Intelligent Agricultural Machinery and Field Robots

Precision Agriculture Technology for Crop Farming

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 133-176

  Han, Shufeng ^a   Steward, Brian L ^b   Tang, Lie ^b  

^a DEERE AND COMPANY   (United States)

^b Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

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EID: 85141047122     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b19336-5     Document Type: Chapter

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