Browsing by Subject "Growing season"

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Importance of measuring tillage implement forces for reduced fuel consumption and increased efficiency without affecting tillage depth

Tsiropoulos Z., Fountas S., Gravalos I., Augoustis A., Arslan S., Misiewicz P., Gemtos T. (2015)

Tillage and especially ploughing is the most energy and cost demanding field operation. The cost of tillage operations in arable farming sometimes exceeds 50% of the total fuel costs for completing all field operations ...
Wireless sensor network for precision agriculture

Tagarakis, A.; Liakos, V.; Perlepes, L.; Fountas, S.; Gemtos, T. (2011)

Sensors are very useful in agriculture. Irregular or insufficient rainfall can be a serious limitation to the final yield, causing low yields and even crop failure. Moreover the total amount of water cannot be assessed ...