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Variable Rate Application

Variable Rate Application (VRA) is a precision agriculture technique that adjusts the quantity of inputs — such as fertilisers, pesticides, seeds, or water — across different zones of a field based on georeferenced soil and crop data. Rather than applying a uniform rate across an entire field, VRA delivers the right input, at the right rate, in the right location, improving resource efficiency and reducing environmental impact in crop production systems.

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Variable Rate Application Technology
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / agronomy
  • Stafford, J. V. (2000). Implementing Precision Agriculture in the 21st Century. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, 185(1), 1–26. · DOI 10.1006/jaer.2000.0577
  • Pierpaoli, E., Carli, G., Pignone, E., & Rinaldi, M. (2013). The Drivers of Precision Agriculture Technologies Adoption: A Literature Review. Procedia Technology, 8, 61–69. · DOI 10.1016/j.protcy.2013.11.010
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