Planning variable tillage practices based on spatial variation in soil physical conditions and crop yield using DGPS/GIS

AMA, Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 41-44

  Qamar uz Zaman, ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CROPS; CULTIVATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HARVESTING; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SOIL MECHANICS;

DIFFERENTIAL GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (DGPS);

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING;

AGRICULTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CULTIVATION; FARM CROPS; GIS; HARVESTING; SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 0036626328     PISSN: 00845841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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