Precision Agriculture in Large-Scale Mechanized Farming

Precision Agriculture Technology for Crop Farming

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 177-212

  Yang, Chenghai ^b   Sui, Ruixiu ^a   Lee, Won Suk ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 85022134354     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b19336-6     Document Type: Chapter

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