Open AccessEvaluation of precision farming with regard to horticulture
Author(s) -
Cs. Székely,
Attila Kovács,
Balázs Györök
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
international journal of horticultural science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2676-931X
pISSN - 1585-0404
DOI - 10.31421/ijhs/8/2/348
Subject(s) - agriculture , arable land , precision agriculture , production (economics) , asset (computer security) , yield (engineering) , agricultural engineering , business , geography , economics , engineering , computer science , materials science , computer security , archaeology , metallurgy , macroeconomics
The global positioning system was made available for public use, which made it possible' to apply a new management tool in agriculture. Precision farming gives much more information on plant-growing than former methods, which makes it possible to use technologies more suitable for micro-sites. It is supposed that more profitable production can be realised with its aid and the strain on the environment can be reduced, not to mention other economic advantages.
The study makes economic conclusions about the method more and more widely used in plant production taking the yield mapping of Józsefmajor Experimental Farm as a basis and starts ideas about its possible application in arable land olericulture, viticulture and fruit production.
These issues are important because precision farming has existed in glass-culture for a long time from another perspective, which should be spread to open ground horticultural enterprises that are labour and asset intensive, qualitative farming forms with great plantation value.