Precision agriculture improves efficiency of nitrogen use and minimises its leaching at within-field to farm scales

M. T.F. Wong, S. Asseng, H. Zhang

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Abstract

We used precision agriculture techniques and the APSIM model for crop growth, water balance and nitrate leaching as a tool to monitor and improve the environmental and financial performance of farms at within-field resolution. We used yield maps, soil and climate data for two farms in Western Australia to determine spatial and temporal patterns of grain yield, drainage and nitrate leaching under a range of climatic, soil and management scenarios. On one farm, we up-scaled APSIM using soil type polygons and on another we used relationships between EM38 and soil water storage properties to map predicted yield and nitrate leaching and identify areas at greatest financial and environmental risks for management interventions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPrecision Agriculture 2005
Pages969-976
Number of pages8
StatePublished - 2005
Externally publishedYes
Event5th European Conference on Precision Agriculture, ECPA 2005 - Uppsala, Sweden
Duration: 9 Jun 200512 Jun 2005

Publication series

NamePrecision Agriculture 2005, ECPA 2005

Conference

Conference5th European Conference on Precision Agriculture, ECPA 2005
Country/TerritorySweden
CityUppsala
Period9/06/0512/06/05

Keywords

  • APSIM
  • Drainage
  • EM38
  • Nitrate leaching
  • Plant available water

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