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A thorough geostatistical analysis was performed of the spatial variability of the soil properties, the sowing parameters, and the wheat yield in a field experiment under precision agriculture conditions. It was found that most of the soil parameters are significantly correlated and can be successfully mapped using kriging procedures, which ensure the optimum development of agrochemical cartograms for agricultural fields. It was also shown that the sowing parameters had a significantly lower spatial correlation; their cartograms could be drawn, although with worse accuracy. The quality parameters of the wheat grain showed no spatial correlation.
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Original Russian Text © V.A. Sidorova, E.E. Zhukovskii, P.V. Lekomtsev, V.V. Yakushev, 2012, published in Pochvovedenie, 2012, No. 8, pp. 879–888.
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Sidorova, V.A., Zhukovskii, E.E., Lekomtsev, P.V. et al. Geostatistical analysis of the soil and crop parameters in a field experiment on precision agriculture. Eurasian Soil Sc. 45, 783–792 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1064229312080066
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