University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Historical evolution and recent advances in precision farming / David Mulla and Raj Khosla -- Managing soil variability at different spatial scales as a basis for precision agriculture / Jetse J. Stoorvogel, Lammert Kooistra, and Johan Bouma -- Precision spacing and fertilizing plants for maximizing use of limited resources / B.A. Stewart -- 4 Rs are not enough: we need 7 Rs for nutrient management and conservation to increase nutrient use efficiency and reduce off-site transport of nutrients / J.A. Delgado -- Smallholder management of diverse soil nutrient resources in West Africa: economics and policy implications / Erza D. Berkhout, Angelinus C. Franke, and Tahirou Abdoulaye -- Soil fertility assessed by infrared spectroscopy / Du Changwen, Ma Fei, Lu Yuzhen, and Zhou Jianmin -- Use of variable rate application in soil fertility management by small farmers: status, issues, and prospects / Yeong Sheng Tey, Mark Brindal, and Chin Ding Lim -- Managing soil heterogeneity in smallholder African landscapes requires a new form of precision agriculture / P. Tittonell, R. van Dis, B. Vanlauwe, and K.D. Shepherd -- Precision farming for coastal and island ecoregions: a case study of Andaman and Nicobar Islands / A. Velmurugan, T.P. Swarnam, Rattan Lal, S.K. Ambast, and N. Ravisankar -- Innovations in soil and water management/conservation research through integrated approaches of nuclear and isotopic techniques and precision agriculture / F. Zapata, M. Zaman, M.L. Nguyen, L.K. Heng, K. Sakadevan, G. Dercon, and L. Mabit -- Precision agriculture for improving water quality under changing climate / Sami Khanal and Rattan Lal -- Total carbon and labile fractions inventory and mapping by soil orders under long-term no-till farming to promote precision agriculture / Daniel Ruiz Potma Goncalves, Jo�ao Carlos de Moraes S�a, Allison Jos�e Fornari, Fl�avia Juliana Ferreira Furlan, Lucimara Aparecida Ferreira, and Ademir de Oliveira Ferreira -- Laser-assisted precision land leveling impacts in irrigated intensive production systems of South Asia / M.L. Jat, Yadvinder Singh, Gerard Gill, H.S. Sidhu, Jeetendra P. Aryal, Clare Stirling, and Bruno Gerard -- Data-driven precision agriculture: opportunities and challenges / Wenxuan Guo, Song Cui, Jessica Torrion, and Nithya Rajan -- Role of soil-specific farming in converting blue water into green water / Jianbin Lai, Hailong Yu, and Henry Lin -- Challenges and opportunities in precision agriculture / Rattan Lal.