Preface
Part I - Spatial and temporal heterogeneity of crops, pests, diseases and weeds- causes and implications
1. Soil heterogeneity and crop growth; V Adamchuk
2. Spatial and temporal dynamics of weed populations; R Gerhards
3. Spatial and temporal dynamics of pathogens; FW Nutter
4. Spatial and temporal dynamics of arthropods in arable fields; M van Helden
Part II - Sensing and sensor technologies in crop protection
5. The application of laboratory spectroscopy and optical remote sensing for estimating soil properties; J Hill
6. Sensing of photosynthetic activity of crops; U Rascher
7. Remote sensing for precision crop protection - a matter of scale; K Voss
8. Detection and identification of weeds; M Weis
9. Detection of fungal diseases optically and pathogen inoculum by air sampling; JS West
10. Remote sensing for the detection of plant parasitic nematodes and disease complexes; R Sikora
11. Potential of digital thermography for disease control; EC Oerke
12. Geographical approaches for integrated pest management of arthropods in forestry and row crops; J Willers
Part III - Modelling and decision support systems
13. Handling and managment of spatial data; G Bareth
14. Decision rules for site-specific weed management; C Gutjahr
15. Modelling plant diseases for decision making in crop protection; V Rossi
16. Model validation and use of geographic information systems (GIS) in crop protection warning service; P Racca
Part IV - Application technologies for site-specific crop protection
17. Mechanical weed control; V Rueda-Ayala
18. Direct injection sprayer technolouy; P Schulze Lammers
19. Modern application techniques for pesticides; J Langewald
20. Autonomous systems for plant protection; HW Griepentrog
21. Variable rate technology for herbicide application; M Sökefeld
22. Variable rate application of fungicides; KH Dammer
Part V - Current use of Precision Crop Protection in practice
23. Providing precision crop and range protection inthe U.S. Northern Great Plains; G Seielstad
24. Site-specific detection and management of nematodes; J Muller
25. Precision disease control in bed-grown crop; J Van de Zande
26. Economic evaluation of precision crop protection measures; JO Schroers
Index