Microwave and radio-frequency technologies in agriculture : : an introduction for agriculturalists and engineers /

Microwave and radio-frequency technologies in agriculture : : an introduction for agriculturalists and engineers / / Graham Brodie, Mohan V. Jacob, Peter Farrell ; managing editor, Magdalena Golachowska.

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Humanity's ability to produce enough food is mostly due to adoption of new methods and technologies by the agricultural industries as they became available. New information, communication and high speed processing and precision agriculture technologies have the potential to transform the agricu...

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VerfasserIn:
Brodie, Graham,
Jacob, Mohan V.,
Farrell, Peter,
TeilnehmendeR:
Jacob, Mohan V.,
Farrell, Peter,
Golachowska, Magdalena,
Place / Publishing House:Berlin : : De Gruyter Open Ltd.,, 2015.
Year of Publication:2015
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (355 pages)
Notes:Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Section 1: General Introduction
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Some Brief Examples of Technical Innovation in Agricultural Industries
  • 3 A Brief Overview of Radio Frequency and Microwave Applications in Agriculture
  • 4 Microwaves and their Interactions with Materials
  • Section 2: Non-destructive Characterisation using Electromagnetic Waves
  • 5 Section Introduction
  • 6 Techniques for Measuring Dielectric Properties
  • 7 Dielectric Properties of Organic Materials
  • 8 Insect and Decay Detection
  • 9 Moisture Monitoring
  • 10 Radar Imaging
  • 11 Electromagnetic Survey Techniques
  • Section 3: Dielectric Heating
  • 12 Section Introduction
  • 13 Dielectric Heating
  • 14 Simultaneous Heat and Moisture Movement
  • 15 Microwave Drying
  • 16 Radio Frequency and Microwave Processing of Food
  • 17 Microwave Applicators
  • 18 Quarantine and Biosecurity
  • 19 Weed Management
  • 20 Treatment of Animal Fodder
  • 21 Wood Modification
  • 22 Microwave Assisted Extraction
  • 23 Thermal Processing of Biomass
  • Section 4: Automatic Data Acquisition and Wireless Sensor Networks
  • 24 Section Introduction
  • 25 Data Acquisition
  • 26 Radio Frequency and Microwave Communication Systems
  • 27 Wireless Ad Hoc Sensor Networks
  • 28 RFID Systems
  • 29 Conclusions

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