Development and evaluation of a combined cultivator and band sprayer with a row-centering RTK-GPS guidance system

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 3313-3330

  Perez Ruiz, Manuel ^a   Carballido, Jacob ^b   Agüera, Juan ^b   Rodríguez Lizana, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Automation; GPS; Sugar beet; Weed control

Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL METHODS; ELECTRO-HYDRAULICS; EXPERIMENTAL EQUIPMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; GUIDANCE SYSTEM; HERBICIDE APPLICATION; POST TREATMENT; WEED MANAGEMENT;

AUTOMATION; CROPS; CULTIVATION; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HERBICIDES; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; SUGAR BEETS;

WEED CONTROL;

EID: 84875138173     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s130303313     Document Type: Article

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