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OOMORI, T
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Shirakawa, T
Sano, M
Ohaba, M
Shibusawa, S
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Kanda, R
Kodaira, M
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Ninomiya, K
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Ohaba, M
Li, Q
Kodaira, M
Khalid, M.B
Shibusawa, S
Ohaba, M
Zainal Abidin, M.B
Kodaira, M
Li, Q
Chen, L
Zhang, R
Xu, G
Ohaba, M
Zainal Abidin, M.B
Li, Q
Shibusawa, S
Kodaira, M
Osato, K
Fusamura, R
Shibusawa, S
Kodaira, M
Huang, Y
Hoffmann, W.C
Lan, Y
Thomson, S.J
Fritz, B.K
Roberts, D.F
Shanahan, J.F
Fergugson, R.B
Adamchuk, V.I
Kitchen, N.R
Ortiz, B
Thomson, S.J
Huang, Y
Reddy, K
Moshia, M.E
Khosla, R
Davis, J
Westfall, D
Sulastri, N
Shibusawa, S
Kodaira, M
Xu, G
Chen, L
Zhang, R
Guo, J
Wang, Y
Shibusawa, S
Trotter, M.G
Lamb, D.W
Hinch, G.N
Guppy, C.N
Lamb, D.W
Trotter, M.G
Schneider, D
Kodaira, M
NAGAMI, Y
Shibusawa, S
KANDA, R
Kaho, T
Kodaira, M
Shibusawa, S
KOJIMA, Y
Shibusawa, S
Fusamura, R
SONODA, M
Kodaira, M
Shibusawa, S
Ninomiya, K
Mullenix, D
Troesch, A.M
Fulton, J.P
Winstead, A.T
Norwood, S.H
Winstead, A.T
Norwood, S.H
Griffin, T
Adrian, A.M
Runge, M
Fulton, J.P
Winstead, A.T
Norwood, S.H
Fulton, J.P
Adrian, A.M
Shaver, T
Khosla, R
Westfall, D
Shiratsuchi, L
Ferguson, R.B
Shanahan, J.F
Adamchuk, V.I
Slater, G
Norwood, S.H
Fulton, J.P
Winstead, A.T
Shaw, J.N
Rodekohr, D
Brodbeck, C.J
Macy, T
Ohaba, M
Shibusawa, S
Guo, J
Chen, L
wang, X
Zhang, R
Zotarelli, L
Sauer, B
Guppy, C.N
Trotter, M.G
Lamb, D.W
Delgado, J.A
Zhang, R
Chen, L
Guo, J
Warren, J.G
Warren, J.G
Lan, Y
Zhang, H
Yang, C
Martin, D
Lacey, R
Huang, Y
Hoffmann, W.C
Moulton, P
Donald, G.E
Trotter, M.G
Lamb, D.W
Levow, G
van Es, H.M
Peterson, G
Westfall, D
Sherrod, L.A
Deng, W
Wang, X
Zhao, C
Huang, Y
Kodaira, M
Shibusawa, S
Nakagawa, Y
Sano, M
Shirakawa, T
Yamagishi, K
Sugihara, T
Ohaba, M
Shibusawa, S
Sugimoto, T
Shibusawa, S
Kodaira, M
Kana, I
Baharom, S.N
Umeda, H
Shibusawa, S
Li, Q
Usui, K
Kodaira, M
Shibusawa, S
Umeda, H
Usui, K
Kodaira, M
Li, Q
Cao, Q
Miao, Y
Shen, J
Cheng, S
Khosla, R
Liu, F
Shibusawa, S
Yu, W
Miao, Y
Hu, S
Shen, J
Wang, H
Trotter, M.G
Cosby , A.M
Tang, Q
Chen, L
Zhang, R
Xu, M
Xu, G
Yi, T
Zhang, R
Chen, L
Yi, T
Guo, Y
Zhang, H
Lu, J
Miao, Y
Huang, Y
Shi, W
Huang, Y
Brand, H
Pennington, D
Reddy, K
Thomson, S.J
Shibusawa, S
Shibusawa, S
Kodaira, M
Shibusawa, S
Umeda, H
Muramatsu, K
Kawagoe, Y
Sugihara, T
Shibusawa, S
Iwasaki, Y
Li, Q
Sugihara, T
Kodaira, M
Shibusawa, S
Zhen, X
Miao, Y
Feng, G
Huang, Y
Yang, Z
Liu, P
Bindish, R
Miao, Y
Kechchour, A
Sharma, V
Flores, A
Lacerda, L
Mizuta, K
Lu, J
Huang, Y
Shibusawa, S
Topics
Precision Aerial Application
Precision Conservation and Carbon Management
Engineering Technologies and Advances
Proximal Sensing in Precision Agriculture
Modeling and Geo-statistics
Engineering Technologies and Advances
Precision Nutrient Management
Remote Sensing Applications in Precision Agriculture
Spatial Variability in Crop, Soil and Natural Resources
Education and Training in Precision Agriculture
Precision Livestock Management
Sensor Application in Managing In-season Crop Variability
Profitability, Sustainability, and Adoption
Precision A-Z for Practitioners
Precision Carbon Management
Precision Crop Protection
Proximal Sensing in Precision Agriculture
Remote Sensing Applications in Precision Agriculture
Sensor Application in Managing In-season CropVariability
Spatial Variability in Crop, Soil and Natural Resources
Emerging Issues in Precision Agriculture (Energy, Biofuels, Climate Change, Standards)
Profitability, Sustainability and Adoption
Precision Crop Protection
Unmanned Aerial Systems
Remote Sensing Applications in Precision Agriculture
Profitability, Sustainability and Adoption
Proximal and Remote Sensing of Soil and Crop (including Phenotyping)
Precision Horticulture
Drainage Optimization and Variable Rate Irrigation
Weather and Models for Precision Agriculture
Proximal and Remote Sensing of Soils and Crops (including Phenotyping)
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1. Response and Positioning Accuracy of a Variable-Rate Aerial Application System and Use of Enhanced Imagery for Creation of Prescription Maps

Experiments were conducted to evaluate a variable rate aerial application system in the field, and experiences with iterative system improvement are outlined. Spray cards placed in the field determined application accuracy, and system... Y. Huang, S.J. Thomson

2. A Scheme of Precision Carbon Farming for Paddy

Paddy soil used to have a low level of organic matters, generally below 3 %, because of its concerns of producing harmful materials to the crop growth... Y. li, M. kodaira, T. oomori, B. siti noor aliah, S. Shibusawa

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

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

4. 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 the... R. Kanda, M. Kodaira, S. Shibusawa

5. Nineteen-Soil-Parameter Calibration Models and Mapping for Upland Fields Using the Real-Time Soil Sensor

In precision agriculture, rapid, non-destructive, cost-effective and convenient soil analysis techniques are needed for soil management, crop quality control using fertilizer, manure and compost, and variable-rate input for soil... S. Shibusawa, K. Ninomiya, M. Kodaira

6. Transient Water Flow Model in a Soil-Plant System for Subsurface Precision Irrigation

The spatial variability of plant-water characteristic in the soil is still unclear. This limits the attempt to model the soil-plant-atmosphere system with this factor. Understanding the non-steady water flow along the soil-plant component is essential to understand their spatial variability.... M.B. Zainal abidin, S. Shibusawa, M. Ohaba, Q. Li, M. Kodaira, M.B. Khalid

7. 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 capillary... S. Shibusawa, M. Ohaba, M.B. Zainal abidin, M. Kodaira, Q. Li

8. 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 effective... L. Chen, R. Zhang, G. Xu

9. 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 moisture... M. Ohaba, M.B. zainal abidin, Q. Li, S. Shibusawa, M. Kodaira, K. Osato

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

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

11. Development Of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles For Site-specific Crop Production Management

... Y. Huang, W.C. Hoffmann, Y. Lan, S.J. Thomson, B.K. Fritz

12. A Crop And Soil Strategy For Sensor-based Variable-rate Nitrogen Management

Crop-based active canopy sensors and soil-based management zones (MZ) are currently being studied as tools to direct in-season variable-rate N application. Some have suggested the integration of these tools as a more robust decision tool for guiding spatially variable N rates. The objectives of this study were to identify (1) soil variables useful for MZ delineation and (2) determine if MZ could be useful in identifying field areas with... D.F. Roberts, J.F. Shanahan, R.B. Fergugson, V.I. Adamchuk, N.R. Kitchen

13. Determination Of Crop Injury From Aerial Application Of Glyphosate Using Vegetation Indices And Geostatistics

Injury to crops caused by off-target drift of glyphosate can seriously reduce growth and yield, and is of great concern to farmers and aerial applicators. Determining an indirect method for assessing the levels and extent of crop injury could support management decisions. The objectives of this study were to evaluate multiple vegetation indices (VIs) as surrogate variables for glyphosate injury identification and to evaluate the combined use of Geostatistical methods and the VIs to assess... B. Ortiz, S.J. Thomson, Y. Huang, K. Reddy

14. Precision Manure Management: It Matters Where You Put Your Manure

“Precision fertilizer management” has been around for more than a decade and is practiced widely in Colorado and elsewhere. By precision, we mean application of fertilizer at the right time, in the right place, and in the right amount. However, “Precision Manure Management” is a relatively new concept that converge the best manure management practices with precision nutrient management practices, such as variable rate nutrient application across site-specific management... M.E. Moshia, R. Khosla, J. Davis, D. Westfall

15. On The Go Soil Sensor For Soil Ec Mapping

This paper describes spatial variation maps of soil electrical conductivity (EC) obtained by both spectroscopic and capacitance methods using on the go soil sensor ( a real-time soil sensor -RTSS) SAS 1000, commercialized by Shibuya Kogyo Co. The experiments were conducted over a 2 year period on an experimental Hokkaido farm with an alluvial soil type. The comparison in soil EC records between the spectroscopy and the capacitance were also discussed. The spectroscopic approach used the soil... N. Sulastri, S. Shibusawa, M. Kodaira

16. Study On Application Of Wireless Sensor Networks For Precision Agriculture

  Abstract: The use of sensor network to achieve soil moisture real-time detection can provide the decision-making basis for precision agriculture. In this... G. Xu, L. Chen, R. Zhang, J. Guo, Y. Wang

17. Interpretation Of Thinking Process In Farmer’s Decision

An idea of knowledge management is composed of (1) defining the four steps of recognition: data, information, knowledge and wisdom, (2) decision-make actions of evidence mining and context making, (3) system makeup of input and output on management. In simulating expert farmers’ practiced, five factors of farming system and eleven units of thinking were derived. The five factors are crop, field, technology,... S. Shibusawa

18. GNSS Tracking Of Livestock: Towards Variable Fertilizer Strategies For The Grazing Industry

This study reveals the potential for GPS tracking in the grazing industry. By monitoring the locations and movement of livestock, times of peak grazing activity can be identified and these can in turn produce maps of preferred grazing areas, and by examining residency times provide an indication of spatial variability in grazing pressure. A comparison of grazing preference can be made to similarly inferred camping areas to understand the potential redistribution of nutrients within a paddock.... M.G. Trotter, D.W. Lamb, G.N. Hinch, C.N. Guppy

19. Ultra Low Level Aircraft (ULLA) As A Platform For Active Optical Sensing Of Crop Biomass

Crop producers requiring crop biomass maps to support timely application of in-season fertilisers, pesticides or growth regulators rely on either on-ground active sensors or airborne/satellite imagery. Active crop sensing (for example using Yara N-SensorTM, GreenseekerTM or CropcircleTM) can only be used when the crop is accessible by person or vehicle, and extensive, high-resolution coverage is time consuming. On the other hand, airborne or satellite imaging is... D.W. Lamb, M.G. Trotter, D. Schneider

20. The Soil P2O5 Mapping Using The Real Time Soil Sensor

    Many researches related to P­2O5 measurement using Vis-NIR spectroscopy have been performed in laboratory. There are not so many researches to perform on-the-go measurement of P­2O5. One of the researches which performed... M. Kodaira, Y. Nagami, S. Shibusawa, R. Kanda

21. Prediction Of Soil Moisture Content And Penetration Resistance Using Real-time Soil Meter

A real-time soil compaction meter that refers to the air injection subsoiler, is developed.  The final goal is to predict standarized soil compaction that is converted from soil moisture content, working resistance and working speed.  This experiment confirmed performance of predicting the soil moisture content and of measuring the working resistance was conducted.  The equipments of the meter are a working resistance measurement device received from the soil and a spectroscope... T. Kaho, M. Kodaira, S. Shibusawa

22. Precision Agricultural Branding Using Near-infrared Spectroscopy System

... Y. Kojima, S. Shibusawa, R. Fusamura, M. Sonoda

23. Dozen Parameters Soil Mapping Using The Real-time Soil Sensor

 A Real-time soil sensor (RTSS) can be predicted soil parameters using near-infrared underground soil reflectance sensor in commercial farms. ... M. Kodaira, S. Shibusawa, K. Ninomiya

24. Economic Analysis Of Auto-swath Control For Alabama Crop Production

With the rising costs of fertilizer and pesticides and a push towards increasing environmental stewardship, farmers are seeking means to save money while preserving the environment and wildlife habitat. One technology that aids in remedying these concerns is auto-swath control. This investigation evaluates overlap savings using this technology on different application equipment and resulting in economic savings for those adopting it. Several field boundaries were obtained from across the state... D. Mullenix, A.M. Troesch, J.P. Fulton, A.T. Winstead, S.H. Norwood

25. Adoption And Use Of Precision Agriculture Technologies By Practitioners

A survey of farmers and farm service providers were initiated to ascertain the adoption and use of precision agriculture technologies as well as the barriers to and incentives for adoption. Farm-level data were collected via audience response system at the 2009 Alabama Precision Ag and Field Crops Conference and local winter production meetings across the six crop reporting districts in Alabama. Service provider data were collected using an online survey. Questions common to farmers and service... A.T. Winstead, S.H. Norwood, T. Griffin, A.M. Adrian, M. Runge, J.P. Fulton

26. PA Education: Using Social Media

Social media and web-based applications are gaining in popularity for disseminating information and communicating with others. The traditional method of transferring information through print and face-to-face meetings is now often supplemented and/or replaced by web-based outlets. The Alabama Precision Agriculture Program initiated a social media and web campaign as a method of distributing educational information while gaining recognition as a source for precision... A.T. Winstead, S.H. Norwood, J.P. Fulton, A.M. Adrian

27. Development Of A Nitrogen Requirement Algorithm Using Ground-based Active Remote Sensors In Irrigated Maize

Studies have shown that normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) from ground-based active remote sensors is highly related with leaf N content in maize (Zea mays). Remotely sensed NDVI imagery can provide valuable information about in-field N variability in maize and significant linear relationships between sensor NDVI and maize grain yield have been found suggesting that an N recommendation algorithm based on NDVI could optimize N application. Therefore, a study was conducted using the two... T. Shaver, R. Khosla, D. Westfall

28. Comparison Of Spectral Indices Derived From Active Crop Canopy Sensors For Assessing Nitrogen And Water Status

... L. Shiratsuchi, R.B. Ferguson, J.F. Shanahan, V.I. Adamchuk, G. Slater

29. A Case Study For Variable-rate Seeding Of Corn And Cotton In The Tennessee Valley Of Alabama

      Farmers have recently become more interested in implementing variable-rate seeding of corn and cotton in Alabama due to increasing seed costs and the potential to maximize yields site-specifically due to inherent field variability.  Therefore, an on-farm case study was conducted to evaluate the feasibility of variable-rate seeding for a corn and cotton rotation. ... S.H. Norwood, J.P. Fulton, A.T. Winstead, J.N. Shaw, D. Rodekohr, C.J. Brodbeck, T. Macy

30. Rhizosphere Moisture Modulation By Water Head Precision Control

Abstract: A digital irrigation microcomputer system, designed to modulate rhizosphere moisture using a... M. Ohaba, S. Shibusawa

31. The Effect Of Variable-Rate Fertilizer Nitrogen Decision-Making On Winter Wheat

Precision ... J. Guo, L. Chen, X. Wang, R. Zhang, L. Zotarelli

32. Matching Nitrogen To Plant Available Water For Malting Barley On Highly Constrained Vertosol Soil

Crop yield monitoring, high resolution aerial imagery and electromagnetic induction (EMI) soil sensing are three widely used techniques in precision agriculture (PA). Yield maps provide an indication of the crop’s response to a particular management regime in light of spatially-variable constraints. Aerial imagery provides timely and accurate information about photosynthetically-active biomass during crop growth and EMI indicates spatial variability in soil texture, salinity and/or... B. Sauer, C.N. Guppy, M.G. Trotter, D.W. Lamb, J.A. Delgado

33. Energy-efficient Wireless Sensor Network System For Soil Moisture Information Collecting

Collecting field soil moisture information is the foundation of auto-irrigation. This paper introduced a soil moisture information collecting system based on wireless sensor network (WSN) technology and with application background of automatic drip irrigation for cotton field. Firstly, application background was analyzed and application requirement was defined. The system worked together with a drip irrigation system in cotton field. After study, it was found that the output of soil moisture sensor... R. Zhang, L. Chen, J. Guo, J.G. Warren, J.G. Warren

34. Multisensor Data Fusion Of Remotely Sensed Imagery For Crop Field Mapping

  A wide variety of remote sensing data from airborne hyperspectral and multispectral images is available for site-specific management in agricultural application and production. Aerial imaging system may offer less expensive and high spatial resolution imagery with Near Infra-Red, Red, Green and Blue spectral wavebands. Hyperspectral sensor provides hundreds of spectral bands. Multisensor data fusion provides an effective paradigm for remote sensing applications by synthesizing... Y. Lan, H. Zhang, C. Yang, D. Martin, R. Lacey, Y. Huang, W.C. Hoffmann, P. Moulton

35. Precision Livestock Management: An Example Of Pasture Monitoring In Eastern Australian Pastures Using Proximal And Remote Sensing Tools

  Pasture monitoring Australian rangelands by Remote Sensing   G.E.Donald.  CSIRO Livestock Industries, Locked Bag 1, Armidale NSW, 2350 Australia     A series of spatial models and datasets were jointly developed to estimate pasture biomass as feed on offer (FOO®) and pasture growth rate (PGR®) in the south-west... G.E. Donald, M.G. Trotter, D.W. Lamb, G. Levow, H.M. Van es

36. Landscape Position And Climatic Gradient Impacts On Carbon Turnover in Dryland Cropping Systems in Colorado

  Soil organic carbon has decreased in cultivated wheat-fallow systems due to increased carbon oxidation, low carbon input and soil erosion.  Implementation of more intensive cropping with no-till management has reversed the trend in soil carbon loss.  Our objective in this presentation is to review the effects of landscape position on soil carbon status as related to intensification of cropping system.  Our analysis will... G. Peterson, D. Westfall, L.A. Sherrod

37. Weed Identification From Seedling Cabbages Using Visible And Near-Infrared Spectrum Analysis

Target identification is one of the main research content and also a key point in precision crop protection. The main purpose of the study is to choose the characteristic wavelengths (CW for short) to classify the cabbages and the weeds at their seedling stage using different data analysis methods. Using a handheld full-spectrum FieldSpec-FR, the canopies of the seedling plants, cabbage ‘8398, cabbage ‘zhonggan’, Barnyard grass, green foxtail, goosegrass,... W. Deng, X. Wang, C. Zhao, Y. Huang

38. Soil Mapping And Modeling On Twenty-Five Ingredients Using A Real-Time Soil Sensor

Visible and near-infrared spectroscopy is an effective measurement method for estimating many soil ingredients at once. In precision agriculture, rapid, non-destructive, cost-effective and convenient soil analysis techniques are needed for soil management, crop quality control using fertilizer, manure and compost, and variable-rate input for soil variability in a field. We obtained Twenty-five calibration models based on Vis-NIR (305 - 1700 nm) underground soil reflectance... M. Kodaira, S. Shibusawa

39. Study On Plant Health Condition Monitoring Using Acoustic Radiation Force

In recent years, irrigation method using the negative pressure difference attracts attention from the point of view of water saving. In addition, it is proved that this technique is effective in upbringing of the plant as well as saving of water. By measuring water distribution of soil, active irrigation control will be performed In our previous study, we confirmed that the resonance frequency of a leaf is influenced by the water stress to the plant. Thus the vibration measurement... Y. Nakagawa, M. Sano, T. Shirakawa, K. Yamagishi, T. Sugihara, M. Ohaba, S. Shibusawa, T. Sugimoto

40. Comparison Of Calibration Models Developed For A Visible-Near Infrared Real-Time Soil Sensor

The visible-near infrared (Vis-NIR) based real-time soil sensor (RTSS) is found to be a great tool for determining distribution of various soil properties for precision agriculture purposes. However, the developed calibration models applied on the collected spectra for prediction of soil properties were site-specific (local). This is found to be less practical since the RTSS needs to be calibrated separately for every field. General calibration approach is expected to minimize... S. Shibusawa, M. Kodaira, I. Kana, S.N. Baharom

41. 3D Map in the Depth Direction of Field for Precision Agriculture

 By a change in eating habits with economic development and the global population growth, we have been faced with the need for increased food production again. In order to solve the food problem in the future, the introduction of agriculture organization is progressing in emerging countries as well as developed countries. However, the occurrence of natural disasters and abnormal weather, which is becoming a worldwide problem at present, is further weakening the crops of farm... H. Umeda, S. Shibusawa, Q. Li, K. Usui, M. Kodaira

42. Using A Potable Spectroradiometer For In-Situ Measurement Of Soil Properties In A Slope Citrus Field

     In precision agriculture, rapid, non-destructive, cost-effective and convenient soil analysis techniques are needed for crop and soil management. However, the spatial variability of soil properties is consider to be high cost and time consuming to characterize using traditional soil analysis method. To achieve cost and time reduction, the potential benefits of in-situ measurement of soil spectra have been recognized.     ... S. Shibusawa, H. Umeda, K. Usui, M. Kodaira, Q. Li

43. Crop Circle Sensor-Based Precision Nitrogen Management Strategy For Rice In Northeast China

GreenSeeker (GS) sensor-based precision N management strategy for rice has been developed, significantly improved N fertilizer use efficiency. Crop Circle ACS-470 (CC) active sensor is a new user configurable sensor, with a choice of 6 possible bands. The objectives of this study were to identify important vegetation indices obtained from CC sensor for estimating rice yield potential and rice responsiveness to topdressing N application and evaluate their potential improvements over GS normalized... Q. Cao, Y. Miao, J. Shen, S. Cheng, R. Khosla, F. Liu

44. Trials Of Precision Restoring Agriculture In Japan

The objective of the paper is to describe a tentative scheme of precision restoring agriculture in Japan. “3.11” in 2011 is the day the northeast Japan was attacked by the tri-disaster; a M 9.0 super earthquake, 10-m–high huge Tsunami, and explosions of Fukushima nuclear power station. Huge damage has been confirmed across the cities and rural communities, including agriculture and industry sectors along the coastline of more than 500 km. In three... S. Shibusawa

45. Evaluating Leaf Fluorescence Sensor Dualex 4 For Estimating Rice Nitrogen Status In Northeast China

Real-time non-destructive diagnosis of crop nitrogen (N) status is crucially important for the success of in-season site-specific N management. Chlorophyll meter (CM) has been commonly used to non-destructively estimate crop leaf chlorophyll concentration, and indirectly estimate crop N status. Dualex 4 is a newly developed leaf fluorescence sensor that can estimate both leaf chlorophyll concentration and polyphenolics, especially flavonoids. When N is deficient, N stress can induce... W. Yu, Y. Miao, S. Hu, J. Shen, H. Wang

46. Introducing Precision Agriculture To High School Students In Australia

There is a growing need for tertiary qualified graduates in the Australian agricultural industry with only 7% of those employed in the sector holding a tertiary qualification compared to over 25% for the national workforce. With the need to greatly increase food and fibre production to feed and clothe a growing global population, and the adoption of precision agriculture technologies playing a huge part in this task, it is worrying that the demand for tertiary courses in agriculture in Australia... M.G. Trotter, A.M. Cosby

47. Airspeed and Pressure Affect Spray Droplet Spectrum from an Aerial Nozzle for Fixed-wing Applications

The atomization of the droplets generated by a flat fan nozzle has been studied in the IEA-I high speed wind tunnel at NERCIEA with Marvern Spraytec Laser Diffraction system. The measurement point is set at 0.15m, 0.25m and 0.35m away from the orifice of the nozzle. The wind speed range is from 150km/h to 305km/h, and the tube pressure is set about 0.3MPa, 0.4MPa and 0.5MPa. The measuring distance from the orifice of the nozzle is found important to the diameter and relative span of the droplets.... Q. Tang, L. Chen, R. Zhang, M. Xu, G. Xu, T. Yi

48. Development of a PWM Precision Spraying System for Unmanned Helicopter

Application of protection materials is a crucial component in the high productivity of agriculture. Motivated by the needs of aerial precision application, in this paper we present a pulse width modulation (PWM) based precision spraying system for unmanned helicopter. The system is composed of the tank, pipelines, pump, nozzles and the automatic control unit. The system can spray with a constant rate automatically when the speed of the UAV fluctuates between 1 m/s to 8 m/s. The application rate... R. Zhang, L. Chen, T. Yi, Y. Guo, H. Zhang

49. In-season Diagnosis of Rice Nitrogen Status Using Crop Circle Active Canopy Sensor and UAV Remote Sensing

Active crop canopy sensors have been used to non-destructively estimate nitrogen (N) nutrition index (NNI) for in-season site-specific N management. However, it is time-consuming and challenging to carry the hand-held active crop sensors and walk across large paddy fields. Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based remote sensing is a promising approach to overcoming the limitations of proximal sensing. The objective of this study was to combine unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based remote sensing system... J. Lu, Y. Miao, Y. Huang, W. Shi

50. Assessing Soybean Injury from Dicamba Using RGB and CIR Images Acquired on Small UAVs

Dicamba is an herbicide used for postemegence control of several broadleaf weeds in corn, grain sorghum, small grains, and non-cropland. Currently, dicamba-tolerant (DT) soybean and cotton are under development, which provide new options to combat weeds resistant to glyphosate, the most widely used herbicide.  With the use of DT-trait cotton and soybean, off-target dicamba drift onto susceptible crops will become a concern. To relate soybean injury to different rates of dicamba applications,... Y. Huang, H. Brand, D. Pennington, K. Reddy, S.J. Thomson

51. A Context Changing with Precision Agriculture in Japan

A new context is emerging under introducing of precision agriculture, impacted by top-down ICT policies and bottom-up collaborative activities. Food chain is changing by a holistic technology policy of integration in the fields of breeding, farm production, processing, transportation, and market in consumers. A new ICT strategy was issued by the government for precision agriculture to enhance the interoperability and portability of data/information sets collected from the field. The administration... S. Shibusawa

52. A Precision Management Strategy on Soil Mapping

With the experience of field mapping practice during the last decade, a simple conclusion of four-level-field-management strategy was summarized. Level 1 was to describe the spatio-temporal variability of the fields, such as soil mapping and yield/quality mapping, and then to recognize the evidence in the field. Level 2 was to understand why the variability came out with help of farmers’ experience, such as mushing up of the date, memorizing the work history and the environmental conditions.... S. Shibusawa

53. Two-Layer Multiple Soil-Property Mapping Measured with a Real-Time Soil Sensor

We obtained calibration models for 32 soil properties based on Vis-NIR (350 - 1700 nm) underground soil diffuse reflectance spectra collected using a real-time soil sensor (SAS3000) with a DGPS system, in order to generate soil property maps. We have previously demonstrated one-layer soil maps for soil management decision making by growers; however, for effective crop management, growers often wish to obtain complex layer information for their fields. Thus, in the present study, we measured two-layer... M. Kodaira, S. Shibusawa

54. Invasive and Non-Invasive Technology for Measuring Water Content of Crop Leaves in Greenhouse Horticulture

Moisture status in the crop is closely related to various physiological activities of the crop. If we can measure the moisture status in the crop in real time, we can understand the photosynthetic activity, which is an important physiological activity for growing crops, and the movement of the product from photosynthesis. Therefore, we verified it is possible to measure water content of crop leaves nondestructively using invasive method and non-invasive method. As a non-invasive measurement method,... H. Umeda, K. Muramatsu, Y. Kawagoe, T. Sugihara, S. Shibusawa, Y. Iwasaki

55. Water Use Efficiency of Precision Irrigation System Under Critical Water-Saving Condition

Non-transpiration water loss is often neglected when evaluating water use efficiency (WUE) of precision irrigation system, due to the difficulties in determining water loss from the root zone. The objective of this study is to investigate the feasibility of a new water saving approach by controlling soil water retention around root zone during the plant growth. We grew two tomato cultivars (Anemo, Japanese variety) in an environmental controlled growth chamber, with previously oven dried and sieved... Q. Li, T. Sugihara, M. Kodaira, S. Shibusawa

56. Evaluating the Potential of In-season Spatial Prediction of Corn Yield and Responses to Nitrogen by Combining Crop Growth Modeling, Satellite Remote Sensing and Machine Learning

Nitrogen (N) is a critical yield-limiting factor for corn (Zea mays L.). However, over-application of N fertilizers is a common problem in the US Midwest, leading to many environmental problems. It is crucial to develop efficient precision N management (PNM) strategies to improve corn N management. Different PNM strategies have been developed using proximal and remote sensing, crop growth modeling and machine learning. These strategies have both advantages and disadvantages. There is... X. Zhen, Y. Miao, K. Mizuta, S. Folle, J. Lu, R.P. Negrini, G. Feng, Y. Huang

57. In-season Diagnosis of Corn Nitrogen and Water Status Using UAV Multispectral and Thermal Remote Sensing

For irrigated corn fields, how to optimize nitrogen (N) and irrigation simultaneously is a great challenge. A promising strategy is to use remote sensing to diagnose corn N and water status during the growing season, which can then be used to guide in-season variable rate N application and irrigation management. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of UAV multispectral and thermal remote sensing in simultaneous diagnosis of corn N and water status. Two field experiments... Y. Miao, A. Kechchour, V. Sharma, A. Flores, L. Lacerda, K. Mizuta, J. Lu, Y. Huang

58. A New Paradigm of Datadriven Agrifood Systems

“Data-driven agrifood systems” is issued as a new standard terminology of smart farming from the international organization for standardization (ISO), and it has also focused on the needs of small/medium enterprises of farming. Data management scheme has changed the context of decision making on received style of good agricultural practices. Farmers and stakeholders should re-watch the system changes with emerging technologies. Farm management sustainable and community-based should... S. Shibusawa