GIS applications in agriculture . volume three: invasive species

We are entering a new era in production agronomics. Agricultural scientists the world over call for the development of techniques that simultaneously increase soil carbon storage and reduce agriculture's energy use. In response, site-specific or precision agriculture has become the focus and di...

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Main Author: Clay, Sharon A. [ (Sharon Ann)] (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, Florida : CRC Press , c2011
Series:GIS applications in agriculture
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Summary:We are entering a new era in production agronomics. Agricultural scientists the world over call for the development of techniques that simultaneously increase soil carbon storage and reduce agriculture's energy use. In response, site-specific or precision agriculture has become the focus and direction for the three motivating forces that are changing agriculture today: the expanding capacity of personal computers, the molecular biology revolution, and the recent developments in information technology such as the increasing use of geographical information systems (GIS).Using mathematics, ..
Physical Description:xx, 428 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1420078801 (hardback : alk. paper)
9781420078800 (hardback : alk. paper)