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"The agricultural sky" is a dominant natural entity that has influenced, interacted with, and guided the evolution of crops, farming practices, and cropping systems. The sky-and all its components-above and near agricultural areas is an important aspect of an agricultural enterprise-as important as soils, water, and crop species. The blue sky above crops that is seemingly clear, tranquil or sometimes filled with clouds, is really a repository of a large number of gases, mineral or organic particulate matter, dust, mist, turbulent wind, innumerable species of micro-organisms, tiny biotic flora/fauna, seeds, insects, etc. The agrarian sky supports complex interactions of biotic and abiotic aspects with perhaps immediate and/or delayed influence on crops sown on the ground.This volume helps us to better understand the importance of the sky above crop fields, with the goal to encourage revolutionary agronomic procedures that lead to higher yield. It is a comprehensive treatise on the agriculture sky, covering basic definitions, limits, and explanations about atmospheric layers like troposphere, stratosphere, and the phyllosphere. The volume addresses the nutrient dynamics in the sky and their relevance to crop productivity. It looks at both natural biotic and manmade abiotic factors in the sky and how they affect what goes on below, such as from dust storms, at cloudy and/or windy locations, and from high-altitude jet streams. The author discusses wind and solar power generation in the agrarian sky and explores aeroponics to revolutionize crop production. The volume delves into several types of aerial robots, employing AI and other technology, to provide aerial spectral data that are capable of analyzing procedures, soil conditions, irrigation, insect pests, weed detection, herbicide application, soil fertility, and much more. The book includes examples from the North American Great Plains, Pampas of Argentina, Sahelian production zones of West Africa, Indo-Gangetic Plains, etc.

Plant-atmosphere relationships. --- Field crops. --- Agriculture. --- Agricultural innovations. --- Agriculture. --- Cultures de plein champ. --- Relations plante-atmosphère.

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"This rigorous yet accessible text introduces the key physical and biochemical processes involved in plant interactions with the aerial environment. It is designed to make the more numerical aspects of the subject accessible to plant and environmental science students, and will also provide a valuable reference source to practitioners and researchers in the field. The third edition of this widely recognised text has been completely revised and updated to take account of key developments in the field. Approximately half of the references are new to this edition and relevant online resources are also incorporated for the first time. The recent proliferation of molecular and genetic research on plants is related to whole plant responses, showing how these new approaches can advance our understanding of the biophysical interactions between plants and the atmosphere. Remote sensing technologies and their applications in the study of plant function are also covered in greater detail"--

Plant and Crop Sciences. Botany --- Basic Sciences. Mathematics --- Vegetation and climate --- Plant-atmosphere relationships --- Plant ecophysiology --- Science --- Plant Physiology. --- Mathematical Models, Simulation Models. --- Mathematical models. --- Life Sciences --- Botany. --- Biomathematics. Biometry. Biostatistics --- Plant ecology. Plant sociology --- Plant physiology. Plant biophysics --- Plantes --- Relations plante-atmosphère --- Effets des conditions météorologiques --- Modèles mathématiques --- Écophysiologie --- Modèles mathématiques. --- Relations plante-atmosphère --- Effets des conditions météorologiques --- Modèles mathématiques. --- Écophysiologie