Agriculture, Volume 14, Issue 8

The adoption of a no-till system presents difficulties in maintaining the potential crop yield under long-term conditions when compacted soil layers are observed in the field. The research objective was to assess the benefits of soil intervention in...

Strong impacts and vibrations exist in various structures of rice combine harvesters in harvesting, so the bolt connection structure on the harvesters is prone to loosening and failure, which would further affect the service life and working efficien...

The purpose of this paper is the design of a potato drip irrigation tape recycling machine that would not require manual assistance or suffer from broken tapes. To clarify the recycling performance of the new potato drip irrigation tape recycling mac...

To address the issues of poor positioning accuracy, low supply efficiency and inadequate adaptability for different tray specifications of the existing seedling tray conveying device, a dual-axis positioning tray conveying device was developed, which...

This study aimed to investigate the impact of low-temperature (LT) stress during the jointing stage on three most representative wheat varieties in the Huang-Huai-Hai region: “Shannong 38” (a robust winter wheat variety), “Jimai 22&...

Understanding the regional disparities, dynamic evolution, and convergence–divergence characteristics of global agricultural energy efficiency is crucial for enhancing agricultural energy efficiency, ensuring food security, and responding to gl...

This study sought to determine the effects of foliar fertilization (FF) on both the quantity and quality of maize grains using principal component analysis (PCA). This chemometric approach enabled the selection of the best foliar treatment model for...

Olive oil extraction by two-phase systems generates a by-product called “alperujo” which presents several difficulties for its valorization. The present work evaluated an industrial approach, based on the application of thermal treatments...

The soil microbiota is a key component of agroecosystems, and understanding its traits is crucial for effective agronomic management. Among beneficial microorganisms, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMFs) are mutually associated with grapevine (Vitis v...

A rotary tiller is a common tillage tool for straw incorporation in an intensive tillage system. However, rotary tillage for seedbed preparation in dense-straw mulching conditions experiences high torque and poor performance of straw incorporation. N...

Climate change and soil acidification are critical factors affecting crop production and soil quality. This study comprehensively analyzed the impact of fertilization practices, including conventional (CA), sustainable (SA), and unfertilized (BK), on...

Changes in soybean flower and pod numbers are important factors affecting soybean yields. Obtaining the number of flowers and pods, as well as fallen flowers and pods, quickly and accurately is crucial for soybean variety breeding and high-quality an...

The maturity grading of walnuts during harvesting relies on experience. In this paper, walnut images in a natural environment were collected to construct a dataset, and deep learning algorithms were utilized to combine walnut internal physical and ch...

Karst yellow soil is one of the most important cultivated soils in southwest China. At present, only a few studies have dealt with rainfall erosivity and erosive rainfall thresholds in the karst yellow soil region. This paper utilizes statistical met...

To enhance agricultural productivity through the accurate detection of pests under the constrained resources of mobile devices, we introduce LP-YOLO, a bespoke lightweight object detection framework optimized for mobile-based insect pest identificati...

Chenopodium quinoa Willd. (quinoa), a highly nutritious pseudocereal, is a promising crop to address global food insecurity challenges intensified by population growth and climate change. However, drought stress remains a significant constraint for q...

Urochloa spp. are the most important grasses for ruminants in Brazil and contain secondary metabolites, mainly saponins. Urochloa brizantha extracts (ethanolic EE and hydroalcoholic HE with 3.62 and 5.38 mg protodioscin mL⁻¹, respectively) were...

To address the problem of large tractive resistance in traditional subsoiling methods, this paper designed a pulse-type gas explosion subsoiler, as well as an air-blown double-ended chisel type subsoiling shovel and a conduit. The mathematical equati...

The trencher design of the pre-cut transverse sugarcane planter is the basis for realizing deep planting and shallow burial. Aimed at the problems of insufficient seeding space provided by furrows and high resistance to trenching, a structural config...

This study examined the spatial temporal impacts of climate variability on maize yield in Kenya. The maize yield data were obtained from the Kenya Maize Yield Database while climatic variable data were obtained from the Climatic Research Unit gridded...

The use of pesticides is an efficient approach for pest management. However, their increasing application in recent decades has come under the spotlight of world policies. In this context, this study addresses the usefulness of a forecasting model (T...

The strong airflow beneath a rotary drone generates a wind vortex within the rice canopy; precise control of the wind vortex distance and wind vortex area can improve pesticide utilization efficiency. This paper calculates the flight parameter curve...

Traditional lettuce counting relies heavily on manual labor, which is laborious and time-consuming. In this study, a simple and efficient method for localization and counting lettuce is proposed, based only on lettuce field images acquired by an unma...

At present, most double-slope greenhouse shade systems utilize insulation quilts on a portion of the roof to enhance the light and thermal environment for winter production. However, this method often leads to challenges such as uneven light distribu...

Investigating the seeding mechanism of precision seeders is of great significance for improving the quality of cotton sowing operations. This paper designs a rotary type-hole cotton precision mulching dibbler. The main factors influencing the entry o...

Composts produced with kiwifruit waste from the calibration process (KW), mixed with 5%, 10%, and 20% wheat straw (WS), were evaluated as crop fertilizers through a pot experiment with lettuce, arranged as a randomized block design. Highest lettuce y...

Quantifying how climatic change affects wheat production, and accurately predicting its potential distributions in the face of future climate, are highly important for ensuring food security in Ethiopia. This study leverages advanced machine learning...

Biochar is beneficial as a clean, stable, and efficient soil amendment to improve rice quality and yield. However, there are few reports on the effects of no-tillage in combination with biochar application on rice growth, yield, and quality in regene...

Nutrient requirements for lactation often lead to a negative energy balance accompanied by reduced body condition and fertility in cattle. A previous study identified an increased abundance of serum metabolites associated with tissue mobilization and...

Hydrogels have shown promise in improving soil quality and alleviating plant drought stress. This study investigated the effectiveness of four hydrogel composites composed of polyvinyl alcohol, sodium alginate, and pine or olive tree biochar in impro...

Policies regulating common-pool resources (CPR), such as wetlands, should take into account community socio-economic realities and community perceptions. The study aims to examine whether policies regulating common-pool resources, such as wetlands, s...

This paper presents a conceptual framework aimed at exploring the connections between integration within the food supply chain and the three pillars of sustainability: economic, environmental, and social. The analysis combines theoretical insights wi...

The production management of lactating sows is a crucial aspect of pig farm operations, as their health directly impacts the farm’s production efficiency. The feeding behavior of lactating sows can reflect their health and welfare status, and m...

Particle breakage is a common phenomenon during the processes of production, storage, and transportation. Because of the requirements for pellet integrity in poultry farming, research on the breakage characteristics of feed pellets is necessary. In t...

Increasing areas of arable land, which is often heavily managed, negatively affect biological diversity in many ways, decreasing species richness and abundance. There is a substantial social demand for implementing agricultural management practices t...

Manure distribution in soil creates a ground environment that is conducive to crop cultivation. However, the lumping and concentration of manure in the field can occur, hindering the fertilization of the soil for plant growth, and the randomization o...

Despite its significant thermal requirements, melon is a vegetable species that holds the potential for expanding the crop range in temperate climate regions. The selection of appropriate varieties and agronomic practices facilitates its cultivation...

Diagnosing agricultural machinery faults is critical to agricultural automation, and identifying vibration signals from faulty bearings is important for agricultural machinery fault diagnosis and predictive maintenance. In recent years, data–dr...

This paper introduces a cooperative positioning algorithm for agricultural vehicles, which uses the relative distance of the workshop to improve the performance of the Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), to improve the positioning accuracy an...

Improving the efficiency of factor allocation in food production is the foundation for accelerating the formation of new quality productivity and achieving an agricultural green transformation. However, there has been no scholarly focus on their mech...

Considering that sericulture is an important branch of animal husbandry, not only for the production of silk but also as a valuable source of protein, it is necessary to constantly study the possibilities for its improvement as a branch of this domai...

Little is known about the effect of the long-term application of organic and inorganic fertilizers on P-use efficiency, P budget, and the residual effect of P fertilizer. To clarify the effect of different fertilization on soil P balance in a rice (O...

The cleaning system is a critical component of the sugarcane chopper harvester, facing challenges such as high impurity rate, elevated power consumption, and an inadequate understanding of the cleaning mechanism. This study aims to simulate the proce...

Quinoa and other small-seeded crops possess relatively diminutive seed diameters, rendering them highly susceptible to the influence of airflow. The seeding process is impacted by the Cluster Hole Effect, where seeds are unintentionally drawn into ar...

The health monitoring of vegetable and fruit plants, especially during the critical seedling growth stage, is essential to protect them from various environmental stresses and prevent yield loss. Different environmental stresses may cause similar sym...

The high growth height and substantial weight of bananas present challenges for robots to harvest autonomously. To address the issues of high labor costs and low efficiency in manual banana harvesting, a highly autonomous and integrated banana-pickin...

Accurately detecting tea bud leaves is crucial for the automation of tea picking robots. However, challenges arise due to tea stem occlusion and overlapping of buds and leaves, presenting varied shapes of one bud–one leaf targets in the field o...

This study examines the current state of China’s agricultural exports to ASEAN countries using a segmented export structure analysis via a stochastic frontier gravity model, based on panel data from 2007 to 2020. The results indicate that: (1)...

The integration of agriculture and tourism has emerged as a potential strategy to boost agricultural productivity and promote sustainable rural development in China. This study investigates the impact of agricultural tourism integration (ATI) on agri...

In this paper, we investigated the monitoring and characterization of the pest Magnaporthe oryzae, known as rice blast, in the Bomba rice variety at the Albufera Natural Park, located in Valencia, Spain during the 2022 and 2023 seasons. Using reflect...