Drones in Digital Agriculture By K S Subramanian

Product details

Publisher ‏: Daya Publishing House
Author : K S Subramanian, S Pazhanivelan, R Santhi, G Srinivasan
Language ‏: English
Edition : Latest By Publishers
Book Cover : Hard Back
ISBN : 9789390371679

Table of Content

Preface v Abbreviations ix 1. History of Drone 1 1.1. Genesis of Drone technology 1.2. Effective Control 2. Why do we Need UAV in Indian Agriculture? 9 2.1. Genesis of Agriculture in India 2.2. Need for Drones in Agriculture 3. Components and Types of Drones 13 3.1. Components of UAV Systems 3.2. Types of Drones 3.3. Design Characteristics of Drones 3.4. Level of Autonomy 3.5. Size and Weight 3.6. Power Source 3.7. Drone Models 3.8. Types of Payloads and their Applications 3.9. European System of Standardization 3.10. UAV Data Acquisition 3.11. UAS Data Processing 3.12. Data Processing Techniques Used Agriculture. 4. Drones for Sowing 35 5. Drones for Nutrient Management 39 5.1. Variable-rate Fertilization 5.2. Crop Phenotypic Information and Nutritional Status 5.3. Nitrogen Nutritional Status 5.4. Real Time Variable Fertilization Systems Based on Crop PhenotypicInformation 5.5. Summary of the Literature Review 5.6. Application of Drones and Sensors in Real-Time Variable Rate Fertilization Technology 5.7. Case Studies with Reference to Specific Crops. 6. Drones for Irrigation Management 63 6.1. Barley 6.2. Grapes 6.3. Orchards 6.4. Citrus. 7. Drones for Weed Management 81 7.1. Rice 7.2. Maize 7.3. Sunflower 7.4. Sugarcane 7.5. Lettuce and Broccoli 7.6. Algorithm Design. 8. Drones for Pests and Diseases Management 99 8.1. Rice 8.2. Cotton 8.3. Chillies 8.4. Sugarcane 9. Drones for Plant Health Monitoring 129 9.1. Plant Growth Monitoring 9.2. Plant Population Monitoring 9.3. Monitoring Plant Diseases 9.4. Monitoring Physiological Changes in Field Crops 9.5. Monitoring Physiological Stress in Forests 9.6. Monitoring Forestry Nurseries 9.7. Monitoring plant growth through various indices. 10. Drones for Harvesting and Yield Assessment 149 10.1. Rice 10.2. Maize 10.3. Maize 10.4. Wheat and Barley 10.5. Wheat 10.6. Barley 10.7. Oats 10.8. Soybean 10.9. Rapeseed 10.10. Cotton 10.11. Sugarcane 10.12. Alfalfa 10.13. Wild Tomato. 11. Application of Drones in Biodiversity 167 11.1. Elephants 11.2. Waterbird 11.3. Orthomosaic Images. 12. Bottlenecks in Drone Technology 177 12.1. Technical Decisions 12.2 Cost 12.3 Payload 12.4 Operation 12.5 Reliability. 13. Regulatory Guidelines for Drones Technology 181 Australia Brazil Canada France Hong Kong China India Indonesia Japan Malaysia Myanmar The Philippines Republic of Ireland Singapore South Africa South Korea Thailand United Kingdom United States Uruguay Glossary 191 References 199 Index 233