Application of GPS and GIS in Sugarcane Agriculture

Technology certainly plays a significant part in the precision agriculture scheme, but understanding the appropriateness of the different forms of technology in response to a management problem is an essential element for successful precision agriculture implementation. Many of the enabling technolo...

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Published in:Sugar tech : an international journal of sugar crops & related industries 2011-12, Vol.13 (4), p.360-365
Main Authors: Palaniswami, C., Gopalasundaram, P., Bhaskaran, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural industry
Agriculture
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Forecasts and trends
Geographic information systems
Geospatial data
Life Sciences
Review Article
Sugarcane
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Summary:Technology certainly plays a significant part in the precision agriculture scheme, but understanding the appropriateness of the different forms of technology in response to a management problem is an essential element for successful precision agriculture implementation. Many of the enabling technologies discussed are at varying stages of development with many having restricted application and usefulness when applied at the within-paddock level. However, these technologies can still contribute to largerscale forms of precision agriculture at the region, mill, farm or paddock level. If the sugar industry decides that using global positioning system and geographic information system to chase the benefits of selective harvesting is potentially worthwhile, sorting out the spatial and temporal interactions between yield and CCS will be a critical research issue. Thus the adoption of theses technologies in a precision conservation philosophy could assist in managing the interactions between cane farming and environmental protection in the sensitive coastal floodplain ecosystems.
ISSN:0972-1525
0974-0740
0972-1525
DOI:10.1007/s12355-011-0098-9