Geography Reference
In-Depth Information
Chapter 4
GIS
A
PPLICATIONS IN
M
ODERN
C
ROP
P
ROTECTION
Martin Scheiber
1,
,
Benno Kleinhenz
1
and Manfred Roehrig
2,†
1
ZEPP - Central Institute for Decision Support Systems
in Crop Protection, Bad Kreuznach, Germany
2
ISIP - Information System for Integrated Plant
Production, Bad Kreuznach, Germany
A
BSTRACT
Crop Protection is besides agricultural engineering, plant breeding
and fertilization an indispensable part of modern agriculture. Still, even
though not substitutable, there is a downside. The use of pesticides and
therefore the application of chemicals into the environment bears
substantial risks for both nature as well as human beings. Geographical
Information Systems (GIS) can help making crop protection more
