Instant Insights: Advances in fertilisers and fertiliser technology (eBook)

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Features of field crop sprayers for precision agriculture
• 3 Case study 1: designing and developing a system for spot treatment of volunteer potatoes
• 4 Case study 2: a patch spraying system for applying herbicides to field crops
• 5 Conclusion
• 6 Future trends
• 7 Where to look for further information
• 8 References

Chapter taken from: Stafford, J. (ed.), Precision agriculture for sustainability, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2018, (ISBN 978 1 78676 204 7)

• Chapter 2 - Site-specific nutrient management systems: Dan S. Long, USDA-ARS, USA;
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Processes to inform site-specific nutrient management
  • 3 Regional perspectives
  • 4 Conclusions and future trends
  • 5 Where to look for further information
  • 6 References

  Chapter taken from: Stafford, J. (ed.), Precision agriculture for sustainability, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2018, (ISBN 978 1 78676 204 7)

  • Chapter 3 - Developments in the use of fertilizers: Bryan G. Hopkins, Brigham Young University, USA;
    • 1 Introduction
    • 2 Nutrient pollution and resource depletion
    • 3 Achieving more sustainable use of fertilizers
    • 4 Developments in nitrogen fertilizers
    • 5 Developments in phosphorus fertilizers
    • 6 Developments in potassium fertilizers
    • 7 Developments in sulfur fertilizers
    • 8 Developments in calcium, magnesium, and micronutrient fertilizers
    • 9 Case study
    • 10 Conclusion and future trends
    • 11 Where to look for further information
    • 12 References

    Chapter taken from: Rengel, Z. (ed.), Achieving sustainable crop nutrition, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2020, (ISBN 978 1 78676 312 9)

    • Chapter 4 - Advances in fertigation techniques to optimize crop nutrition: Asher Bar-Tal, Uri Yermiyahu and Alon Ben-Gal, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Israel;
      • 1 Introduction
      • 2 The right rate at the right time: nutrient consumption curves and supply
      • 3 Irrigation frequency
      • 4 The right place: water, salt, nutrient and root development under irrigation
      • 5 The right source: fertilizer type and source
      • 6 Models and decision support tools for design, operation and optimization of fertigation systems
      • 7 Case studies
      • 8 Conclusion
      • 9 Future trends
      • 10 References

      Chapter taken from: Rengel, Z. (ed.), Achieving sustainable crop nutrition, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2020, (ISBN 978 1 78676 312 9)