Mapping soil and pasture variability with an electromagnetic induction sensor

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-16

  Serrano, João M ^a   Peça, José O ^a   Marques da Silva, José R ^a   Shaidian, Shakib ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Apparent soil electrical conductivity; Pastures; Precision agriculture

Indexed keywords

APPARENT ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DRY MATTER YIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION SENSORS; GEO-SPATIAL DATA; NON-CONTACT; PASTURES; PORTUGAL; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; SOIL ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; SOIL EVALUATION; SOIL PH; SOIL SAMPLE; VARIABLE RATE FERTILIZATION;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION; SOILS;

AGRICULTURE;

ALTITUDE; CORRELATION; DRY MATTER; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; GIS; GPS; PASTURE; PH; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; SAMPLING; SENSOR; SOFTWARE;

ALENTEJO; PORTUGAL;

EID: 84865547599     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2010.03.008     Document Type: Article

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