The Agricultural Sky
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The Agricultural Sky
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Author : K. R. Krishna
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2023-06-02
The Agricultural Sky written by K. R. Krishna and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-02 with Technology & Engineering categories.
"The agricultural sky" is a dominant natural entity that has influenced, interacted with, and guided the evolution of crops, farming practices, and cropping systems. The sky—and all its components—above and near agricultural areas is an important aspect of an agricultural enterprise—as important as soils, water, and crop species. The blue sky above crops that is seemingly clear, tranquil or sometimes filled with clouds, is really a repository of a large number of gases, mineral or organic particulate matter, dust, mist, turbulent wind, innumerable species of micro-organisms, tiny biotic flora/fauna, seeds, insects, etc. The agrarian sky supports complex interactions of biotic and abiotic aspects with perhaps immediate and/or delayed influence on crops sown on the ground. This volume helps us to better understand the importance of the sky above crop fields, with the goal to encourage revolutionary agronomic procedures that lead to higher yield. It is a comprehensive treatise on the agriculture sky, covering basic definitions, limits, and explanations about atmospheric layers like troposphere, stratosphere, and the phyllosphere. The volume addresses the nutrient dynamics in the sky and their relevance to crop productivity. It looks at both natural biotic and manmade abiotic factors in the sky and how they affect what goes on below, such as from dust storms, at cloudy and/or windy locations, and from high-altitude jet streams. The author discusses wind and solar power generation in the agrarian sky and explores aeroponics to revolutionize crop production. The volume delves into several types of aerial robots, employing AI and other technology, to provide aerial spectral data that are capable of analyzing procedures, soil conditions, irrigation, insect pests, weed detection, herbicide application, soil fertility, and much more. The book includes examples from the North American Great Plains, Pampas of Argentina, Sahelian production zones of West Africa, Indo-Gangetic Plains, etc. This eye-opening book, The Agricultural Sky: A Concept to Revolutionize Farming, will be useful to students and professors in universities as well as to researchers in industry dealing with aerial aspects of farming.
Tractors Under The Sky
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Author : Isabel Hoch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Tractors Under The Sky written by Isabel Hoch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Agriculture categories.
Protected Agriculture Precision Agriculture And Vertical Farming Brief Reviews Of Issues In The Literature Focusing On The Developing Region In Asia
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Author : Takeshima, Hiroyuki
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2019-03-07
Protected Agriculture Precision Agriculture And Vertical Farming Brief Reviews Of Issues In The Literature Focusing On The Developing Region In Asia written by Takeshima, Hiroyuki and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-07 with Political Science categories.
The frontiers of technologies have been constantly expanded in many industries around the world, including the agricultural sector. Among many “frontier technologies” in agriculture, are protected agriculture, precision agriculture, and vertical farming, all of which depart substantially from many conventional agricultural production methods. It is not yet clear how these technologies can become adoptable in developing countries, including, for example, South Asian countries like India. This paper briefly reviews the issues associated withthese three types of frontier technologies. We do so by systematically checkingthe academic articleslisted in Google Scholar, which primarily focus on these technologies in developing countries in Asia. Where appropriate, a few widely-cited overview articles for each technology were also reviewed. The findings generally reveal where performances of these technologiescan be raised potentially, based on the general trends in the literature. Where evidence is rich, some generalizable economic insights about these technologies are provided. For protected agriculture, recent research has focusedsignificantly on various features of protective structures (tunnel heights, covering materials, shading structures, frames and sizes) indicating that there are potentials for adaptive research on such structures to raise the productivity of protected agriculture. The research on protected agriculture also focuses on types of climate parameters controlled, andenergy structures, among others. For precision agriculture, recent research has focused on the spatial variability of production environments, development of efficient and suitable data management systems, efficiency of various types of image analyses and optical sensing, efficiency of sensors and related technologies, designs of precision agriculture equipment, optimal inputs and service uses, and their spatial allocations, potentials of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and nano-technologies. For vertical farming, research has often highlighted the variations in technologies based on out-door / indoor systems, ways to improve plants’ access to light (natural or artificial), growing medium and nutrient / water supply, advanced features like electricity generation and integration of production space into an office / residential space, and water treatment. For India, issues listed above may be some of the key areas that the country can draw on from other more advanced countries in Asia, or can focus in its adaptive research to improve the relevance and applicability of these technologies to the country.
Aerial Robotics In Agriculture
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Author : K. R. Krishna
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2021-04-15
Aerial Robotics In Agriculture written by K. R. Krishna and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-15 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This important volume provides a plethora of information on aerial vehicles and their possible roles in revolutionizing agricultural procedures through spectral analysis of terrains, soils, crops, water resources, diseases, floods, drought, and farm activities. There are several semi-autonomous and autonomous (robotic) aerial vehicles that are examined for their efficiency in offering detailed spectral data about agrarian regions and individual farms. Among them, small drone aircrafts such as fixed-winged and copter models have already caught the imagination of farmers. They are spreading fast in every nook and corner of the farm world. However, there are many more aerial robots that are utilized in greater detail during farming. In this volume, the focus is on aerial vehicles such as parafoils, blimps, aerostats, and kites, and how they are being evaluated for use in experimental farms and fields. A few aerial vehicles, such as robotic parafoils, have been adopted to procure aerial spectral data and visual imagery to aid agronomic procedures. These and other aerial robots are expected to change and improve the use of the sky in agricultural endeavors and the way we conduct agronomic procedures in the very near future. This volume is a timely resource for agricultural researchers, professors and students, and the general public who are interested in aerial vehicles.
The Sustainability Of Agro Food And Natural Resource Systems In The Mediterranean Basin
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Author : Antonella Vastola
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2015-04-24
The Sustainability Of Agro Food And Natural Resource Systems In The Mediterranean Basin written by Antonella Vastola and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-24 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This book is focused on the challenges to implement sustainability in diverse contexts such as agribusiness, natural resource systems and new technologies. The experiences made by the researchers of the School of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Science (SAFE) of the University of Basilicata offer a wide and multidisciplinary approach to the identification and testing of different solutions tailored to the economic, social and environmental characteristics of the region and the surrounding areas. Basilicata’s productive system is mainly based on activities related to the agricultural sector and exploitation of natural resources but it has seen, in recent years, an industrial development driven by the discovery of oil fields. SAFE research took up the challenge posed by market competition to create value through the sustainable use of renewable and non-renewable resources of the territory. Moreover, due to its unique geographical position in the middle of the Mediterranean basin, Basilicata is an excellent “open sky” laboratory for testing sustainable solutions adaptable to other Mediterranean areas. This collection of multidisciplinary case studies and research experiences from SAFE researchers and their scientific partners is a stimulating contribution to the debate on the development of sustainable techniques, methods and applications for the Mediterranean regions.
Annual Report Of The Commissioner And The Board Of Agriculture And Immigration
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Author : Virginia. Department of Agriculture and Commerce
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1896
Annual Report Of The Commissioner And The Board Of Agriculture And Immigration written by Virginia. Department of Agriculture and Commerce and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1896 with Agriculture categories.
Big Sky Agriculture
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Author : Jere Lee Gilles
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
Big Sky Agriculture written by Jere Lee Gilles and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Agriculture categories.
The New Farmer S Almanac Volume Iii
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Author : Greenhorns
language : en
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
Release Date : 2017
The New Farmer S Almanac Volume Iii written by Greenhorns and has been published by Mitchell Beazley this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Reference categories.
Volume III of The New Farmer's Almanac--360 pages of original agrarian content, essays, cartoons, imagery and historical snippets--harnesses the wisdom of over 120 contributors from our community of new farmers and ranchers. This volume explores the theme of The Commons, drawing from folklore, mathematical projections, empirical, emotional, and geographical observations of theory and praxis. Farmers hold space in many interwoven commons, and possibilities for our shared future would seem to rest on how these intersecting commons are governed--particularly at the juncture of humanity and ecology where we make our workplace. In re-visiting the Almanac format, we assert our version of Americana and equip ourselves for the challenges of rebuilding the food system and restoring a more democratic, more diverse, and more resilient foundation for society. We face a dystopian future, with guaranteed-unpredictable weather, the impending collapse of the fossil fuel economy, endlessly consolidating monopolies, and a country that is, for the first time in our history, majority urban. That's why this Almanac is a utopian publication, one that reminds today's farmers about the foundational concepts of an agrarian democracy--themselves utopian. But we also reject the self-propelling logic of techno-utopia--dependent upon extraction economies and enclosure of common resources. We orient ourselves instead toward the words of Ursula Le Guin, who reminds us that our intent in utopian thinking should not be "reactionary, nor even conservative, but simply subversive. It seems that the utopian imagination is trapped, like capitalism and industrialism and the human population, in a one-way future consisting only of growth." This tidy volume holds a civil, lived testimony from people whose work, lifeworld, and behavior patterns beamingly subvert the normative values of the macro economy called America.
Report
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Author : Virginia. Board of Agriculture
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1896
Report written by Virginia. Board of Agriculture and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1896 with Agriculture categories.
Report
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Author : Virginia. Dept. of Agriculture and Commerce
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1896
Report written by Virginia. Dept. of Agriculture and Commerce and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1896 with categories.