Precision conservation for environmental sustainability

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 332-339

  Berry, J K ^a   Delgado, J A ^b   Khosla, R ^c   Pierce, F J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural sustainability; Management zones; Precision conservation; Precision farming; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CROP YIELD; FUTURE PROSPECT; POPULATION GROWTH; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER RESOURCE;

EID: 0345094905     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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