GIS applications in agriculture. Volume two, Nutrient management for energy efficiency / edited by David E. Clay, John F. Shanahan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Clay, David (David E.)

Shanahan, John Francis, 1955-

Series:

GIS applications in agriculture series.

GIS applications in agriculture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture--Remote sensing.

Agriculture.

Geographic information systems.

Agricultural mapping.

Agriculture--Data processing.

Plants--Nutrition.

Plants.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (464 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Nutrient management for energy efficiency

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2011.

Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

We are entering a new era in production agronomics. Agricultural scientists the world over call for the development of techniques that simultaneously increase soil carbon storage and reduce agriculture's energy use. In response, site-specific or precision agriculture has become the focus and direction for the three motivating forces that are changing agriculture today: the expanding capacity of personal computers, the molecular biology revolution, and the recent developments in information technology such as the increasing use of geographical information systems (GIS).Using ma

Contents:

Front Cover; Contents; Series Preface; Preface; Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1: Energy and Climate Implications for Agricultural Nutrient Use Efficiency; Chapter 2: Nutrient Management for Improved Energy Efficiency; Chapter 3: Using Precision Farming to Overcome Yield-Limiting Factors in Southern Brazil Oxisols: A Case Study; Chapter 4: Collecting and Analyzing Soil Spatial Information Using Kriging and Inverse Distance; Chapter 5: Integration of USDA-NRCS Web Soil Survey and Site Collected Data

Chapter 6: Space, Time, Remote Sensing, and Optimal Nitrogen Fertilization Rates: A Fuzzy Logic ApproachChapter 7: Digital Northern Great Plains and Zone Mapping Application for Precision Agriculture; Chapter 8: Spatial Variability of Field Machinery Use and Efficiency ; Chapter 9: Precision Manure Application Requirements; Chapter 10: Case Study for Improving Nutrient Management Efficiency by Optimizing the Plant Population; Chapter 11: Soil Water Status Maps for Variable Rate Irrigation

Chapter 12: Maximizing Nutrient Efficiency through the Adoption of Management Practices That Maintain Soil Organic Carbon: CalcChapter 13: Predictive Mapping of Soil Organic Carbon: A Case Study Using Geographically Weighted Regression Approach; Chapter 14: Tillage and Crop Residue Effects on Soil Carbon Turnover Using the Michaelis-Menten Approach; Chapter 15: Geospatial Management of Andean Technology by the Inca Empire; Chapter 16: Calculating Energy Efficiency of Applying Fresh and Composted Manure to Soil

Chapter 17: Quantifying Greenhouse Gas (CO2, CH4, and N2O) Fluxes from Soil in a PastureChapter 18: Improved Nitrogen and Energy-Use Efficiency Using NIR-Estimated Soil Organic Carbon and N Simulation Modeling; Chapter 19: Computing Wheat Nitrogen Requirements from Grain Yield and Protein Maps; Chapter 20: Review of Low- and High-Technology Nitrogen Management Approaches for Improved Nitrogen Use Efficiency; Chapter 21: Use of GIS-Based Site-Specific Nitrogen Management for Improving Energy Efficiency; Chapter 22: Geographic Information and the Management of Animal Manure

Chapter 23: Spatial Ramifications of Crop Selection: Water Quality and Biomass EnergyChapter 24: Estimating Soil Productivity and Energy Efficiency Using the USDA Web Soil Survey, Soil Productivity Index Calculat; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-429-14541-1

1-4200-9271-5

9780429145414

OCLC:

86068782