Precision Agriculture and Sustainability

@article{Bongiovanni2004PrecisionAA,
  title={Precision Agriculture and Sustainability},
  author={Rodolfo Bongiovanni and James M. Lowenberg-Deboer},
  journal={Precision Agriculture},
  year={2004},
  volume={5},
  pages={359-387}
}

• Rodolfo Bongiovanni, James M. Lowenberg-Deboer
• Published 2004 in Precision Agriculture
• DOI:10.1023/B:PRAG.0000040806.39604.aa

Precision Agriculture (PA) can help in managing crop production inputs in an environmentally friendly way. By using site-specific knowledge, PA can target rates of fertilizer, seed and chemicals for soil and other conditions. PA substitutes information and knowledge for physical inputs. A literature review indicates PA can contribute in many ways to long-term sustainability of production agriculture, confirming the intuitive idea that PA should reduce environmental loading by applying… CONTINUE READING

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