Agriculture, Volume 15, Issue 10

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...