Variable rate applications of granular fertilizer for citrus test plots

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 795-801

  Miller, William M ^a   Schumann, Arnold W ^a   Whitney, Jodie D ^a   Buchanon, Sherrie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Best management practices (BMPs); GIS; GPS; Precision agriculture; Variable rate technology

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; FERTILIZERS; FRUITS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; GRANULAR MATERIALS; HYDRAULICS; PRECISION ENGINEERING;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPS); CITRUS TEST PLOTS; GRANULAR FERTILIZERS; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; VARIABLE-RATE TECHNOLOGY;

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING;

CITRUS;

EID: 27844571907     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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