title: Statistical and Economic Techniques for Site-specific Nematode Management.
abstract: Recent advances in precision agriculture technologies and spatial statistics allow realistic, site-specific estimation of nematode damage to field crops and provide a platform for the site-specific delivery of nematicides within individual fields. This paper reviews the spatial statistical techniques that model correlations among neighboring observations and develop a spatial economic analysis to determine the potential of site-specific nematicide application. The spatial econometric methodology applied in the context of site-specific crop yield response contributes to closing the gap between data analysis and realistic site-specific nematicide recommendations and helps to provide a practical method of site-specifically controlling nematodes.
authors.affiliation: Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, Kunming, Yunnan, P.R.China, 650221.
authors.forename: Zheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Cresco Ag LLC, Memphis, TN 38103.
authors.forename: Terry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Griffin
authors.affiliation: University of Arkansas, Southwest Research and Extension Center, Hope, AR 71801.
authors.forename: Terrence L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Kirkpatrick
keywords: nematode management; precision agriculture; site-specific techniques; spatial autocorrelation; spatial econometrics; yield response function