01467nam a2200157Ia 4500008004100000020002300041041000800064082001700072100002200089245011900111250001200230260002800242300002300270520100000293650001601293240821s9999    xx            000 0 und d  a9789402412727qhbk  aeng  a631.521bHEE  aHeege, Hermann J. 0aPrecision in crop farming: site specific concepts and sensing methods applications and resultscHermann J. Heege,   a1st ed.  bSpringerc2021aGermany  axi, 356 p.b: ill.  aHigh yields and environmental control in crop farming call for precise adaptations to local growing conditions. Treating large fields in a uniform way by high capacity machinery cannot be regarded as a sustainable method for many situations. Because differences existing within single fields must be considered. The transition from former field work carried out manually or by small implements to present-day high-capacity machinery caused that the farmers lost the immediate and close contact with soils and crops. However, modern sensing and controlling technology can make up for this deficit. High tech methods that include proximal sensing and signals from satellites can provide for controls that allow adjusting farming operations to small fractions of one ha and sometimes even down to some m2, hence in a site-specific mode. This applies to operations for soil cultivation, sowing, fertilizing and plant protection. This book deals with site-specific concepts, applications and results.  aAgriculture