2025 February-1 - 132 articles
Previous studies on tractor performance and efficiency were conducted prior to the implementation of emission reduction technologies and the increased density and complexity of tractor portfolios. This study presents a robust methodology for forecast...
Saline-alkali soil has the characteristics of high density, high firmness and poor permeability. Aiming at the problems of shallow subsoiling depth, large subsoiling specific resistance and small soil bulkiness in subsoiling operation in saline-alkal...
Wheat is a key staple crop globally, essential for food security and sustainable agricultural development. The results of this study highlight how innovative monitoring techniques, such as UAV-based multispectral imaging, can significantly improve ag...
The feeder, a critical component of pneumatic conveying and distributing fertilizer machines for cotton, significantly impacts cotton quality and yield. This study addresses the limitations of conventional feeders, namely poor delivery stability and...
The Huaihe River Eco-Economic Belt (HREEB) is a pivotal region in China’s national strategic planning. Land use in this region is crucial to improving ecological quality and ensuring food security. Using the PLUS model and Geodetector, we evaluated t...
Niger (Guizotia abyssinica (L. f.) Cass.), an oilseed crop from the Compositae family, thrives in temperate and tropical climates. Its small seeds, rich in oil (50–60% biocrude), are widely used for biodiesel, soap production, and as a condimen...
Approximately 24% of the global land area consists of mountainous regions, with 10% of the population relying on these areas for their cultivated land. Accurate statistics and monitoring of cultivated land in mountainous regions are crucial for ensur...
Light is a key factor influencing the growth and quality of crops in plant factories. To explore the optimal light quality for pakchoi production, five light formulations were applied to ‘Youguan NO.3’ pakchoi: white LEDs (W; CK); white/r...
Soil provides the essential nutrients, water, and root support that food-producing plants need to grow and thrive [...]
Ecosystem service value (ESV) reflects ecosystem functions and benefits; however, the factors influencing ESV and the mechanisms driving it in wetlands and non-wetlands are not yet fully understood. The Yellow River Delta (YRD) is distinguished by th...
Efficient monitoring of soil moisture is crucial for optimizing water usage and ensuring crop health in agricultural fields, especially under rainfed conditions. This study proposes a high-throughput soil moisture monitoring method that integrates Lo...
The phenotypic parameters of root systems are vital in reflecting the influence of genes and the environment on plants, and three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction is an important method for obtaining phenotypic parameters. Based on the characteristics...
Rice is one of the primary staple foods in Nepal, and there has been a notable increase in the production of this crop over the past ten years. Nonetheless, there appears to be a growing tendency to import rice. The plain region (Terai) of Nepal prod...
This study aimed to evaluate the potential benefits and feasibility of adding dried and ground grape pomace to the concentrate fed to lambs experimentally infected with Haemonchus contortus. Eighteen male Santa Inês lambs, recently weaned, were...
The antifungal effectiveness of essential oils (EOs) and their predominant components were tested on 14 phytopathogenic fungi isolated from olive trees. Commercial EOs from holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum L.), Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamomum aromaticum N...
The accurate prediction of soil organic matter (SOM) content is important for sustainable agriculture and effective soil management. This task is particularly challenging due to the variability in factors influencing SOM distribution across different...
The layered soil crushing rotary tillage machine with L-shaped reclamation rotary blades and rotary-reclamation rotary blades combination was designed to deal with the problems of a low soil fragmentation rate, low straw mulching rate, and poor surfa...
Kernel breakage and fungi-induced hot spots can easily lead to potential safety hazards in maize storage. The objective of this study was to focus on the formation and development of hot spots in maize bulk with two different broken kernels contents...
Gouda-type cheese originated in the Netherlands, but is now produced all over the world. Analogue cheeses are cheese-like products with a lower price level that are based on non-dairy fats and proteins. The market demand for analogue cheese is curren...
Previous studies have shown that selenium (Se) can influence rice growth and yield. However, the Se effect on rice lodging remains unknown. This study aimed to investigate the impact of different Se treatments on seedling growth and stem sheath hardn...
Over recent decades, human activities have essentially depended on fossil fuels. The last Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports recommend a shift to renewables and a more energy-efficient economy. To fulfill the potential of bioenergy, to...
The study of honey in Iasi County reveals its ecological, economic and health importance, emphasizing its unique properties, role in biodiversity and value in promoting sustainable beekeeping and regional identity. This study aimed to investigate the...
The intelligent transformation of crop leaf disease detection has driven the use of deep neural network algorithms to develop more accurate disease detection models. In resource-constrained environments, the deployment of crop leaf disease detection...
Accurately monitoring soil moisture content (SMC) in the field is crucial for achieving precision irrigation management. Currently, the development of UAV platforms provides a cost-effective method for large-scale SMC monitoring. This study investiga...
After existing ultra-deep vertical rotary tillers work in sugarcane stubble fields, the stubble chopping performance is poor, and the reason for this is unknown. To solve this, this paper develops a simulation model of ultra-deep vertical rotary till...
Protected crops are intensive production systems characterized by high vegetation density, high temperatures, and high moisture, making them favorable environments for the development of pests and diseases. Consequently, these systems often require s...
To solve the problems of high tillage resistance and the rapid wear of the rotary blade during tillage, this study employed a coupled algorithm of the discrete element method (DEM) and multi-body dynamics (MBD) with Hertz–Mindlin with JKR parti...
To address the limitations of the current discrete element model of rice plants in terms of accurately reflecting structural differences and threshing characteristics, this study proposes a whole-rice-plant modeling method based on segmented hollow s...
This study investigates the dynamic changes in wheat canopy spectral characteristics across seven critical growth stages (Tillering, Pre-Jointing, Jointing, Post-Jointing, Booting, Flowering, and Ripening) using UAV-based multispectral remote sensing...
Crop yields are influenced by various factors, including seed quality and environmental conditions. Detecting seed vigor is a critical task for seed researchers, as it plays a vital role in seed quality assessment. Traditionally, this evaluation was...
Biological invasions threaten biodiversity and agroecosystems, and early warning systems can minimise the spread of invasive alien species with limited resources. This study documents the presence of the alien plant Asclepias speciosa Torr., native t...
This study on soil salinity inversion in coastal tidal flats based on Sentinel-2 remote sensing imagery is significant for improving saline–alkali soils and advancing tidal flat agriculture. This study proposes an improved approach for soil sal...
Plastics are an integral part of crop cultivation, a practice often referred to as “plasticulture” [...]
Understanding how breeders of local breeds view different social actors can be of great importance to the process of local breed conservation. The same goes for the motives in farming local breeds. However, there is little research that provides insi...
Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) has high health and nutritional values, but the lack of scientific and rational cultivation planning has resulted in a decline in asparagus quality and yield. Important soil, climatic, anthropogenic, and topograph...
Nowadays, women’s contribution to society through their social and human involvement at the household level in terms of education, care, and nutrition, as well as their added value to economic functioning, is increasingly recognized. However, m...
Global warming affects crop growth and development, threatening food security. As one of the essential food crops, rice is severely affected by high temperature stress, which compromises both its yield and quality. Therefore, gaining a deep understan...
This work is devoted to the study of the dynamics of changes in the composition of the heap of cereal crops during maturation and identifying the optimal stage at which the grain heap has a high feed value. We studied the grain heap of winter wheat o...
This work conducts a single-factor experiment to study the effects of biomass types on the relax density, volume expansion, durability, hydrophobicity, and processing energy consumption. We analyze the differences in the quality of the pellets, and o...
The Discrete Element Method (DEM) is an innovative numerical computational approach. This method is employed to study and resolve the motion patterns of particles within discrete systems, contact mechanics properties, mechanisms of separation process...
Urban-farming activities can provide durability to an area, ensuring, among other benefits, environmental awareness, access to fresh food, individual health, and, potentially, an increased family income. The purpose of this study was to investigate t...
In the face of global climate change, crop pests and diseases have emerged on a large scale, with diverse species lasting for long periods and exerting wide-ranging impacts. Identifying crop pests and diseases efficiently and accurately is crucial in...
This article addresses the financial viability of agents in the robusta coffee sector. The objective is to calculate and analyze the profitability performance of the coffee sector in Tshopo in order to inform the subsequent development of business pr...
Rapid and nondestructive estimation of leaf SPAD values is crucial for monitoring the effects of cadmium (Cd) stress in rice. To address the issue of low estimation accuracy in leaf SPAD value models due to the loss of spectral information in existin...
Knowledge of how novel antigens or dietary stimuli affect stomach development and function in pigs remains limited. This study aimed to investigate stomach characteristics, parietal cell numbers, and the expression of genes essential to the functioni...
This study investigates the development and application of an automatic irrigation system based on hourly cumulative evapotranspiration (ET) to optimize cabbage growth while reducing agricultural water usage. Traditional irrigation methods often resu...
Nitrogen serves as a critical nutrient influencing the yield and quality of processed tomatoes; however, traditional methods for assessing its levels are both labor-intensive and costly. This study aimed to explore an efficient monitoring approach by...
The effective diagnosis of mild nutrient stress across the complete growth cycle of facility-grown tomatoes is challenging. This study proposes a deep learning framework based on CNN + LSTM, using canopy near-infrared spectroscopy from different grow...
A method for apple phenotypic feature extraction and growth anomaly identification based on deep learning and natural language processing technologies is proposed in this paper, aiming to enhance the accuracy of apple quality detection and anomaly pr...
In the context of agricultural unmanned helicopters, the complex wind disturbances over crop fields and structural perturbations due to variations in pesticide container weights present substantial challenges to flight safety. To address these issues...
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