Precision Agriculture in Field Horticulture: The Potential for Agri-Technology to Facilitate Innovation and Promote Value in Outdoor Fruit and Vegetab
暫譯: 田間園藝中的精準農業：農業科技促進創新與提升戶外水果和蔬菜價值的潛力

本書提供了精準農業在田間園藝作物生產中所扮演角色的權威性總結。它還展示了科學與工程如何重新定義精準農業在我們的田地、果園和葡萄園中的地位。本書概述了當前的技術現狀，實際應用農業科技於園藝的案例研究，以及基於證據的對未來可能發展的觀點。它探討了精準農業技術在各種一年生和多年生園藝作物的生產、收穫及後收穫分選中的挑戰、限制和潛力。提供新鮮農產品面臨著獨特的挑戰和機會，這些挑戰和機會適合應用農業科技來解決從高勞動成本到食品安全和可追溯性等問題。事實上，自動化所帶來的可能性正在催化某些田間園藝生產系統的全面重新設計。

Paul Newell Price is Head of Soils & Nutrients at ADAS. He is a Chartered Scientist and Fellow of the British Society of Soil Science with over 30 years of research experience working on soil and nutrient management in agricultural and horticultural systems in the UK and overseas. Paul has undertaken applied, strategic and policy driven research and consultancy for the European Commission, UK government departments, the UK Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), farmers and growers. Paul led the AHDB 2016-17 review and revision of RB209 (Nutrient Management Guide); and co-led the AHDB Project CP 107c "The application of precision farming technologies to drive sustainable intensification in horticulture cropping systems (PF-Hort)". Paul is a "Fertiliser Advisers Certification and Training Scheme" (FACTS) accredited trainer and ADAS representative on the UK FACTS Advisory Committee.

Lizzie Sagoo is Associate Managing Director of the ADAS Sustainable Agricultural Systems Business and President Elect of the British Society of Soil Science. She is a Soil Scientist by training, with specialist knowledge of soil and nutrient management and diffuse pollution of air and water from agricultural systems. She has detailed knowledge of national fertiliser recommendation systems and precision farming techniques for improved soil and nutrient management. Lizzie's current R&D projects focus on precision farming, improved nutrient management and the environmentally sustainable recycling of organic materials to land. She led delivery of the EU Interreg project 'Increasing the speed and uptake of innovation in the field vegetable and potato sectors: defining a new approach for delivering cost effective research (INNO-VEG). She is a STEM ambassador and supports the British Society of Soil Science on their Outreach, Grants & Awards, and Publications committees.

Roger Robson-Williams is Chief Sustainability Officer at the New Zealand Institute of Plant and Food Research, a member of the Sustainability Sub-Board the New Zealand Technology Industry Association, and former chair of the Precision Agriculture Association of New Zealand. Formerly Director of Research Development at the Foundation for Arable Research, Roger was responsible for building research collaboration nationally and internationally to support the New Zealand cropping sector. Prior to this, Roger was Head of Science at the Royal Horticultural Society in the UK, where he led applied research projects relevant to horticulture. Roger also worked for in the R&D department of the UK's Home-Grown Cereals Authority, managing research projects on precision farming on behalf of UK farmers. He is an Accredited Future-Fit Advisor, a Certified Integrated Reporting Practitioner, and has a PhD in plant pathology.

保羅·紐厄爾·普賽是ADAS土壤與營養部門的負責人。他是一位特許科學家，也是英國土壤科學學會的院士，擁有超過30年的研究經驗，專注於英國及海外農業和園藝系統中的土壤與營養管理。保羅曾為歐洲委員會、英國政府部門、英國農業與園藝發展委員會（AHDB）、農民和種植者進行應用、戰略和政策驅動的研究與諮詢。保羅主導了AHDB 2016-17年對RB209（營養管理指南）的審查與修訂；並共同主導了AHDB項目CP 107c「精準農業技術在園藝作物系統中推動可持續集約化的應用（PF-Hort）」。保羅是「肥料顧問認證與培訓計劃」（FACTS）認證的培訓師，並擔任英國FACTS諮詢委員會的ADAS代表。 莉茲·薩古是ADAS可持續農業系統業務的副總經理，也是英國土壤科學學會的當選會長。她是一名土壤科學家，專門研究土壤與營養管理以及農業系統對空氣和水的擴散污染。她對國家肥料推薦系統和精準農業技術在改善土壤與營養管理方面有深入的了解。莉茲目前的研發項目專注於精準農業、改善的營養管理以及有機材料的環境可持續回收利用。她主導了歐盟Interreg項目「提高田間蔬菜和馬鈴薯行業創新速度和採用率：定義一種提供成本效益研究的新方法（INNO-VEG）」。她是STEM大使，並支持英國土壤科學學會的外展、獎助金與獎項以及出版委員會。 羅傑·羅布森-威廉斯是新西蘭植物與食品研究所的首席可持續發展官，也是新西蘭科技產業協會可持續性子委員會的成員，曾擔任新西蘭精準農業協會的主席。羅傑曾是可耕作研究基金會的研究發展主任，負責在國內外建立研究合作，以支持新西蘭的作物行業。在此之前，羅傑是英國皇家園藝學會的科學部門負責人，主導與園藝相關的應用研究項目。羅傑還曾在英國本土穀物管理局的研發部門工作，代表英國農民管理精準農業的研究項目。他是一位認證的未來適應顧問，擁有綜合報告實踐者的證書，並擁有植物病理學的博士學位。