New 3-D model predicts best planting practices for farmers
Friday, June 23, 2017 - 18:02
in Mathematics & Economics
As farmers survey their fields this summer, several questions come to mind: How many plants germinated per acre? How does altering row spacing affect my yields? Does it make a difference if I plant my rows north to south or east to west? Now a computer model can answer these questions by comparing billions of virtual fields with different planting densities, row spacings, and orientations.