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1. A Tree Planting Site-Specific Fumigant Applicator for Orchard CropsThe goal of this research was to use recent advances in the global positioning system and computer technology to apply just the right amount of fumigant where it is most needed (i.e., in the neighborhood of each tree planting site or tree- planting-site-specific application) to decrease the incidence of replant disease, and achieve the environmental and economical benefits of reducing the application of these toxic chemicals. In the first year of this study we retrofitted a chemical applicator... S.K. Upadhayaya, V. Udompetaikul, M.S. Shafii, G.T. Browne |
2. Delineation of 'Management Classes' Within Non-Irrigated Maize Fields Using Readily Available Reflectance Data and Their Correspondence to Spatial Yield VariationMaize is grown predominantly for silage or gain in North Island, New Zealand. Precision agriculture allows management of spatially variable paddocks by variably applying crop inputs tailored to distinctive potential-yield limiting areas of the paddock, known as management zones. However, uptake of precision agriculture among in New Zealand maize growers is slow and limited, largely due to lack of data, technical expertise and evidence of financial benefits. Reflectance data of satellite and areal... D.C. Ekanayake, J. Owens, A. Werner, A. Holmes |
3. Measure, Model, Manage: the Unfinished Revolution in AgricultureOver the last 40 years, the paradigm of Measure, Model, Manage has promised an agricultural revolution through data-informed precision management. This shift remains largely incomplete, lagging concurrent innovations in genetics and pesticides. Significant barriers persist in achieving breakthrough innovations for crop data collection and the development of data analysis/decision-making systems. These hurdles include a decades-old "Sensor Crisis" (a lack of appropriate tools),... A. Werner, A. Holmes |