Introduction Many row crop operations such as tillage, planting, spraying, and spreading require that a tractor and implement make multiple, equal-width parallel swaths through the field. To maximize field efficiency and crop yields, operators must drive accurately to avoid excessive overlaps or gaps in field coverage. Traditionally, visual guidance systems such as mechanical and foam… read more »
Introduction Weed control is a key element in precision agriculture. In computer vision, variety of techniques are developed to detect, identify and locate weeds in different crops. Chemical weed control is widely practiced to reduce infection rates and improve crops. Targeting weeds and minimizing the exposure of the crops to sprayed agrochemicals results in high… read more »
Introduction In intensive agricultural livestock production manure prevails regularly as a waste problem rather than an organic fertilizer and valuable source of nutrients. The advantages of a fully developed variable rate slurry spreader technology cannot be overemphasized.[1] Such systems can give much more accurate results with as-applied verification, while reducing commercial fertilizer inputs and providing… read more »
With global population increases unlikely to level off, the demand for food production is already unprecedented and will continue to increase. This will put intense pressure on agricultural industries and associated sectors such as retail and logistics. Meeting the coming challenges will require coordination and up to date information, both of which are currently… read more »
Introduction Decision support systems, data analysis and data mining have become significant tools for improving business in professional world. The emerging technologies are making the precision agriculture omnipresent and allow potential for enriching it with computer-assisted decision support systems for farm management.[1] Decision Support Systems play an important role in modernize and optimizing production… read more »
Introduction The EM38-MK2 provides measurement of both the quad-phase (conductivity) and in-phase (magnetic susceptibility) components within two distinct depth ranges, all simultaneously, without any requirement for soil-to-instrument contact. With a maximum effective depth of exploration of 1.5 m, applications in agriculture, archaeology and general soil sciences are common. The standard EM38-MK2 includes two receiver coils,… read more »
Paper Introduction Mapping vegetation in crop fields is an important step in remote sensing applications for precision agriculture. Traditional aerial platforms such as planes and satellites are not suitable for these applications due to their low spatial and temporal resolutions. So, an UAV equipped with a commercial camera (visible spectrum) was used for ultra-high resolution… read more »
Introduction Nitrogen (N) is one of the most important mineral nutrients for plant growth, yield and crop quality. Precise timing and rate of N fertilizer application play a major role in plant nutrition. Prediction of N requirements is necessary for efficient utilization of nitrogen fertilizers. Improving the efficiency of N fertilizer utilization reduces the… read more »
Introduction Modern agricultural engineering tools are necessary to enable agriculture to meet great challenges : The global demand for food, feed and bio-based products, to reduce the environmental footprint of agriculture, to respond to customer demands for healthy food and to combine precision livestock farming with high animal welfare standards. Related Project Information… read more »
Introduction Improved GNSS ground-based augmentation systems can enable cost-effective precision agriculture services to farmers, especially those with small and medium-sized businesses in areas of Europe where EGNOS availability may be poor under certain conditions. In several areas of Eastern and South Europe GPS accuracy is much less than the standard provided by existing augmentation services. This… read more »