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245			_aPrecision agriculture for sustainability and environmental protection / (Acc. 6394) _cMargaret A. Oliver, Thomas F. A. Bishop & Ben P. Marchant.
260			_aNew York : _bRoutledge, _c2013.
300			_axvii, 283 p. : _bill. ; _c30 cm.
520			_aPrecision agriculture (PA) involves the application of technologies and agronomic principles to manage spatial and temporal variation associated with all aspects of agricultural production in order to improve crop performance and environmental quality. The focus of this book is to introduce a non-specialist audience to the the role of PA in food security, environmental protection, and sustainable use of natural resources, as well as its economic benefits. The technologies covered include yield monitors and remote sensing, and the key agronomic principles addressed are the optimal delivery of fertilizers, water and pesticides to crops only when and where these are required. As a result, it is shown that both food production and resource efficiency can be maximized, without waste or damage to the environment, such as can occur from excessive fertilizer or pesticide applications. The authors of necessity describe some technicalities about PA, but the overall aim is to introduce readers who are unfamiliar with PA to this very broad subject and to demonstrate the potential impact of PA on the environment and economy.
700			_aOliver, Margaret A.
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