Precision Crop Protection - the Challenge and Use of Heterogeneity - Oerke, Erich-Christian.; Gerhards, Roland; Menz, Gunter; Sikora, Richard A.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010)
Spatial and Temporal Heterogeneity of Crops, Pests, Diseases and Weeds - Causes and Implications -- Soil Heterogeneity and Crop Growth -- Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Weed Weeds Epidemiology Weeds Distribution Populations -- Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Plant Pathogens -- Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of ArthropodsArthropods in Arable Fields -- Sensing and Sensor Technologies in Crop Protection -- The Use of Laboratory Spectroscopy and Optical Remote Sensing for Estimating Soil Properties -- Sensing of Photosynthetic Activity of Crops -- Remote Sensing for Precision Crop Protection - A Matter of Scale -- Detection and Identification of Weeds -- Detection of Fungal Diseases Optically and Pathogen Inoculum by Air Sampling -- Remote Sensing for the Detection of Soil-Borne Plant Parasitic Nematodes and Fungal Pathogens -- Potential of Digital ThermographyThermography for Disease Control -- Geographical Approaches for Integrated Pest ManagementIntegrated Pest Management of Arthropods in ForestryForestry and Row Crops -- Modelling and Decision Support Systems -- Spatial Data Handling and Management -- Decision Rules for Site-Specific Weed Management -- Modelling Plant Diseases Modelling Plant Diseases for Decision Making in Crop Protection -- Model Validation and Use of Geographic Information Systems in Crop Protection Warning Service -- Application Technologies for Site-Specific Crop Protection -- Mechanical Weed ControlMechanical weed control -- Direct InjectionDirect Injection Sprayer -- Delivery Optimization for PesticidesPesticides -- Autonomous SystemsAutonomous Systems for Plant Protection -- Variable Rate Technology for Herbicide Applicationherbicide application -- Variable Rate ApplicationVariable rate application of Fungicides -- Current Use of Precision Crop Protection in Practice -- Providing Precision Crop and Range Protection in the US Northern Great Plains -- Site-Specific Detection and Management of Nematodes -- Precision Disease Control in Bed-Grown Crops -- Economic Evaluation of Precision Crop Protection Measures.
Keywords: Agriculture; Remote sensing; Entomology; Geotechnical engineering; Agriculture; Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry.; Entomology; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences