A Spatially Variable Management System for the Application of Fertilizer for the Production of Winter Wheat in the Palouse 932423
A procedure for developing a GIS database for a Palouse wheat field is described and a case study used for an example. The database and standard fertilizer rate formulas based on potential yield were combined with an expert system to develop a fertilizer rate database for each of 200 cells in a 32 hectare field. GPS instrumentation and a variable rate fertilizer applicator were used to apply the spatially variable fertilizer rate in the field. Average fertilizer applied was reduced from the farmer's anticipated 71 kg/ha to an average of 45 kg/ha for the variable rate. The fertilizer rate on slopes steeper than 20 percent averaged 33 kg/ha or a 54 percent reduction. The fertilizer cost was reduced by $7 per acre.
Citation: Peterson, C., He, B., Shropshire, G., and Fisher, K., "A Spatially Variable Management System for the Application of Fertilizer for the Production of Winter Wheat in the Palouse," SAE Technical Paper 932423, 1993, https://doi.org/10.4271/932423. Download Citation
Author(s):
Charles L. Peterson, Bin He, Geoffrey J. Shropshire, Keith B. Fisher
Affiliated:
University of Idaho
Pages: 17
Event:
International Off-Highway & Powerplant Congress & Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
SAE 1993 Transactions: Journal of Commercial Vehicles-V102-2
Related Topics:
Global positioning systems (GPS)
Cold weather
Production
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