Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems In Crop Production : A Compendium - 9781771887564

This volume, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems in Crop Production: A Compendium,responds to the exponential interest in adopting aerial robots (UAVs or drones) for agricultural crop production, which is revolutionizing farming methods worldwide. This volume provides a useful detailed review of 250 UAVs that examines their usefulness in enhancing profitability, yield, and quality of crop production. A detailed view of the recent trends indicates an increase in agricultural drone production. Millions of dollars have been invested in start-ups that produce agro-drones in past several years. North America, Europe, China and the Far East have excelled in offering a large number of UAV models. Some of them are versatile, a few are specific, and many of them are low cost. With so many drone models (over 1200) available, how do farmers and agricultural specialist choose the models best for them?

• | Author: K. R. Krishna
• | Publisher: Apple Academic Press
• | Publication Date: Jul 15, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 612 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1771887567
• | ISBN-13: 9781771887564