Precision Agriculture in Intensive Grain Production Systems
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Innovative Cropping Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 July 2026 | Viewed by 5
Special Issue Editors
Interests: precision agriculture; crop phenotyping
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Confronting the dual challenges of escalating global food demand and mounting resource and environmental constraints, precision agriculture has emerged as a core pathway for achieving sustainability in grain production systems. This Special Issue aims to present cutting-edge research and innovative applications of precision agriculture in intensive cereal systems, such as wheat, maize, and rice. It will explore the entire agricultural value chain, spanning from field-level sensing and variable-rate technology to farm-scale logistics and comprehensive sustainability assessment.
We invite contributions that highlight significant advancements in, but not limited to, the following areas:
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning for yield prediction, disease detection, and decision support.
- High-resolution remote and proximal sensing technologies for crop phenotyping and stress monitoring.
- Integration of Internet of Things (IoT) and real-time data streams for autonomous field management.
- Robotics, automation, and smart machinery applied across the full crop cycle.
We welcome the submission of original research articles and review papers that present novel insights and substantial advancements for researchers, agronomists, and industry practitioners dedicated to the future of sustainable grain production.
Dr. Suiyan Tan
Prof. Dr. Xu Ma
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- precision agriculture
- cereal crops
- remote sensing
- crop phenotyping
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