. Xu

31. Design Of A Data Acquisition System For Weighing Lysimeters

The weighing lysimeter is an important tool for scientists to con... C. Zhang, X. Xue, L. Chen, W. Huang

32. Study on Monitoring System of Wheat Sowing

       In order to real-time monitoring the sowing status of the multi-channel seeder, a distributed monitoring system is developed. The monitoring module of sowing and the monitoring terminal is designed with ... W. Fu, Z. Meng, G. Wu, J. Dong, H. Mei, C. Zhao

33. Monitoring Drought Stress Index in Wheat Field of Mongolia Using Remote Sensing

Water stress during crop growth, even during short periods of a couple of weeks, is a major cause of yield reduction. The complexity in defining the magnitude of such water stress is due to diversity of crops grown in a given location, variability in soil type and conditions, spatial variability of rainfall, delay in timely of agriculture, and diversity in crop management practices. The problem associated with drought ... B.M. Banzragch, N.M. Damdinpurev, E.M. Batzorig

34. Hyperspectral Imagery for the Detection of Nitrogen Stress in Potato for In-season Management

... T.J. Nigon, C. Rosen, D. Mulla, Y. Cohen, V. Alchanatis, R. Rud

35. Evaluating Water Status in Potato Fields Using Combined Information from RGB and Thermal Aerial Images

Potato yield and quality are highly dependent on an adequate supply of water. In this study the combined information from RGB and thermal aerial images to ev... Y. Cohen, V. Alchanatis, B. Heuer, H. Lemcoff, M. Sprintsin, C. Rosen, D. Mulla, T. Nigon, Z. Dar, A. Cohen, A. Levi, R. Brikman, T. Markovits, R. Rud

36. Spray Pattern and Droplet Spectra Characteristics from an Actively Controlled Variable-Orifice Nozzle

... M.P. Sama, S.A. Shearer, J.D. Luck

37. Spot- Application of Pre-Emergence Herbicide Using a Variable Rate Sprayer in Wild Blueberry

Wild blueberry producers apply herbicides uniformly to control grasses and weeds without considering the significant weed density variability and bare spots within fields. The repeated and excessive use of ... Q. Zaman, Y. Chang, A. Farooque, A. Schumann, D. Percival, M. Cheema, T. Esau

38. Development of Sensing System Using Digital Photography Technique for Spot-Application of Herbicide in Wild Blueberry Fields

An automated sensing system, hardware and software, was developed for spot-application of herbicide with 6.1 m boom automated prototype spraye... Q. Zaman, T.J. Esau, A.A. Farooque, A.W. Schumann, D.C. Percival, Y.K. Chang

39. Implementation of a Controller Unit Based on the ISO 11783 Standard for Automatic Measurement of the Electrical Conductivity of the Soil

... L. M. rabello, R. R. d. pereira, W. C. lopes, R. Y. inamasu, R. V. de sousa

40. Adaptive Control of Capillary Water Flow Under Modified Subsurface Irrigation Based on a SPAC Model

Soil moisture in a rhizosphere of a tomato is controlled adaptively based on a simple soil-plant-atmosphere continuum (SPAC) model. The water flow from a soil through a plant to the atmosphere is governed by the analogous rule of the SPAC model. In our experiment, we assume that plant transpiration is only affected by the water-potential of air when the soil m... M. Ohaba, M.B. zainal abidin, Q. Li, S. Shibusawa, M. Kodaira, K. Osato

41. Farmer Uptake of Variable Rate Irrigation Technologies in New Zealand

Cost effective technological advances in recent years have allowed the uptake of variable rate irrigation (VRI) systems in New Zealand. Typically an existing sprinkler irrigator is modified for variable rate irrigation, irrigation management zones are defined using EM (ele... C. Hedley, I. Yule

42. An Approach to Making Non-Smell Composting System : Case Study in Fuchu

The project to form ... R. Fusamura, S. Shibusawa, M. Kodaira

43. Understanding Spatial and Temporal Variability of Wheat Yield: An Integrated System Approach

Spatial variation in soil water and nitrogen are often the causes of crop yield spatial variability due to their influence on the uniformity of plant stand at emergence and for in-season stresses. Natural and acquired variability in production capacity or potential within a field causes uniform agronomic management practices for the field to be correct in some parts and inappropriate in others. To ... B. Basso, C. Fiorentino, D. Cammarano, A. D'errico

44. Development of Variable Rate Applicators Using Real-Time Machine Vision Sensing and Control System for Spot-Application of Agrochemicals

The variable rate applicators comprised of a real-time sensing and control system were developed and tested for spot-application of agrochemicals (fertilizer and pesticides). ... Q. Zaman

45. Spectral Characterization to Discriminate Grass Weeds from Wheat Crop Using Remote Sensing and GIS for Precision Agriculture and Environmental Sustainability

Kaur, Ramanjit, Mahey RK, Mahal JS, Kingra PK and Kaur Pukhraj ... R. Randhawa

46. Studies on Soil Spatial Variability and Its Impact on Cane Yield Under Precision Nutrient Management System

In present investigation an attempt was made to quantify the soil variability of 30 grids of 10 m x 10 m dimension at research farm of Nandi Sahakari Sakkare Karkhane (NSSK), Krishna Nagar, District. Bijapur. Each grid (10 m x 10 m) showed variation with available nitrogen as low as 140 kg ha-1 to as high as 245 kg/ha with a range of 105 kg/ha, phosphorus as low as 53 kg P2O5 ha-1 and as high as 89.3 kg P2O5 ha-1 wit... M. Kumar r, M. Kumar r, D. Nadagouda

47. Modifying the University of Missouri Corn Canopy Sensor Algorithm Using Soil and Weather Information

Corn production across the U.S. Corn belt can be often limited by the loss of nitrogen (N) due to leaching, volatilization and denitrification. The use of canopy sensors for making in-season N fertilizer applications has been proven effective in matching plant N requirements with periods of rapid N uptake (V7-V11), reducing the amount of N lost to these processes. However, N recommendation algorithms used in conjunction with canopy sensor measurements have not proven accurate in making N reco... G. Bean, N.R. Kitchen, D.W. Franzen, R.J. Miles, C. Ransom, P. Scharf, J. Camberato, P. Carter, R.B. Ferguson, F. Fernandez, C. Laboski, E. Nafziger, J. Sawyer, J. Shanahan

48. Winter Wheat Genotype Effect on Canopy Reflectance: Implications for Using NDVI for In-season Nitrogen Topdressing Recommendations

Active optical sensors (AOSs) measure crop reflectance at specific wavelengths and calculate vegetation indices (VIs) that are used to prescribe variable N fertilization. Visual observations of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) plant greenness and density suggest that VI values may be genotype specific. Some sensor systems use correction coefficients to eliminate the effect of genotype on VI values. This study was conducted to assess the effects of winter wheat cultivars and growing conditi... O.S. Walsh, S.M. Samborski, M. Stępień, D. Gozdowski, D.W. Lamb, E.S. gacek, T. Drzazga

49. On-Farm Evaluation of an Active Optical Sensor Performance for Variable Nitrogen Application in Winter Wheat

Winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) represents almost 50% of total cereal production in the European Union, accounting for approximately 25% of total mineral nitrogen (N) fertilizer applied to all crops. Currently, several active optical sensor (AOS) based systems for optimizing variable N fertilization are commercially available for a variety of crops, including wheat. To ensure successful adoption of these systems, definitive measurable benefits must be demonstrated. Nitrogen management str... O.S. Walsh, S.M. Samborski, D. Gozdowski, M. Stępień, E. Leszczyńska

50. UAV-based Crop Scouting for Precision Nutrient Management

Precision agriculture – is one of the most substantial markets for the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Mounted on the UAVs, sensors and cameras enable rapid screening of large numbers of experimental plots to identify crop growth habits that contribute to final yield and quality in a variety of environments. Wheat is one of the Idaho’s most important cereal crops grown in 42 of 44 Idaho counties. We are working on establishing a UAV-based methodology for in-season prediction of w... O.S. Walsh, K. Belmont, J. Mcclintick-chess, J. Marshall, C. Jackson, C. Thompson, K. Swoboda

51. Accuracy of Differential Rate Application Technology for Aerial Spreading of Granular Fertiliser Within New Zealand

Aerial topdressing of granular fertilizer is common practice on New Zealand hill country farms because of the challenging topography. Ravensdown Limited is a New Zealand fertilizer manufacturer, supplier and applicator, who are funding research and development of differential rate application from aircraft. The motivation for utilising this technology is to improve the accuracy of fertilizer application and fulfil the variable nutrient requirements of hill country farms.  The capability ... I.J. Yule, S.E. Chok, M.C. Grafton, M. White

52. Delineation of Site-specific Management Zones Using Spatial Principal Components and Cluster Analysis

The delineation of site-specific management zones (MZs) can enable economic use of precision agriculture for more producers. In this process, many variables, including chemical and physical (besides yield data) variables, can be used. After selecting variables, a cluster algorithm like fuzzy c-means is usually applied to define the classes. Selection of variables comprise a difficult issue in cluster analysis because these will often influence cluster determination. The goal of this study was... A. Gavioli, E.G. Souza, C.L. Bazzi, N.M. Betzek, K. Schenatto, H. Beneduzzi

53. Using the Adapt-N Model to Inform Policies Promoting the Sustainability of US Maize Production

Maize (Zea mays L.) production accounts for the largest share of crop land area in the U.S. It is the largest consumer of nitrogen (N) fertilizers but has low N Recovery Efficiency (NRE, the proportion of applied N taken up by the crop). This has resulted in well-documented environmental problems and social costs associated with high reactive N losses associated with maize production. There is a potential to reduce these costs through precision management, i.e., better application timing, use... S. Sela, H. Van-es, E. Mclellan, J. Melkonian, R. Marjerison , K. Constas

54. Spatial Variability of Soil Nutrients and Precision Nutrient Management for Targeted Yield Levels of Groundnut (Arachis Hypogaea L.)

A field study was conducted during rabi / summer 2014-15 to know the spatial variability and precision nutrient management practices on targeted yield levels of groundnut. The experimental field has been delineated into 36 grids of 9 m x 9 m using geospatial technology. Soil samples from 0-15 cm were collected and analysed. Spatial variability exists for available nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium and they varied from 99 to 197 kg N, 12.1 to 64.0 kg P2O5 and 1... H. D.c, S. Dr., N. Dr., M. Giriyappa, S. T

55. Precision Nutrient Management System Based on Ion and Crop Growth Sensing

Automated sensing and variable-rate supply of nutrients in hydroponic solutions according to the status of crop growth would allow more efficient nutrient management for crop growth in closed systems. The Structure from Motion (SfM) method has risen as a new image sensing method to obtain 3D images of plants that can be used to estimate their growth, such as leaf cover area (LCA), plant height, and fresh weight. In this sense, sensor fusion technology combining ion-selective electrodes (ISEs)... W. Cho, D. Kim, C. Kang, H. Kim, J. Son, S. Chung, J. Jiang, H. Yun

56. Precision Nutrient Management Through Drip Irrigation in Aerobic Rice

A field experiment was conducted during kharif 2015 to asses the spatial variability and precision nutrient management through drip irrigation in aerobic rice at ZARS, GKVK, Bangalore. The experimental field has been delineated into 48 grids of 4.5 m x 4.5 m using geospatial technology. Soil samples from 0-15 cm depth were collected and analysed. There was spatial variability for available nitrogen (154 to 277 kg ha-1), phosphorous (45 to 152 kg ha-1) and potass... N. Dr., S. T, M. Giriyappa, H. D.c, B. Patil, D. Prabhudeva, G. Kombali, S. Noorasma, M. Thimmegowda

57. Integrated Approach to Site-specific Soil Fertility Management

In precision agriculture the lack of affordable methods for mapping relevant soil attributes is a funda­mental problem. It restricts the development and application of advanced models and algorithms for decision making. The project “I4S - Integrated System for Site-Specific Soil Fertility Management” combines new sensing technologies with dynamic soil-crop models and decision support systems. Using sensors with different measurement principles improves the estimation of soil f... R. Gebbers, V. Dworak, B. Mahns, C. Weltzien, D. Büchele, I. Gornushkin, M. Mailwald, M. Ostermann, M. Rühlmann, T. Schmid, M. Maiwald, B. Sumpf, J. Rühlmann, M. Bourouah, H. Scheithauer, K. Heil, T. Heggemann, M. Leenen, S. Pätzold, G. Welp, T. Chudy, A. Mizgirev, P. Wagner, T. Beitz, M. Kumke, D. Riebe, C. Kersebaum, E. Wallor

58. Use of Crop Canopy Reflectance Sensor in Management of Nitrogen Fertilization in Sugarcane in Brazil

Given the difficulty to determine N status in soil testing and lack of crop parameters to recommend N for sugarcane in Brazil raise the necessity of identify new methods to find crop requirement to improve the N use efficiency. Crop canopy sensor, such as those used to measure indirectly chlorophyll content as N status indicator, can be used to monitor crop nutritional demand. The objective of this experiment was to assess the nutritional status of the sugarcane fertilized with different nitr... S.G. Castro, G.M. Sanches, G.M. Cardoso, A.E. Silva, H.C. Franco, P.S. Magalhães

59. Adjustment of Corn Population and Nitrogen Fertilization Based on Management Zones

The main objective of this study was to adjust the corn population and nitrogen fertilization according to management zones, based on past grain yield maps (seven of soybean and three of corn) and soil electrical conductivity. The study was carried out in Não-Me-Toque, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, and it was conducted in a factorial strip blocks with 3 repetitions in each management zone, being the treatments: corn populations (56000, 64000, 72000, 80000 and 88000 plants ha-1)... R. Schwalbert, T.J. Carneiro amado, T. Horbe, G.M. Corassa, F.H. Gebert

60. Towards Precision Microbiology

In the recent years, the use of organic matter (OM) and microorganisms is increasing beyond organic agriculture, into conventional horticultural systems, in order to achieve high yields and quality through a more sustainable soil management. Thus, Integrated Nutrient Management (INM), that includes the use of diagnostic tools, high quality OM, microbial inoculants, highly-efficient fertilizer, and site-specific management in gaining space in intensive production systems. Precision m... V. Gutiérrez, R. Ortega