Instant Insights: Decision support systems in agriculture

by Matt Aitkenhead, B. Sailaja, Ch. Padmavathi, D. Krishnaveni, G. Katti

Overview

This collection features five peer-reviewed literature reviews on decision support systems (DSS) in agriculture.

The first chapter provides a review of DSS in agriculture, whilst addressing the key questions surrounding their use for farm soil and crop management. The different aspects of agricultural DSS design, implementation and operation are also discussed.

The second chapter assesses the role of DSS for pest monitoring and management through information technology such as, remote sensing, GIS, spectral indices, image-based diagnostics, and phenology-based degree day models.

The third chapter discusses the potential of implementing DSS within the growing mechanisation in greenhouses. It examines differences in development and application of deterministic explanatory and data-based models for real-time control and DSS.

The fourth chapter explores the key issues associated with deploying DSS in precision agriculture, whilst also considering their human and social aspects. The chapter also considers how future research on DSS can be moulded to improve productivity in a precision agriculture setting.

The final chapter outlines the importance of a participatory approach in DSS development, whilst also offering examples of climate-based DSS for crop and land management, pest and disease management, and livestock (dairy) management.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781801462112
Publisher:	Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
Publication date:	09/14/2021
Series:	Burleigh Dodds Science: Instant Insights , #40
Pages:	148
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.31(d)

About the Author

Dr Oliver Körner is a Senior Scientist and Head of the Department of Next-Generation Horticultural Systems (HORTSYS) at the world-renowned Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ), Germany. He leads the HORTSYS 2 Research Group and is Acting Head of the PA HORTSYS Research Group. Dr Körner is internationally known for his expertise in the controlled environment cultivation of horticultural crops, particularly modelling plant-environment interactions in protected cultivation.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Developing decision support systems (DSS) for farm soil and crop management: Matt Aitkenhead, The James Hutton Institute, UK; 1 Introduction 2 Spatial data and sensor requirements for DSS 3 Models and software for DSS 4 DSS user interface design, actuators and systems 5 Decision support or decision-making? 6 What reasons are there for low uptake of DSS? 7 What will DSSs of the future look like? 8 Summary 9 Where to look for further information 10 References

Chapter taken from: Otten, W. (ed.), Advances in measuring soil health, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2021, (978 1 78676 426 3)

Chapter 2 - Decision-support systems for pest monitoring and management: B. Sailaja, Ch. Padmavathi, D. Krishnaveni, G. Katti, D. Subrahmanyam, M. S. Prasad, S. Gayatri and S. R. Voleti, ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, India; 1 Introduction 2 Pest identification 3 Pest monitoring 4 Pest forecasting 5 Integrated pest management (IPM) 6 Case studies 7 Summary and future trends 8 Where to look for further information 9 References

Chapter taken from: Armstrong, L. (ed.), Improving data management and decision support systems in agriculture, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2020, (ISBN 978 1 78676 340 2)

Chapter 3 - Models, sensors and decision support systems in greenhouse cultivation: Oliver Körner, Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ), Germany; 1 Introduction 2 Greenhouses as controllable units for decision making 3 The decision-making process 4 Growers’ decision tools 5 Models for decision support 6 Case studies 7 Future trends and conclusion 8 Where to look for further information 9 References

Chapter taken from: Marcelis, L. F. M. and Heuvelink, E. (eds.), Achieving sustainable greenhouse cultivation, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2019, (ISBN 978 1 78676 280 1)

Chapter 4 - Modelling and decision support systems in precision agriculture: Nicolas Tremblay, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada; 1 Introduction 2 Key issues 3 Human and social aspects 4 Case studies with an emphasis on nitrogen management 5 Research options for decision support systems to improve productivity in a precision agriculture framework 6 Conclusion 7 Future trends 8 Where to look for further information 9 References

Chapter taken from: Stafford, J. (ed.), Precision agriculture for sustainability, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2018, (ISBN 978 1 78676 204 7)

Chapter 5 - Developing climate-based decision support systems from agricultural systems models: Clyde W. Fraisse, University of Florida-Gainesville, USA; Norman E. Breuer, Catholic UniversityNuestra Señora de la Asunción, Paraguay; and Victor Cabrera, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA; 1 Introduction 2 Importance of a participatory approach in DSS development 3 Examples of climate-based DSSs for crop and land management 4 Examples of climate-based DSSs for pest and disease management 5 Examples of climate-based DSSs for livestock (dairy) management 6 Lessons learned on the development of climate-based DSSs 7 Future trends and conclusion 8 Where to look for further information 9 References

Chapter taken from: Boote, K. (ed.), Advances in crop modelling for a sustainable agriculture, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2019, (ISBN 978 1 78676 240 5)