The role of precision agriculture for improved nutrient management on farms

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 12-19

  Hedley, Carolyn ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

GPS; Nutrient management; Precision agriculture; Sensors; Variable rate technology

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; NITROGEN; SOIL;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BOVINE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CROP; DAIRYING; DEVICES; FEMALE; FOOD; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); NEW ZEALAND; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PROCEDURES; SOIL;

AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION; AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; COMPUTERS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FERTILIZERS; FOOD; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; NEW ZEALAND; NITROGEN; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SOFTWARE; SOIL;

EID: 84922765491     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6734     Document Type: Review

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