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Precision agriculture for sustainability: Second edition
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11 November 2025

By using resources more efficiently, precision agriculture (PA) can make agriculture more productive and sustainable.
This new edition of Precision agriculture for sustainability provides a comprehensive review of the key components of PA, from information gathering to delivery systems, as well as the wide range of applications from precision tillage and seeding to site-specific irrigation and nutrition, as well as crop protection and weed management. The book also considers the emergence of new approaches and technologies, including multi-sensor fusion, artificial intelligence and big data.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable agriculture, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Agronomy / Crop Science, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Agronomy / Soil Science, Agronomy and crop production, Sedimentology and pedology
Part 1 Information gathering
- 1.Developments in proximal crop sensing for precision agriculture: Mats Söderström, Bruno Morandin Figueiredo, Lena Engström, Omran Alshihabi, Kristin Persson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden;
- 2.Developments in proximal soil sensing for precision agriculture: Viacheslav Adamchuk and Felippe Hoffmann Silva Karp, McGill University, Canada; and Asim Biswas, University of Guelph, Canada;
- 3.Developments in airborne and satellite remote sensors for precision agriculture: henghai Yang, USDA-ARS, Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center, USA;
- 4.Developments in unmanned aerial systems for precision agriculture: Fengkai Tian, Manoj Gadhwal and Jianfeng Zhou, University of Missouri, USA;
- 5.Developments in multi-sensor fusion in precision agriculture: Jayme Garcia Arnal Barbedo and Thiago Teixeira Santos, Embrapa Digital Agriculture, Brazil;
- 6.The role of big data and machine learning methods in precision agriculture: Dhahi Al-Shammari, Si Yang Han, Patrick Filippi, Nikolas Hoskin, Sally Poole, Niranjan S. Wimalathunge, Jie Wang, and Thomas F. A. Bishop, The University of Sydney, Australia;
- 7.Developments in defining management zones in precision agriculture: D. Cammarano, Aarhus University, Denmark; R. Khosla, Kansas State University, USA; and Y. Miao, University of Minnesota, USA;
- 8.Decision support systems in precision agriculture and conservation: Peter Kyveryga, Iowa State University, USA; Priscila Cano and Pedro Cisdeli, Purdue University, USA; Carlos Hernández, Kansas State University, USA; Gustavo Santiago and Ignacio Ciampitti, Purdue University, USA;
Part 2 Delivery systems
- 9.Developments in variable-rate application systems in precision agriculture: Qamar Zaman and Travis Esau, Dalhousie University, Canada; Aitazaz Farooque, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada; and Shoaib Saleem, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan;
- 10.Developments in spray technologies for precision agriculture: Paul Miller, Silsoe Spray Applications Unit Ltd, UK;
- 11.Developments in robotics and automation in precision agriculture: the role of artificial intelligence: Simon Pearson, University of Lincoln, UK;
- 12.Developments in controlled traffic farming (CTF) in precision agriculture: William C. T. Chamen, CTF Europe, UK; John E. McPhee, University of Tasmania, New Zealand; Hans Henrik Pedersen, CTF Europe, Germany; and Lyle M. Carter, formerly United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), USA;
Part 3 Applications
- 13.Developments in precision tillage systems: Richard J. Godwin, Harper Adams University, UK; and Mehari Z. Tekeste, Iowa State University, USA;
- 14.Developments in variable seeding systems for precision agriculture: John Fulton, Ohio State University, USA;
- 15.Developments in site-specific (SS) nutrient management systems for precision agriculture: D.B. Arnall, S. Sharma and R. Sharry, Oklahoma State University, USA; G.R. Balboa, University of Nebraska, USA; N. M. Fiorellino, University of Maryland, USA; A. Kafle and K. Lewis, Texas A&M University, USA; and V. Reed, Mississippi State University, USA;
- 16.Developments in site-specific irrigation systems for precision agriculture: Moshe Meron, MIGAL Galilee Research Institute, Israel;
- 17.Developments in precision crop protection systems in precision agriculture: Roberto Oberti, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy; Tito Caffi, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy; and Aldo Calcante, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy;
- 18.Developments in precision weed management systems for precision agriculture: António Cardoso-Monteiro, CERNAS, Research Centre for Natural Resources and Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Portugal; and Svend Christensen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark;
- 19.Developments in precision livestock farming (PLF): Daniel Berckmans, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium and University of Tennessee, USA;
- 20.The economics of precision agriculture: Søren Marcus Pedersen, Tseganesh Wubale Tamirat and Kassa Tarekegn Erekalo, University of Copenhagen, Denmark;
- 21.Developments in precision pasture management systems: B. O’Brien, Teagasc, Ireland; D. Hennessy, University College Cork, Ireland; and E. Ruelle, Teagasc, Ireland;