Sensing technologies for characterizing and monitoring soil functions: A review

NEQ Silvero, JAM Demattê, B Minasny, NA Rosin… - Advances in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Soils perform multiple functions that contribute to human survival and well-being. However,
we often focus on soil to produce food and fiber and unsustainable management has …

Dynamic modeling of crop–soil systems to design monitoring and automatic irrigation processes: A review with worked examples

J Lopez-Jimenez, A Vande Wouwer, N Quijano - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
The smart use of water is a key factor in increasing food production. Over the years, irrigation
has relied on historical data and traditional management policies. Control techniques have …

[HTML][HTML] Digital soil mapping of key secondary soil properties using pedotransfer functions and Indian legacy soil data

NN Reddy, BS Das - Geoderma, 2023 - Elsevier
Water and nutrient holding capacities are primarily controlled by the secondary soil
parameters of water retention characteristics and cation exchange capacities (CEC) …

Using spectral indices and terrain attribute datasets and their combination in the prediction of cadmium content in agricultural soil

PC Agyeman, V Khosravi, NM Kebonye, K John… - … and Electronics in …, 2022 - Elsevier
The continuous demand placed on farmland to yield optimal harvest is dependent on the
continuous application of agrochemicals and fertilizers to increase soil fertility and manage …

Proximal and remote sensor data fusion for 3D imaging of infertile and acidic soil

J Wang, X Zhao, KE Deuss, DR Cohen, J Triantafilis - Geoderma, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil cation exchange capacity (CEC) and pH affect the condition of soil. To improve soil
capability in sugarcane growing areas, Sugar Research Australia introduced the Six-Easy …

Climate change effect on water use efficiency under selected soil and water conservation practices in the ruzizi catchment, Eastern DR Congo

EM Bagula, JGM Majaliwa, GN Mushagalusa… - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
Concerns have been raised on the effectiveness and sustainability of Soil and Water
Conservation (SWC) practices as adaptation options to climate change and high intra–and …

Unravelling drivers of field-scale digital mapping of topsoil organic carbon and its implications for nitrogen practices

J Wang, D Zhao, E Zare, M Sefton… - Computers and Electronics …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nitrogen (N) is essential for sugarcane growth, with one source mineralisation of soil organic
carbon (SOC,%). To assist farmers determine suitable N fertiliser rates, the Six-Easy-Steps …

Relevance of NDVI, soil apparent electrical conductivity and topography for variable rate irrigation zoning in an olive grove

K Vanderlinden, G Martínez, M Ramos, L Mateos - Precision Agriculture, 2024 - Springer
Olive groves, often characterized by complex topography and highly variable soils, present
challenges for delineating irrigation management zones (MZs). This study addresses this …

[HTML][HTML] In search of pragmatic soil moisture mapping at the field scale: a review

P Weir, P Dahlhaus - Smart Agricultural Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil moisture is a major limiting factor in most dryland agricultural production systems
around the globe. In dryland agriculture the amount of water available to grow a crop is …

3D characterization of crop water use and the rooting system in field agronomic research

D Zhao, JX Eyre, E Wilkus, P de Voil, I Broad… - … and Electronics in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Most field crop phenotyping research has focused on the above-ground parts of crops,
ignoring a “hidden half”: the rooting system and its activity. Here we propose and test a new …