Opportunities for examining on-farm soil variability

Donald R. Nielsen; Ole Wendroth; M. B. Parlange

doi:10.2134/1995.site-specificmanagement.c9

Opportunities for examining on-farm soil variability

Donald R. Nielsen, Ole Wendroth, M. B. Parlange

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Abstract

By observing and taking advantage of the spatial and temporal variability of natural resources rather than ignoring them, the chapter provides a glimpse into the future when the observational methods in agriculture and landscape ecology are more diagnostic and are an integral part of a fully developed field technology. A few examples is given to illustrate when, where and how to better sample the behavior of an entire agricultural field or an ensemble of such fields. Solute leaching, intercrop spacing, persistence of spatial field patterns and diagnosing variations in crop production are discussed in relation to spectral and cospectral analyses. State-space approaches are used to examine soil surface observations, to explain within field variations of crop nitrogen fixation and to prioritize soil attributes for soil specific crop management. Suggestions for using split moving window techniques and fuzzy set analyses are presented for an ensemble of farms.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Site-Specific Management for Agricultural Systems
Editors	P.C. Robert, R.H. Rust, W.E. Larson
Place of Publication	Madison WI USA
Publisher	Wiley-Academy
Pages	95-132
Number of pages	38
ISBN (Electronic)	9780891182603
ISBN (Print)	9780891181279
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2134/1995.site-specificmanagement.c9
Publication status	Published - 1995
Externally published	Yes
Event	Site-Specific Management for Agricultural Systems 1994 - Thunderbird Hotel, Minneapolis, United States of America Duration: 27 Mar 1994 → 30 Mar 1994 Conference number: 2nd

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Conference	Site-Specific Management for Agricultural Systems 1994
Country/Territory	United States of America
City	Minneapolis
Period	27/03/94 → 30/03/94

Keywords

Cospectral analyses
Crop production
Intercrop spacing
Soil surface observations
Solute leaching
Spatial field pattern persistence
Spatial variability
Spectral analyses
State-space approaches
Temporal variability

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Nielsen, DR, Wendroth, O & Parlange, MB 1995, Opportunities for examining on-farm soil variability. in PC Robert, RH Rust & WE Larson (eds), Site-Specific Management for Agricultural Systems. Wiley-Academy, Madison WI USA, pp. 95-132, Site-Specific Management for Agricultural Systems 1994, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America, 27/03/94. https://doi.org/10.2134/1995.site-specificmanagement.c9

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