Precision Crop Protection - The Challenge and Use of Heterogeneity

Preface Part I - Spatial and temporal heterogeneity of crops, pests, diseases and weeds- causes and implications 1. Soil heterogeneity and crop growth; V Adamchuk 2. Spatial and temporal dynamics of weed populations; R Gerhards 3. Spatial and temporal dynamics of pathogens; FW Nutter 4. Spatial and temporal dynamics of arthropods in arable fields; M van Helden Part II - Sensing and sensor technologies in crop protection 5. The application of laboratory spectroscopy and optical remote sensing for estimating soil properties; J Hill 6. Sensing of photosynthetic activity of crops; U Rascher 7. Remote sensing for precision crop protection - a matter of scale; K Voss 8. Detection and identification of weeds; M Weis 9. Detection of fungal diseases optically and pathogen inoculum by air sampling; JS West 10. Remote sensing for the detection of plant parasitic nematodes and disease complexes; R Sikora 11. Potential of digital thermography for disease control; EC Oerke 12. Geographical approaches for integrated pest management of arthropods in forestry and row crops; J Willers Part III - Modelling and decision support systems 13. Handling and managment of spatial data; G Bareth 14. Decision rules for site-specific weed management; C Gutjahr 15. Modelling plant diseases for decision making in crop protection; V Rossi 16. Model validation and use of geographic information systems (GIS) in crop protection warning service; P Racca Part IV - Application technologies for site-specific crop protection 17. Mechanical weed control; V Rueda-Ayala 18. Direct injection sprayer technolouy; P Schulze Lammers 19. Modern application techniques for pesticides; J Langewald 20. Autonomous systems for plant protection; HW Griepentrog 21. Variable rate technology for herbicide application; M S kefeld 22. Variable rate application of fungicides; KH Dammer Part V - Current use of Precision Crop Protection in practice 23. Providing precision crop and range protection inthe U.S. Northern Great Plains; G Seielstad 24. Site-specific detection and management of nematodes; J Muller 25. Precision disease control in bed-grown crop; J Van de Zande 26. Economic evaluation of precision crop protection measures; JO Schroers Index