Synonyms
On-the-Go Soil Sensing
Definitions
Precision agriculture: A management strategy that is based on information technologies implemented to optimize production agriculture.
Proximal soil sensing: Metering and data processing technology that allows in situ determination of physical, chemical, and other soil characteristics while placing sensor systems in close proximity to the soil being evaluated.
On-the-go soil sensing: Use of proximal soil sensing technologies while moving across a landscape.
Introduction
The concept of precision agriculture emerged from the belief that the variability of plant growing conditions is one of the major contributors to field-scale differences in yield, and that varying agricultural inputs according to local changes in soil properties could be beneficial. To engage in an effective decision-making process, it is important to obtain high-quality information about the spatial variability of different soil attributes that may limit yield in specific...
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Adamchuk, V.I., Viscarra Rossel, R.A. (2011). Precision Agriculture: Proximal Soil Sensing. In: Gliński, J., Horabik, J., Lipiec, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Agrophysics. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3585-1_126
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