Precision agriculture for sustainability: Second edition

Contributions by Dr Mats Soderstrom, Dr Viacheslav Adamchuk, Dr Chenghai Yang, Dr Jianfeng Zhou, Dr Jayme Barbedo, Dr Tom Bishop, Professor Davide Cammarano, Dr Petro Kyveryga, Professor Qamar Zaman, Dr Paul Miller, Professor Simon Pearson, Mr Tim Chamen, Emeritus Professor Dick Godwin, Professor John Fulton, Dr Brian Arnall, Dr Moshe Meron, Dr Roberto Oberti, Professor António Monteiro, Professor Daniel Berckmans, Dr James Taylor, Dr Søren Marcus Pedersen, Dr Bernadette O'Brien Edited by Dr John Stafford

Publication date:

Q2 2025

Length of book:

600 pages

Publisher

Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing

Dimensions:

229x152mm
6x9"

By using resources more efficiently, precision agriculture (PA) can make agriculture more productive and sustainable.

This new edition of Precision agriculture for sustainability provides a comprehensive review of the key components of PA, from information gathering to delivery systems, as well as the wide range of applications from precision tillage and seeding to site-specific irrigation and nutrition, as well as crop protection and weed management. The book also considers the emergence of new approaches and technologies, including multi-sensor fusion, artificial intelligence and big data.

Part 1 Information gathering

1.Developments in proximal crop sensing for precision agriculture: Mats Soderstrom, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden;
2.Developments in proximal soil sensing for precision agriculture: Viacheslav Adamchuk, McGill University, Canada;
3.Developments in satellite remote sensors for precision agriculture: Chenghai Yang, USDA-ARS, USA;
4.Developments in unmanned aerial systems (UASs) for precision agriculture: Jianfeng Zhou, University of Missouri, USA;
5.Developments in multi-sensor fusion in precision agriculture: Jayme Barbedo, Embrapa, Brazil;
6.The role of big data and machine learning methods in precision agriculture: Tom Bishop, University of Sydney, Australia;
7.Developments in defining management zones in precision agriculture: Davide Cammarano, Aarhus University, Denmark;
8.Developments in modelling and decision support systems in precision agriculture: Petro Kyveryga, John Deere, USA;

Part 2 Delivery systems

9.Developments in variable-rate application systems in precision agriculture: Qamar Zaman, Dalhousie University, Canada;
10.Developments in spray technologies for precision agriculture: Paul Miller, Silsoe Spray Applications Unit Ltd, UK;
11.Developments in robotics/automation in precision agriculture: Simon Pearson, University of Lincoln, UK;
12.Developments in controlled traffic farming (CTF) in precision agriculture: Tim Chamen, CTF Europe Ltd, UK;

Part 3 Applications

13.Developments in precision tillage systems: Dick Godwin, formerly Cranfield University, UK;
14.Developments in variable seeding systems for precision agriculture: John Fulton, Ohio State University, USA;
15.Developments in site-specific nutrient management systems for precision agriculture: Brian Arnall, Oklahoma State University, USA;
16.Developments in site-specific irrigation systems for precision agriculture: Moshe Meron, MIGAL Galilee Research Institute, Israel;
17.Developments in precision crop protection systems in precision agriculture: Roberto Oberti, University of Milan, Italy;
18.Developments in precision weed management systems for precision agriculture: António Monteiro, Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Portugal;
19.Developments in precision livestock farming and pasture management systems: Daniel Berckmans, Katholieke University of Leuven, Belgium;
20.Developments in precision viticulture: James Taylor, INRAE, France;
21.The economics of precision agriculture: Søren Marcus Pedersen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark;
22.Developments in precision pasture management systems: Bernadette O'Brien, Teagasc, Ireland;