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Precision Agriculture in Arizona: A New Research and Extension Program
Pedro Andrade-SánchezAgricultural and Biosystems Engineering DepartmentMaricopa Agricultural Center, University of Arizona
Modern technology for Precision Agriculture
Presentation Outline
Variable rate technology in Cotton
Soil Electrical Survey. 20 ha field in Safford, AZ
Veris sensor. Apparent Electrical Conductivity (ECa)
VRT in Cotton. Prescription Mapping
Soil texture prediction. 20 ha field in Safford, AZ
y = -1.245x + 63.151
R2 = 0.780
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Note: Preliminary tests at MAC show potential for salinity assessment
Detection of subsoil compaction
CIEi = 0.216 CIi + 2.601 di - 0.176 CIi di
(R2 = 0.973)
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CIEi*= 0.216*(2.0 MPa) + 2.601 di - 0.176*(2.0 MPa) di
Mapped quantity: CIEi / CIEi*
Algorithm for compaction assessment
CIEi = Cone Index Equivalent (of the ith layer)
Draft and Fuel Consumption
Current work: Tractor Instrumentation
From N.E. Boon et al., 2005
Canopy multi-spectral reflectance
Effect of defoliation after 4 hours
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Date 1 (June 20)
Date 2 (July 7) Date 3 (July 21)
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Biomass dynamics (NIR band – 880 nm)
Auto-guidance: Extending infrastructure utilization
Auto-guidance: Linear distribution of plants
Auto-guidance: Linear distribution of plants
Easting Error = Ei – Ea-b
Planting w/ Autoguidance Conventional Planting
Yield monitoring
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Yield monitoring: Small plot research
Note: In 2009, yield monitoring using GPS-RTK improved spatial resolution
Future Work: Variable Rate Irrigation
Information Loop for Variable Rate Irrigation
Chavez et al. 2007
Control System for Variable Rate Irrigation
Chavez et al. 2007