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Smart Agriculture: Concepts, Strategies, and Case Studies showcases improvements in agricultural technology, bringing together work from leading experts in the field. It explores techniques and disciplines essential for the widespread adoption of precision agriculture, including artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, the Internet of Things (IoT), Agriculture 5.0, smart spraying systems, and decision support tools that are transforming modern farming practices.

Designed to introduce readers to the vast potential of data-driven agriculture, this book presents information on smart agriculture through practical, real-world applications. It features a diverse range of case studies across various crops and agricultural operations, offering actionable insights into innovative solutions. Highlights include variable-rate orchard spraying for high-density canopies like olives and oranges, image analysis for evaluating apple and grape properties, digital tools for optimizing irrigation, geostatistical modelling of Xylella fastidiosa, UAV-assisted fertilization of olive trees, automated wheat growth monitoring, smart agriculture techniques for peach production, greenhouse data management, digital twins for strawberry cultivation, deep learning for obstacle detection in robotic rice harvesters, and IoT middleware solutions for arable crops and livestock.

A book in the NextGen Agriculture: Novel Concepts & Innovative Strategies series, this comprehensive resource is ideal for professional engineers, researchers in agricultural engineering, computer science, machine vision, and remote sensing, as well as technology developers. Graduate students specializing in digital agriculture and precision farming will also find this book invaluable for understanding the transformative power of modern agricultural technologies.