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Method and apparatus for spatially variable rate application of agricultural chemicals based on remotely sensed vegetation data

  • US 6,813,544 B2
  • Filed: 08/19/2002
  • Issued: 11/02/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for controlling application of agricultural inputs to a crop growing in a field, comprising:

  • acquiring remotely sensed digital image data, in the absence of a pretreated reference portion of the field characterizing spatial variation of currently existing growth vigor of said crop; and

    applying said agricultural inputs to said crop at a spatially variable rate within said field, as a function of said currently existing growth vigor of said crop.

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