A retrofit variable-rate control system for pressurized slurry tankers

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 569-579

  Calcante, A ^a   Brambilla, M ^b   Oberti, R ^a   Bisaglia, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Precision agriculture; Retrofit; Slurry spreading control; Slurry tankers; Variable rate application

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; NITROGEN; RETROFITTING;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REGULATIONS; NITROGEN APPLICATION RATES; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; RETROFIT; SPREADING CONTROL; TRANSVERSE FIELD DISTRIBUTION; VARIABLE RATE APPLICATION;

AGRICULTURE;

EID: 84939561454     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13031/aea.31.10885     Document Type: Article

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