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Agronōmics: transforming crop science through digital technologies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2017

R. Sylvester-Bradley ,
D. R. Kindred ,
B. Marchant ,
S. Rudolph ,
S. Roques ,
A. Calatayud ,
S. Clarke  and
V. Gillingham
R. Sylvester-Bradley*
Affiliation:
ADAS Boxworth, Cambridge CB23 4NN, UK
D. R. Kindred
Affiliation:
ADAS Boxworth, Cambridge CB23 4NN, UK
B. Marchant
Affiliation:
British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottinghamshire NG12 5GG, UK
S. Rudolph
Affiliation:
British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottinghamshire NG12 5GG, UK
S. Roques
Affiliation:
ADAS Boxworth, Cambridge CB23 4NN, UK
A. Calatayud
Affiliation:
ADAS Wolverhampton, Pendeford Business Park, Wolverhampton WV9 5AP, UK
S. Clarke
Affiliation:
ADAS Gleadthorpe, Nottingham NG20 9PD, UK
V. Gillingham
Affiliation:
AgSpace, Dorcan Business Village, Swindon SN3 5HY, UK
*
†E-mail: roger.sylvester-bradley@adas.co.uk
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Abstract

Good progress in crop husbandry and science requires that impacts of field-scale interventions can be measured, analysed and interpreted easily and with confidence. The term ‘agronōmics’ describes the arena for research created by field-scale digital technologies where these technologies can enable effective commercially relevant experimentation. Ongoing trials with ‘precision-farm research networks’, along with new statistical methods (and associated software), show that robust conclusions can be drawn from digital field-scale comparisons, but they also show significant scope for improvement in the validity, accuracy and precision of digital measurements, especially those determining crop yields.

Keywords

AgronōmicsStrip trialSpatial Discontinuity AnalysisParticipatory Farm Research Networks
Type
PA in practice
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Advances in Animal Biosciences , Volume 8 , Special Issue 2: Papers presented at the 11th European Conference on Precision Agriculture (ECPA 2017), John McIntyre Centre, Edinburgh, UK, July 16–20 2017 , July 2017 , pp. 728 - 733
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© The Animal Consortium 2017 

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