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Precision Conservation
Goespatial Techniques for Agricultural and Natural Resources Conservation

Jorge A. Delgado (Author), Gretchen F. Sassenrath (Author), Tom Mueller (Author)

9780891183556, Wiley

Hardback, published 13 March 2020

400 pages
1 x 1 x 1 cm, 0.454 kg

Precision conservation is a reality, and we are moving towards improved effectiveness of conservation practices by accounting for temporal and spatial variability within and off field. This is the first book to cover the application of the principles of precision conservation to target conservation practices across fields and watersheds. It has clearly been established that the 21st century will present enormous challenges, from increased yield demands to climate change. Without improved conservation practices it will not be possible to ensure food security and conservation effectiveness. Readers will appreciate the application of the precision conservation concept to increase conservation effectiveness in a variety of contexts, with a focus on recent advances in technology, methods, and improved results. IN PRESS! This book is being published according to the “Just Published” model, with more chapters to be published online as they are completed.

CHAPTER 1 Soil Erosion Modeling and Conservation Planning 1
James C. Ascough II, Dennis C. Flanagan, John Tatarko, Mark A. Nearing, Holm Kipka

CHAPTER 2 Nitrogen Component in Nonpoint-Source Pollution Models 27
Yongping Yuan, Ronald Bingner, Henrique Momm

CHAPTER 3 GPS, GIS, Guidance, and Variable-rate Technologies for Conservation Management 65
John Fulton, Matthew Darr

CHAPTER 4 Identifying Riparian Zones Best Suited to Installation of Saturated Buffers: A Preliminary Multi-Watershed Assessment 83
M.D. Tomer, D.B. Jaynes, S.A. Porter, D.E. James, T.M. Isenhart

CHAPTER 5 Vegetative Filters 95
M. G. Dosskey, S. Neelakantan, T. Mueller, Z. Qiu

CHAPTER 6 Identifying and Characterizing Ravines with GIS Terrain Attributes for Precision Conservation 109
David J. Mulla, Shannon Belmont

CHAPTER 7 Grassed Waterways 131
Peter Fiener, Karl Auerswald

CHAPTER 8 Terracing and Contour Farming 151
Allen Thompson, Ken Sudduth

CHAPTER 9 Elements of Precision Manure Management 165
Peter J.A. Kleinman, Anthony R. Buda, Andrew N. Sharpley, Raj Khosla

CHAPTER 10 Irrigation Management 193
David L. Bjorneberg, Robert G. Evans, E. John Sadler

CHAPTER 11 GIS and GPS Applications for Planning, Design and Management of Drainage Systems 209
Vinayak S. Shedekar, Larry C. Brown

CHAPTER 12 Calculating Soil Organic Turnover at Different Landscape Position in Precision Conservation 231
David E. Clay, Jiyul Chang, Graig Reicks, Sharon A. Clay, Cheryl Reese

CHAPTER 13 Precision Conservation for Biofuel Production 253
Indrajeet Chaubey, Raj Cibin, Qingyu Feng

CHAPTER 14 Precision Conservation to Enhance Wildlife Benefits in Agricultural Landscapes 285
Mark D. McConnell, L. Wes Burger Jr.

CHAPTER 15 Precision Conservation and Water Quality Markets 313
Ali Saleh, Edward Osei

CHAPTER 16 Field- and farm-scale assessment of soil greenhouse gas mitigation using COMET-Farm 341
Keith Paustian, Mark Easter, Kevin Brown, Adam Chambers, Marlen Eve, Adriane Huber, Ernie Marx, Mark Layer, Matt Stermer, Ben Sutton, Amy Swan, Crystal Toureene, Sobha Verlayudhan, Steve Williams

CHAPTER 17 Precision Conservation and Precision Regulation 361
G. F. Sassenrath, J.A. Delgado

Subject Areas: Agriculture & farming [TV]

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