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Title: AG 20/20 PROJECT IN CALIFORNIA: ADAPTING REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY TO COTTON PRODUCTION.

Author
item OJALA, JOHN
item USTIN, SUSAN - UC-DAVIS, CA
item GAT, NAHUM - OPTO-KNOWLEDGE, INC.
item ROBERTS, BRUCE - UC-COOP-EXT. HANFORD, CA.
item TAYLOR, BROCK - BEELINE TECHNOLOGIES
item DETAR, WILLIAM
item PLANT, RICHARD - UC-DAVIS, CA
item BETHEL, MATT - NASA
item GODFREY, LARRY - UC-DAVIS, CA
item SHEELY, TED - COTTON GROWER-AZCAL

Submitted to: National Cotton Council Beltwide Cotton Conference
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: 1/8/2003
Publication Date: 1/8/2003
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: The Ag 20/20 Project in California is a cooperative, multidisciplinary program that contains team members from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the University of California and UC Cooperative Extension, California State University , and several remote sensing and agribusiness commercial companies. A primary objective of the Ag 20/20 Project is to develop and field test the use of current and new remote sensing technology in managing farm operations associated with cotton production. Many trials and demonstrations on this project use remotely sensed vegetation and soil patterns as indicators of spatially variable conditions that reflect crop performance under commercial production conditions. The project encourages the use of site-specific applications to manage this field variability and thereby improve crop yield, fiber quality, and economic returns compared to conventional farming practices.