Sensors Application in Agriculture

• Other Authors: Paraforos, Dimitrios S. (Editor), Fountas, Spyros (Editor), Marinello, Francesco (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Technology, engineering, agriculture; precision farming; sensor fusion; remote sensing; fluorescence; reflectance; spectrometry; nitrogen fertilisation; wheat; yield; Drainage Pipe Mapping; Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR); Real-Time Kinematic Global Navigation Satellite System (RTK/GNSS); dynamic vapor sorption; high-precision dryer; modeling; water vapor pressure deficit; autonomous robot; agriculture; viticulture; electric weeder; sonar; intra-row; under-vine; row following; date palms; precision agriculture; plantation management; thermal; hyperspectral; Data-driven agriculture; ISOBUS; Rear hitch position; Wheel-based machine speed; IR imaging; canopy temperature; maximum temperature difference; fungal infection; wheat genotypes; calibration function; capacitive soil moisture sensor; internet-based data acquisition; soil moisture content; infrared thermography; IRT; tree inspection; inspection techniques; tree monitoring; food security; food system; digitalization; human security; Internet of things; sustainable; Barents region; trees inspection; trees monitoring; VTA; sustainability; drift risk assessment tool; sedimenting spray drift; airborne spray drift; weather conditions; spray drift reduction; rotary harrow; secondary tillage; soil erosion; RFID; CRNS; neutron; cosmic-ray; soil moisture; water; agricultural sensors; agricultural engineering; digital farming; embedded sensors; ISO 11783
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Novel technologies are playing an important role in the development of crop and livestock farming and have the potential to be the key drivers of sustainable intensification of agricultural systems. In particular, new sensors are now available with reduced dimensions, reduced costs, and increased pe...