Application of an on-line sensor to map soil packing density for site specific cultivation

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 162, Issue , 2016, Pages 78-86

  Shamal, S A M ^a   Alhwaimel, Saad A ^b   Mouazen, Abdul M ^b  

^a GeoInfo Fusion Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Packing density; Site specific tillage; Soil compaction

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPACTION; CULTIVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; INFRARED DEVICES; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS;

CONVENTIONAL TILLAGE; MULTI-SENSOR PLATFORMS; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; PACKING DENSITY; REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION; SITE-SPECIFIC; SOIL COMPACTION; VISIBLE AND NEAR INFRARED;

SOIL SURVEYS;

BULK DENSITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPACTION; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; CULTIVATION; FUEL CONSUMPTION; INFRARED IMAGERY; MAPPING METHOD; MOISTURE CONTENT; PACKING; POTATO; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SOIL SURVEY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TILLAGE;

EAST ANGLIA; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84964940330     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2016.04.016     Document Type: Article

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