Precision agriculture on grassland: Applications, perspectives and constraints

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 29, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 59-71

  Schellberg, Jürgen ^a   Hill, Michael J ^b   Gerhards, Roland ^c   Rothmund, Matthias ^d   Braun, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^d OSB AG ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Constraints; Grassland; Interdisciplinary research; Perspectives; Precision agriculture

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL; DIGITAL IMAGE; DIGITAL MAP; GRASSLAND; HETEROGENEITY; IMAGE PROCESSING; INCOME; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; RESOURCE USE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 46149126847     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2008.05.005     Document Type: Review

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