Appeal No. 1999-1101
Application 08/727,125
THE PRIOR ART
The Examiner relies on following references:
Wolfe, Jr. 4,662,563 May 5, 1987
Monson 5,355,815 October 18, 1994
Todd A. Peterson, Tracy M. Blackmer, Dennis D. Francis,
and James S. Schepers, Using a Chlorophyll Meter to
Improve N Management, NebGuide G93-1171-A, published by
Cooperative Extension, Institute of Agriculture and
Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, July
1993 (hereinafter "Peterson").
T.H. Demetriades-Shah and M.N. Court, Oblique view
reflectance for assessing nitrogen status of incomplete
canopies, Int. J. Remote Sensing, 1987, Vol. 8, No. 7,
pp. 1049-1055 (hereinafter "Demetriades-Shah").
Wolfe discloses a center pivot irrigation system with a
controller for automatically starting and stopping the
irrigation system based on the sensed moisture level of the
soil (abstract).
Monson discloses a real-time (on-line) system for
controlling fertilizer application from a tractor. The system
includes a soil analyzer 28 capable of analyzing soil for
chemical content (e.g., nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium)
and soil type (e.g., clay, sand, or silt) in real time and an
expert system 30 that determines a soil prescription and
instructs control application system 22 to dispense a blend of
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