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Dept     : AGRI
Sem      : 6
Regul    : R 2019
Faculty : Dr.B.Sridhar
phone  : NIL
E-mail  : dean.agri@snsct.org
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UNIT
1
INTRODUCTION TO PRECISION AGRICULTURE

Scope and Definitions of Precision Agriculture, Overview of Technologies, Global Positioning Overview/How it Works, Factors Influencing GPS Accuracy, Levels of Accuracy, Principles of Differential Correction, Ground-based Correction Systems, Space-based Correction Systems

UNIT
2
SENSORS APPLICATIONS IN AGRICULTURE

Sensing Platforms—Satellite, UAV, Aerial, Proximal, The Electromagnetic Spectrum, How Objects Interact with Electromagnetic Energy, Active vs. Passive Remote Sensing, Spectral, Spatial, and Temporal Resolution, Soil Sensors, Crop Sensors, Weather Sensors and its applications, Sensors to measure irrigation efficiency.

UNIT
3
SOIL & WATER SPATIAL VARIABILITY

Soil Formation and Change Across Landscapes, NRCS Soil Maps, Soil Mapping Technology, Electrical Conductivity, Soil and Slope/Position Factors Influencing Water Differences, Precision Irrigation Systems, Precision Drainage Systems

UNIT
4
NUTRIENT SPATIAL VARIABILITY

Sampling in Space and Time, Grid and Zone Soil Sampling, Developing Management Zones Using Sensors to Quantify Nutrient Variability, Equipment for Variable Rate Application

UNIT
5
CROP SPATIAL VARIABILITY

Yield Monitor Technology for Grain Combines, Yield Monitor Technology for Non-grain Crops, Calibration of Yield Monitors, Data Cleaning, Displaying Data/Mapping/Legends, Yield Map Interpretation, Yield Stability, Quality Sensors—Protein, Oil, etc, Pest Spatial Variability

Reference Book:

1 Ancha Srinivasan, Handbook of Precision Agriculture - Principles and Applications, CRC Press, 2006 2 Qin Zhang, Precision Agriculture Technology for Crop Farming, 1st Edition, CRC Press, 2021

Text Book:

1 Rajesh Singh, Anita Gehlot, Mahesh Kumar Prajapat, Bhupendra Singh, Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture, CRC Press, 2020 2 Tulsi ram – Shiv Kumar Lohan – Purushotam Singh – Ranveer Singh, Precision farming a new approach, Scholar’s world Publishers, 2019

 

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