< P> The increased efficiency and profitability that the proper application of technology can provide has made precision agriculture the hottest developing area within traditional agriculture. The first single-source volume to cover GIS applications in agronomy, GIS Applications in Agriculture examines ways that this powerful technology can help farmers produce a greater abundance of crops with more efficiency and at lower costs. Each chapter describes the nature of a problem, examines the purpose and scope of a GIS application, presents the methods used to develop the application, and...

Integrating modern statistics with practical problems in soil and crop science, Contemporary Statistical Models for the Plant and Soil Science provides real-life examples that illustrates the material. Advances in technology have significantly altered the type, amount, quality, timing, format, and the source of data available. This book shows the reader how to apply these techniques to their work. The techniques presented include: mixed linear models, nonlinear regression, and spatial statistics. A CD-ROM is included that allows the reader to work the problems on their own.

This book presents a radically new approach to weed management that could change cropping systems. It covers fundamental principles on weed biology and engineering principles along with economics and market readiness associated with automated weed control.