An overview of precision agriculture

Precision Agriculture for Sustainability and Environmental Protection

Volumn 9780203128329, Issue , 2013, Pages 3-19

  Oliver, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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PRECISION AGRICULTURE;

PRECISION AGRICULTURE;

EID: 84920377086     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203128329     Document Type: Chapter

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