| Description |
1 online resource (385 p.) |
| Series |
Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science Series |
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Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science Series
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| Contents |
Intro -- Title page -- Half Title page -- Contents -- Series list -- Introduction -- Part 1 Advances in remote sensing technologies -- Chapter 1 Advances in remote/aerial sensing of crop water status -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Quantification of plant water status -- 3 Electromagnetic radiation and interaction with matter -- 4 Optical remote sensing of plant water status -- 5 Remote sensing of plant water status using thermal infrared -- 6 Microwave remote sensing of plant water status -- 7 Conclusion and future trends in research -- 8 Where to look for further information -- 9 References |
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Chapter 2 Advances in remote sensing technologies for assessing crop health -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Remote sensing of crop health -- 3 Remote sensing of crop diseases -- 4 Case study: detecting stripe rust using very high-resolution imaging -- 5 Conclusion and future trends -- 6 Where to look for further information -- 7 References -- Chapter 3 Advances in remote/aerial sensing techniques for monitoring soil health -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Active microwave remote sensing -- 3 Passive microwave remote sensing -- 4 Remote sensing of soil properties -- 5 Case study -- 6 Future trends in research |
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7 Where to look for further information -- 8 References -- Part 2 Advances in proximal sensing technologies -- Chapter 4 Advances in using proximal spectroscopic sensors to assess soil health -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Soil spectroscopy methods -- 3 Estimation of soil health indicators and indices -- 4 Case study: combining spectra and auxiliary sensor data for improved soil health estimation -- 5 Conclusion -- 6 Future trends in research -- 7 Where to look for further information -- 8 References -- Chapter 5 Advances in using proximal ground penetrating radar sensors to assess soil health |
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1 Introduction -- 2 Electromagnetic parameters and ground penetrating radar surveying and data processing -- 3 Soil structure -- 4 Soil water content -- 5 Soil density/compaction -- 6 Root detection -- 7 Case study: soil water content measurement using ground penetrating radar groundwaves -- 8 Conclusion and future trends -- 9 Where to look for further information -- 10 References -- Chapter 6 Using proximal electromagnetic/ electrical resistivity/electrical sensors to assess soil health -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Soil physical properties involved in electrical and electromagnetic domains |
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3 Measurement techniques -- 4 Field examples -- 5 The use of electrical and electromagnetic tools to evaluate soil health -- 6 Conclusion -- 7 Where to look for further information -- 8 References -- Chapter 7 Using ground-penetrating radar to map agricultural subsurface drainage systems for economic and environmental benefit -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Comparison of proximal soil-sensing methods for drainage pipe detection -- 3 Factors potentially impacting ground-penetrating radar drainage pipe detection |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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4 Ground-penetrating radar assessment of drainage pipe conditions and associated functionality implications |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Biswas, Asim
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| ISBN |
9781786769800 |
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1786769808 |
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