Variable-rate application technology for aerial topdressing aircraft

2005 ASAE Annual International Meeting

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Yule, I J ^a   Murray, R I ^a   Irwin, M ^a   Hedley, M ^a   Jones, J ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aerial topdressing; GPS; Precision farming; Variable rate application technology

Indexed keywords

AERIAL TOPDRESSING; CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITIES; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; FERTILIZER APPLICATIONS; GPS; GPS TECHNOLOGIES; NEW ZEALAND; ONE STEP; PASTURE PRODUCTION; PRECISION FARMING; VARIABLE RATE APPLICATION TECHNOLOGY; VARIABLE RATE TECHNOLOGY; WATERBODIES; WHEELED VEHICLES;

AGRICULTURE; AIRCRAFT; AUTOMOBILE BODIES; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; TECHNOLOGY;

FERTILIZERS;

EID: 70349140992     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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