Rövid leírás:

Describes applications of geoinformatics in agriculture, mainly its potential to improve agricultural systems and environmental issues through innovative, eco-friendly approaches. Covers, foundational material on geoinformatics, role of geoinformatics in agriculture, information on geoinformatics-based crop screening, and more.

Hosszú leírás:

Geoinformatics is a cutting-edge tool that develops and uses information science technology that can have far-reaching implications that include boosting agricultural output, increasing food supply, and reducing hunger-related problems in poor and developing countries. This new book, Geoinformatics: An Emerging Approach for Sustainable Crop Production and Food Security, highlights the many applications of geoinformatics in agriculture, mainly its potential to improve agricultural systems and environmental issues through innovative, eco-friendly approaches.

The book is divided into seven sections. Part I contains foundational material on the field of geoinformatics. Part II discusses the role of geoinformatics in agriculture and food security. Part III serves broad knowledge about geoinformatics-based crop screening and protection. Part IV explains how geoinformatics integrates big data and AI for sustainable agriculture and horticulture. Part V deals with geoinformatics and fertilizers and base management of soil fertility. In Part VI, cutting-edge GIS methods are discussed for abiotic stresses management and climate change. The final section discusses the application of geoinformatics for policymaking and the impact of geoinformatics and climate change on agriculture systems.

Providing state-of-the-art knowledge on both theoretical and applied aspects of nanotechnology in soil science, plant breeding, biotechnology, tools design, formulation, application, and management, as well as the effects of these tools on soil properties and plant characteristics, and some abiotic interactions, this new volume will prove invaluable for graduate students, researchers, and professionals in agricultural and related disciplines as well as policymakers.

Tartalomjegyzék:

PART I: GEOINFORMATICS: AN INTRODUCTION TO GIS REMOTE SENSING 1. Current Applications and Future Prospects of Geoinformatics: An Introduction PART II: GEOINFORMATICS AND FOOD SECURITY 2. A Potential Role of Geoinformatics for Food Security and Climatic Change: An Introduction 3. A Potential Role of Geoinformatics for Food Security and Agriculture: An Introduction PART III: GEOINFORMATICS FOR CROP SCREENING AND PROTECTION 4. Hyperspectral Base Crop Phenotyping: A New Era of Species Identification 5. Role of Geoinformatics in Crop Protection PART IV: GEOINFORMATICS AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE 6. Big Data, AI, and Geoinformatics for Sustainable Agriculture: An Introduction 7. Horticultural Science and Geoinformatics for Sustainable Agriculture PART V: GEOINFORMATICS FOR MONITORING NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY (NUE) 8. Role of Geoinformatics for Monitoring for Soil Health: An Overview 9. Geoinformatics-Based Monitoring of Nutrient Use Efficiency and Soil Health 10. Nanofertilizers and Geoinformatics Use for Sustainable Agriculture-Lab to Land PART VI: GEOINFORMATICS-BASED FRAMEWORK FOR MONITORING CLIMATE CHANGE AND STRESSES 11. District-Level Meteorological and Agriculture Drought Monitoring Through Satellite Technology 12. Sensitivity Analysis of DSSAT CERES-Wheat Model for Uttar Pradesh for Variations 13. Crop Nitrogen Stress Identification at Different Phenological Stages for Sorghum Using a Regional Crop Yield Estimation System (RCYES) 14. Role of Methanogens and Geoinformatics in Climate Change: An Overview PART VII: APPLICATION OF GEOINFORMATICS FOR POLICYMAKING 15. Impacts of Climate Change and Policymaking in Agriculture Systems and Food Security of the Indian Subcontinent: The Importance of Geoinformatics 16. Impact of Geoinformatics and Climate Change on the Indian Agriculture System: Problems and Solutions