2025 September-2 - 86 articles
Supplemental fertilizer application is critical for improving rice yield. Pneumatic deep fertilization effectively improves fertilizer utilization, but high-speed airflow may disturb the soil and affect the location of the fertilizer particles. An ai...
Oryza sativa L. is the largest food crop in the world. The harmful filamentous green algae Spirogyra in paddy fields poses a serious threat to O. sativa yield. Therefore, biological control for Spirogyra is important for sustainable agricultural deve...
Point cloud completion for cotton leaves is critical for accurately reconstructing complete shapes from sparse and significantly incomplete data. Traditional methods typically assume small missing ratios (≤25%), which limits their effectiveness fo...
In Europe, Flavescence dorée (FD), the only epidemic disease within the phytoplasma-associated grapevine yellows complex (GY), reduces productivity and has a negative impact on berry composition and wine quality. Recent studies have shown that...
Due to the complexity of impurity removal from the residual film, there is currently no better impurity removal equipment. To improve the screening performance of the residual film mixture, the vibrating screen was designed. In this paper, the key fa...
Wheat germplasm resources are an important material foundation for genetic improvement. In this study, 170 wheat germplasm resources were used from China, the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Europe (France, Finland, and Swe...
Accurate estimation of daily reference evapotranspiration (ETo) is crucial for sustainable water resource management and irrigation scheduling, especially in water-scarce regions like Arizona. The standardized Penman–Monteith (PM) method is cos...
This study presents an operational and robust method for detecting and dating cereal harvest events using temporal stacks of Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery and crop and fields border information from ancillary records. The proposed approach is exempt...
Soil organic matter (SOM) plays a critical role in maintaining soil fertility, sustaining ecosystem stability, and mitigating climate change impacts, making its conservation essential for agricultural sustainability. However, systematic county-level...
Accurate detection of tea shoots in natural environments is crucial for facilitating intelligent tea picking, field management, and automated harvesting. However, the detection performance of existing methods in complex scenes remains limited due to...
Climate change necessitates the exploration of new, cooler viticultural regions globally. Chardonnay is an early ripening variety which is subjected to temperature extremes. This study aimed to investigate the response of Chardonnay in cool climatic...
Food production systems in Ecuador’s high Andean region are pivotal for food security, rural livelihoods, and agrobiodiversity, yet they are increasingly exposed to climate stress. We assessed four representative crops (tree tomato, quinoa, pot...
Phaeozem, which is recognized as one of the world’s most fertile soils, derives much of its productivity from soil organic matter (SOM). Because SOM strongly influences fertility, soil structure, and ecological functions, it is the SOM content...
Starches from vitreous and floury endosperm in mature maize kernels exhibit significantly different properties, yet the developmental basis for the differences remains unclear. In this research, inner endosperm (IE) and outer endosperm (OE) regions,...
Agricultural and livestock production systems are continuously confronted with new structural, operational, market, and environmental challenges, which pose threats to their future sustainability [...]
Monitoring and tracking the long-term dynamics of vineyard coverage and fresh grape production can support sustainable agricultural planning under evolving climate, market, and land-use pressures. This study presents a comprehensive, data-driven anal...
The agricultural sector, which has long been overshadowed by industrialization, has reemerged with renewed strategic significance in the face of global crises, including pandemics and armed conflicts. This study examines the causal relationship betwe...
Almonds are one of the major products that are economically competent and compatible with the Mediterranean climate, a key characteristic that distinguishes Lebanon. The present study aims to examine the suitability of land use and land cover on the...
In the Amazonian piedmont, cacao-based agroforestry systems (cAFSs) were significantly influenced by the soil’s physical, hydraulic, and structural characteristics, which largely determined agricultural productivity. A total of 122 plots with c...
The number of litchi flower clusters is an important indicator for predicting the fruit set rate and yield of litchi trees. However, their dense distribution, scale variation, and occlusion make it very challenging to achieve high-precision intellige...
Corn, as a globally significant food crop, faces significant yield reductions due to competitive growth from weeds. Precise detection and efficient control of weeds are critical technical components for ensuring high and stable corn yields. Tradition...
Accurate long-term tracking of individual cattle is essential for precision livestock farming but remains challenging due to occlusions, posture variability, and identity drift in free-range environments. We propose a multi-camera tracking framework...
As one of the world’s most important staple crops providing food, feed, and industrial raw materials, corn requires precise kernel detection for seed phenotype analysis and seed quality examination. In order to achieve precise and rapid detecti...
Orchard air-assisted sprayers have become key equipment for the prevention and control of fruit tree diseases and pests. However, centrifugal fans are rarely used in orchard air-assisted sprayers. To address the issue that the airflow generated by si...
The cultivation of edible lilies is highly susceptible to weed infestation during its growth period, and the application of herbicides is often impractical, leading to the rampant growth of diverse weed species. Laser weeding, recognized as an effici...
In contemporary tourism, gastronomic offerings increasingly go beyond the boundaries of mere taste enjoyment, becoming an important element of the sustainable development of destinations. At the same time, food safety is gaining importance as a key a...
Oat (Avena sativa L.) is a widely cultivated cereal crop valued for both its nutritional benefits and agricultural versatility. However, oat production is increasingly challenged by powdery mildew, which is caused by Blumeria graminis f. sp. avenae (...
Small-scale poultry farms often lack access to advanced monitoring tools and rely heavily on manual observation, which is time-consuming, inconsistent, and insufficient for precise flock management. Feeding and drinking behaviors are critical, as the...
Low productivity in albic soils often results in excessive nitrogen input, while straw return further increases nitrogen accumulation through decomposition. To address this issue, a three-year field experiment was conducted in albic soils of high, me...
The cultivation of vegetables in Slovakia has traditionally occurred in the vicinity of human settlements, predominantly in allotments. Large-scale vegetable production requires not only intensification measures but also a strategic selection of regi...
Silicon (Si) is gaining recognition as a sustainable alternative to reduce insecticide use in the management of the Asian citrus psyllid and huanglongbing (HLB). This study aimed to evaluate the effects of two silicon sources and three application me...
Microbial inoculants, as a new type of product that combines economic efficiency with ecological sustainability, play an important role in promoting plant growth and development, increasing crop yields, and enhancing plant resistance to abiotic stres...
Grazing exclusion is an effective and economical tool for restoring degraded grasslands. Yet, less attention is paid to the changes of rare and abundant bacterial taxa and their connections with soil organic carbon changes after grazing exclusion (GE...
A self-propelled multi-duct air-delivered sprayer was developed to address the challenges of dense canopies and low pesticide utilization in closed-canopy apple orchards. It featured an intelligently adjustable spray bar and formed a directional air...
Zucchini growth in greenhouse environments presents significant challenges for fruit recognition and picking point localization due to characteristics such as foliage occlusion, high density, structural complexity, and diverse fruit morphologies. Cur...
Co-contamination of cadmium (Cd) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in agricultural soils poses a critical threat to crops and food safety, but how PAHs affect Cd uptake and plant metabolism is still unclear. Maize (Zea mays L.) of the varie...
Standardized pharmaceutical-grade cultivation of Cannabis sativa L. increasingly relies on soilless systems for precision, reproducibility, and regulatory compliance. This review examines the role of inert and semi-inert growing media in indoor canna...
Paddy cultivation in the black soil region of northeast China is faced with the problems of low irrigation water use efficiency (IWUE) and low temperature stress during sowing. Therefore, the combinations of film mulching and water-saving irrigation...
Global food systems have faced multiple shocks that threaten the implementation of their main functions. This article analyzes the most recent studies and aims to develop a socioeconomic resilience assessment dashboard for agriculture as a component...
Cow behavior recognition constitutes a fundamental element of effective cow health monitoring and intelligent farming systems. Within large-scale cow farming environments, several critical challenges persist, including the difficulty in accurately ca...
This study investigates the changes in mechanically harvested ‘Leccino’ olives stored under cold and room-temperature conditions from harvest up to 23 days of storage during two consecutive seasons. Variations in quality parameters, inclu...
The rhizome of Atractylodes macrocephala, a perennial herb in the Asteraceae family, is valued for its bioactive atractylenolides, but achieving consistent quality in cultivation is challenging. This study aimed to decipher how environmental factors...
Excessive nitrogen fertilizer application in tea plantations is a common problem that leads to soil acidification and reductions in both yield and economic returns. To evaluate the impacts of varying nitrogen input levels (0–600 kg N ha−1...
The narrow margin for irrigation error in aeroponics necessitates advanced control strategies beyond fixed timer-based approaches. This study evaluates a plant-driven irrigation method based on real-time leaf turgor feedback in aeroponic romaine lett...
Accurate prediction of broiler shipment weight is essential for optimizing production planning and meeting market demand. Previous studies have estimated representative daily weight values from load cell data using K-means clustering and kernel densi...
We develop a year-round, field-scale framework to retrieve soil moisture and map irrigation in an arid irrigation district where crop phenology and canopy dynamics undermine static, single-season approaches. However, the currently popular TVDI applic...
Accurate quantification of evapotranspiration (ET) is crucial for agricultural water management and climate change adaptation, especially in global warming and extreme climate events. Despite the availability of various ET products, their applicabili...
Grain shape is a critical determinant of rice yield, quality, and market value. Recent advances in molecular biology, genomics, and systems biology have revealed a complex regulatory network governing grain development, integrating genetic loci, plan...
Agricultural tractors account for a substantial portion of greenhouse gas emissions in the farming sector, necessitating the development of sustainable machinery solutions. This study systematically reviews the latest advancements in electrification...
The proteolytic system plays a crucial role in maintaining the homeostasis and defence against pathogens. Its proper functioning depends on the balance between the activities of proteases and their inhibitors. The disturbing of this balance, caused,...
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