Latest Advances in Sensor Applications in Agriculture

Ahmed Kayad, Dimitrios S. Paraforos, Francesco Marinello and Spyros Fountas
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Ahmed Kayad: Department TESAF, University of Padova, Viale dell’Università 16, I-35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy
Dimitrios S. Paraforos: Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Technology in Crop Production, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstraße 9, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
Francesco Marinello: Department TESAF, University of Padova, Viale dell’Università 16, I-35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy
Spyros Fountas: Department of Natural Resources Management & Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Athens, Greece

Agriculture, 2020, vol. 10, issue 8, 1-8

Abstract: Sensor applications are impacting the everyday objects that enhance human life quality. In this special issue, the main objective was to address recent advances of sensor applications in agriculture covering a wide range of topics in this field. A total of 14 articles were published in this special issue where nine of them were research articles, two review articles and two technical notes. The main topics were soil and plant sensing, farm management and post-harvest application. Soil-sensing topics include monitoring soil moisture content, drain pipes and topsoil movement during the harrowing process while plant-sensing topics include evaluating spray drift in vineyards, thermography applications for winter wheat and tree health assessment and remote-sensing applications as well. Furthermore, farm management contributions include food systems digitalization and using archived data from plowing operations, and one article in post-harvest application in sunflower seeds.

Keywords: agricultural sensors; precision agriculture; agricultural engineering; digital farming; embedded sensors; ISO 11783; infrared thermography; remote sensing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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