2025 May-2 - 97 articles
The online dynamic collection of irrigation and plant physiological information is crucial for the precise irrigation management of nutrient solutions and efficient crop cultivation in vegetable soilless substrate cultivation facilities. In this stud...
The red-belted clearwing moth Synanthedon myophaeformis is a deleterious pest of apple orchards, wherein the larvae bore tree bark, resulting in reduced fitness and ultimately death. The main control strategies of this pest still rely on the use of p...
Accurate detection of surface defects on passion fruits is crucial for maintaining market competitiveness. Numerous small defects present significant challenges for manual inspection. Recently, deep learning (DL) has been widely applied to object det...
Banana inflorescences are usually discarded, but there has been interest in managing this by-product to turn it into a product with added value. Herein, the inflorescences of seven cultivars were processed into flour and evaluated for their physicoch...
As a dominant ecological stress factor of climate change, soil drought has become a key challenge restricting food security. Based on soil moisture data, this paper uses the cumulative anomaly method, coefficient of variation, Sen + Mann–Kendal...
Balancing food security with fertilizer-driven climate impacts remains critical in intensive agriculture. While organic–inorganic substitution enhances soil fertility, its effects on nitrous oxide (N2O) and nitric oxide (NO) emissions remain un...
As the European Union advances its bioeconomy strategy, the agricultural sector emerges as a key domain requiring targeted upskilling in digital and entrepreneurial competencies. This study examines how agricultural professionals perceive the importa...
The automatic flushing valve (AFV) enables automatic flushing of drip irrigation systems, improving their anti-clogging performance. This study focuses on a subsurface drip irrigation system (SDI) for alfalfa, selecting T20 and T70 AFVs (with designe...
Food security is a fundamental issue that has long been of great concern, and cultivated land resources are the core elements of food security. In recent years, the problem of “non-agriculturalization” and “non-grain” conversi...
Accurate object detection is a fundamental component of autonomous apple-picking systems. In response to the insufficient recognition performance and poor generalization capacity of existing detection algorithms under unstructured orchard scenarios,...
Air-assisted sprayers are an essential piece of equipment for improving spraying efficiency and pesticide utilization; their performance directly affects the effectiveness of pesticide application. This study, addressing the plant protection needs of...
Aiming at the problem that rotary tiller knife rollers are prone to entanglement with straw in the wet and sticky soil environment of rice fields in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China, an antitangling and sticking cutter was d...
The modernization of crop production is inextricably linked to the continuous advancement of agricultural machinery [...]
Oilseed rape yield critically reflects varietal superiority. Rapid field-scale estimation enables efficient high-throughput breeding. This study evaluates unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) hyperspectral imagery’s potential for yield prediction at t...
The noise generated by combine harvesters during operation has drawn growing attention, particularly that of the conveying trough shell, whose noise generation mechanism remains unclear. This study investigated the vibration radiation noise character...
The sustainability of global food production relies heavily on the ability to optimize the nutrient economy in cropping systems around the world [...]
Slugs are significant agricultural pests, causing extensive crop damage and economic losses. While chemical molluscicides are commonly used for control, concerns about their environmental impact have driven interest in alternative methods, including...
The content and health impact of harmful heavy metals in agricultural products from strong geological background concentration areas have received increasing attention. To investigate the impact of soil heavy metal contamination on the tea plantation...
One of the key techniques for successful almond tree cultivation in newly irrigated areas is increasing planting density. To investigate this, field experiments were carried out over five consecutive growing seasons (2019–2023) to evaluate the...
Genomic selection (GS) plays a crucial role in livestock breeding. However, its implementation in Chinese beef cattle breeding is constrained by a limited reference population and incomplete data records. To address these challenges, this study aimed...
Population aging–weakening has become a critical constraint on rural sustainability in China’s Yellow River Basin (YRB), posing substantial challenges to ecological conservation and high-quality development. This study develops a multidim...
Turmeric (Curcuma spp.) is widely cultivated in tropical regions for its use in traditional medicine and culinary purposes. This study investigated the bacterial populations in the rhizosphere, stems, and leaves of the Curcuma species and strains at...
Biochar may represent a sustainable and eco-friendly strategy to recycle agroforestry wastes, sequester carbon and improve soil health. With the aim of proving these benefits in a real scenario, we treated several soil parcels with 0 (CTRL), 1 (LOW)...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the technical and economic impact of using commercial phytogenic feed supplements and dried Greek Oregano leaves as feed additives on dairy sheep farms. Fifteen farms in the Greek region of Thessaly were divided...
Rubber tapping robots represent a significant research direction in modern robotics in agricultural automation. Nevertheless, natural rubber tapping robots encounter considerable challenges in achieving precise tapping, particularly in controlling ta...
Contamination with foreign fibers—such as mulch films and polypropylene strands—during cotton harvesting and processing severely compromises fiber quality. The traditional detection methods often fail to identify fine impurities under vis...
To address the multi-target detection problem in the automatic seedling-feeding procedure of vegetable-grafting robots from dual perspectives (top-view and side-view), this paper proposes an improved YOLOv8-SDC detection segmentation model based on Y...
The ability of selenium (Se) to trigger modifications in plant metabolism, thereby triggering tolerance to abiotic stresses, is well established. This research aimed to understand the following: (1) how Se supplementation in wheat plants can lead to...
The slope lands of the Loess Plateau represent a critical region impacted by soil erosion, which directly contributes to the globally recognized high sediment concentration in the Yellow River. However, the extent to which sloped farmland contributes...
This study systematically investigated the efficacy of ultrasound technology in removing deoxynivalenol (DON, also known as vomitoxin) from contaminated wheat grains and its impact on grain quality. By applying different ultrasonic frequencies (singl...
Background: Achieving sustainable development in accordance with Agenda 2030 (Sustainable Development Goals 12, 13, and 17) has challenged the livestock sector and especially swine farming. Strategies focused on reducing the environmental impact and...
The ecological efficiency of cultivated land utilization is closely related to food security and the sustainable development of agriculture. As an important actor in the utilization of cultivated land, the transfer of labor to non-agricultural sector...
Amid global climate warming, agricultural low-carbon transition is critical for ecological governance. In China’s ecologically fragile contiguous karst areas of Yunnan–Guizhou, intensifying rural population decline poses unique challenges...
Black soldier fly (BSF) larvae are increasingly used in sustainable waste management, offering potential for the bioconversion of organic waste into insect-derived fertilizer and animal feed. This study investigates the impact of varied substrate mix...
The harvesting of green Sichuan pepper remains heavily reliant on manual field operations, but automation can enhance the efficiency, quality, and sustainability of the process. However, challenges such as intertwined branches, dense foliage, and ove...
This study investigates the germination ecology of three Lepidium species, including the invasive, indehiscent-fruited Lepidium appelianum and Lepidium draba, and the invasive, dehiscent-fruited Lepidium campestre. The ability of Lepidium species to...
Debt levels are a crucial factor when assessing the financial stability of agricultural firms, and excessive indebtedness is usually the most important indicator of financial distress. As agriculture is a capital-intensive sector with a high reliance...
In high-resolution remote sensing images, the combination of complex farmland plot features and limitations of manual and traditional classification methods hinders large-scale, automated, and precise farmland plot extraction. Key challenges include...
After undergoing peeling-machine operations, skinned garlic cloves affect subsequent processing, and their manual removal is harmful to health. In this paper, an intelligent garlic-clove-removal test bench was designed, which mainly included a hopper...
Antecedent soil moisture is a critical driver of hydrological and erosive processes, directly affecting runoff generation and soil loss. An accurate assessment of soil water content (SWC) variability is therefore essential for sustainable land and wa...
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) is a vital legume crop recognized for its nutritional value and adaptability to various growing conditions. However, exposure of cowpea to drought stress during the early growth stages can significantly restrict...
Leaf chlorophyll content (LCC) serves as a vital biochemical indicator of photosynthetic activity and nitrogen status, critical for precision agriculture to optimize crop management. While UAV-based hyperspectral sensing offers maize LCC estimation p...
Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) is a super pest that seriously endangers the development of the agricultural economy worldwide. To prevent and control B. tabaci, insecticides have been used for many years, which has inevitably led...
Soil contamination with heavy metals poses a significant risk to human health and ecological systems through multiple exposure pathways: direct ingestion of crops, dermal contact with polluted soil, and bioaccumulation within the food chain. This stu...
Biofertilizers play a crucial role in promoting sustainable agriculture in China; however, comprehensive quantification of their effects and limitations in field conditions remain unclear. In this study, a meta-analysis encompassing 1818 comparisons...
This paper proposes a sustainable innovation management model (hereinafter MGI) aimed at enhancing sustainability and leveraging open innovation opportunities within the Citrus agro-industrial chain in the Quindío Department, Colombia. The met...
Soil pH critically regulates microbial community structure and activity, thereby influencing carbon transformation processes in terrestrial ecosystems. However, the mechanisms underlying pH-mediated shifts in microbial metabolic functions and cellulo...
Phenolic acids are important allelochemicals that contribute to obstacles in continuous cropping systems, significantly impacting soil nutrients, enzyme activities, and the composition of microbial communities. This study explored the effects of trea...
Chlorantraniliprole, serving as a substitute for traditional insecticide, has been widely utilized in controlling lepidopteran pests. Loxostege sticticalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) is a polyphagous insect and poses a significant threat as a migratory...
Both organic and conventional farmers are confronted with the issue of mycotoxin contamination of maize, but organic farming is considered by the public to present a higher risk. There are also concerns about the sanitary quality of maize processed a...
of 2
