Precision agriculture for soil management

Chan Chee Wan, . (2002) Precision agriculture for soil management. [Proceedings Paper]

Soil management aimed at improving soil performance and involves activities in the various field management operations such as: tillage planting croping practices fertilizer lime irrigation herbicide and insecticide application and other treatments conducted on or applied to a soil for the production of plants. Traditional agronomic management practices consider the field as the minimum area of management. However variation in factors such as; soil fertility weed water topography pests and other field conditions can vary substantially within fields and affect crop yield. The development of geographic information system GIS global positioning system GPS in-field and remote sensors spatial analysis tools and variable rate applicator have enabled management of field operations on a spatially-variable basis. Spatially variable crop production SVCP a concept practiced in precision agriculture PA aims to improve farm management efficiency by adjusting field/crop treatments to conditions existing at specific areas within fields. The goal of SVCP in crop management is to reduce inputs and maintain product quantity and quality in an environmentally sensitive and economically sound manner. Similarly site-specific soil management SSSM can be practice to efficiently manage soil. This paper described the application of PA system in SSSM using approaches practiced in precision agriculture. The theory of SSSM recent research and development issues related to PA application is also discussed.

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Soil management aimed at improving soil performance and involves activities in the various field management operations such as: tillage planting croping practices fertilizer lime irrigation herbicide and insecticide application and other treatments conducted on or applied to a soil for the production of plants. Traditional agronomic management practices consider the field as the minimum area of management. However variation in factors such as; soil fertility weed water topography pests and other field conditions can vary substantially within fields and affect crop yield. The development of geographic information system GIS global positioning system GPS in-field and remote sensors spatial analysis tools and variable rate applicator have enabled management of field operations on a spatially-variable basis. Spatially variable crop production SVCP a concept practiced in precision agriculture PA aims to improve farm management efficiency by adjusting field/crop treatments to conditions existing at specific areas within fields. The goal of SVCP in crop management is to reduce inputs and maintain product quantity and quality in an environmentally sensitive and economically sound manner. Similarly site-specific soil management SSSM can be practice to efficiently manage soil. This paper described the application of PA system in SSSM using approaches practiced in precision agriculture. The theory of SSSM recent research and development issues related to PA application is also discussed.

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Item Type:	Proceedings Paper
Additional Information:	Available at Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 UPM Serdang Selangor Malaysia. mal S590.2 M239 2002 Call Number
AGROVOC Term:	SOIL MANAGEMENT
AGROVOC Term:	PLANTING
AGROVOC Term:	CROPPING SYSTEMS
AGROVOC Term:	FERTILIZERS
AGROVOC Term:	TILIA
AGROVOC Term:	IRRIGATION
AGROVOC Term:	HERBICIDES
AGROVOC Term:	PESTICIDE CROPS
AGROVOC Term:	GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS
AGROVOC Term:	GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Geographical Term:	MALAYSIA
Depositing User:	Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:26
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15585

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