摘要
Precision agriculture for grain production systems,by Brett Whelan and James Taylor,Collingwood,Victoria,CSIRO Publishing,2013,208 pp.,AUD$89.95(paperback),ISBN 9780643107472 This excellent little book will be of great interest to many readers of this journal,in that it treats in considerable detail the concepts,tools,and techniques of precision agriculture(PA),to help ensure food security for future generations.All over the world,more and more grain farmers are adopting the PA methodology,as well as in a broad range of other cropping industries.The book,written by two recognized experts in this field,consists of eight chapters.Chapter 1 gives a very concise introduction to PA.This is followed by a good chapter on the Global Navigation Satellite Systems(GNSS)and PA.
