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Precision Crop Protection - the Challenge and Use of Heterogeneity

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  1. Erich-Christian Oerke

    1. , Institute of Crop Science and Resource C, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany

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  2. Roland Gerhards

    1. , Department of Weed Sciences, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany

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  3. Gunter Menz

    1. , Department of Geography, Remote Sensing, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany

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  4. Richard A. Sikora

    1. , Institute of Crop Science and Resource C, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany

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  • Use of innovative technologies for effective and environmentally friendly crop protection
  • Inter-disciplinary research; Agricultural sciences, Biological Sciences, Geosciences, Information Technology, Engineering
  • Information on crops from space (satellites) to the function of bio-molecules (photosynthesis)
  • Combination of basic sciences and applied sciences for the improvement of pest control

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
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  2. Spatial and Temporal Heterogeneity of Crops, Pests, Diseases and Weeds – Causes and Implications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Soil Heterogeneity and Crop Growth

      • Viacheslav I. Adamchuk, Richard B. Ferguson, Gary W. Hergert
      Pages 3-16

    4. Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Plant Pathogens

      • Forrest W. Nutter Jr, Neil van Rij, Sharon K. Eggenberger, Noha Holah
      Pages 27-50

  3. Sensing and Sensor Technologies in Crop Protection

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65
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    2. The Use of Laboratory Spectroscopy and Optical Remote Sensing for Estimating Soil Properties

      • Joachim Hill, Thomas Udelhoven, Michael Vohland, Antoine Stevens
      Pages 67-85

    3. Sensing of Photosynthetic Activity of Crops

      • Uwe Rascher, Alexander Damm, Sebastian van der Linden, Akpona Okujeni, Roland Pieruschka, Anke Schickling et al.
      Pages 87-99

    4. Remote Sensing for Precision Crop Protection – A Matter of Scale

      • Kerstin Voss, Jonas Franke, Thorsten Mewes, Gunter Menz, Walter Kühbauch
      Pages 101-118

    5. Detection and Identification of Weeds

      • Martin Weis, Markus Sökefeld
      Pages 119-134

    6. Detection of Fungal Diseases Optically and Pathogen Inoculum by Air Sampling

      • Jonathan S. West, Cedric Bravo, Roberto Oberti, Dimitrios Moshou, Herman Ramon, H. Alastair McCartney
      Pages 135-149

    7. Remote Sensing for the Detection of Soil-Borne Plant Parasitic Nematodes and Fungal Pathogens

      • Christian Hillnhütter, Astrid Schweizer, Volker Kühnhold, Richard A. Sikora
      Pages 151-165

    8. Potential of Digital Thermography for Disease Control

      • Erich-Christian Oerke, Ulrike Steiner
      Pages 167-182

  4. Modelling and Decision Support Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 203-203
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    2. Spatial Data Handling and Management

      • Georg Bareth, Reiner Doluschitz
      Pages 205-222

    3. Decision Rules for Site-Specific Weed Management

      • Christoph Gutjahr, Roland Gerhards
      Pages 223-239

    4. Modelling Plant Diseases for Decision Making in Crop Protection

      • Vittorio Rossi, Simona Giosuè, Tito Caffi
      Pages 241-258

    5. Model Validation and Use of Geographic Information Systems in Crop Protection Warning Service

      • Paolo Racca, Thorsten Zeuner, Jeanette Jung, Benno Kleinhenz
      Pages 259-276
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About this book

Precision farming is an agricultural management system using global navigation satellite systems, geographic information systems, remote sensing, and data management systems for optimizing the use of nutrients, water, seed, pesticides and energy in heterogeneous field situations. This book provides extensive information on the state-of-the-art of research on precision crop protection and recent developments in site-specific application technologies for the management of weeds, arthropod pests, pathogens and nematodes. It gives the reader an up-to-date and in-depth review of both basic and applied research developments. The chapters discuss I) biology and epidemiology of pests, II) new sensor technologies, III) applications of multi-scale sensor systems, IV) sensor detection of pests in growing crops, V) spatial and non-spatial data management, VI) impact of pest heterogeneity and VII) precise mechanical and chemical pest control.
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Editors and Affiliations

  • , Institute of Crop Science and Resource C, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany

    Erich-Christian Oerke, Richard A. Sikora

  • , Department of Weed Sciences, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany

    Roland Gerhards

  • , Department of Geography, Remote Sensing, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany

    Gunter Menz

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