Field testing of an automatic control system for variable rate fertilizer application

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 113, Issue , 2015, Pages 260-265

  Reyes, José F ^a   Esquivel, Wilson ^a   Cifuentes, Daniel ^a   Ortega, Rodrigo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Automatic control; Fertilizing; Precision agriculture; Prescription maps; Variable rate

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AUTOMATION; CONTROL; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; HYDRAULIC MOTORS; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; PROCESS CONTROL;

CONTROLLED-RELEASE FERTILIZERS; FERTILIZER APPLICATIONS; FERTILIZING; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; PRESCRIPTION MAP; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; VARIABLE RATE; VARIABLE RATE FERTILIZERS;

FERTILIZERS;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MACHINERY; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; RESOLUTION; SHAFT; SOIL FERTILITY; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84925295161     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2015.03.003     Document Type: Article

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