Lessons from nearly 20 years of Precision Agriculture research, development, and adoption as a guide to its appropriate application

Crop and Pasture Science

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 197-217

  Bramley, R G V ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CROP PRODUCTION; DECISION MAKING; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD QUALITY; GPS; HARVESTING; OPTIMIZATION; SUGAR;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 62549103417     PISSN: 18360947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/CP08304     Document Type: Review

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