2025 April-2 - 111 articles
Agricultural machinery, particularly balers, plays a crucial role in forage management. These machines are prone to fire incidents caused by mechanical friction, heat buildup, and the accumulation of crop residues, among other contributing factors. D...
Nanoparticle contamination has been associated with adverse impacts on crop productivity. Thus, effective approaches are necessary to ameliorate NP-induced phytotoxicity. The present study aimed to investigate the efficacy of brassinosteroids and eth...
This research focuses on developing an intelligent irrigation solution for agricultural systems utilising solar photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) energy applications. This solution integrates PVT applications, prediction, modelling and forecasting as well a...
Various industrial and agricultural activities have led to significant organic pollution in soil, posing an ongoing threat to both soil ecosystems and human health. Among the available remediation methods, phytoremediation and biochar remediation are...
Modern agriculture is increasingly challenged by the need for scalable, sustainable, and connectivity-resilient digital solutions. While existing smart farming platforms offer valuable insights, they often rely heavily on centralized cloud infrastruc...
In northern China, intercropping soybeans with forage mulberry (Morus alba L.) enhances soybean yields through the optimization of natural resource use. However, the mechanisms underlying these improvements remain largely unknown. The aim was to expl...
Land desertification is becoming increasingly significant for the Mediterranean basin, particularly due to the rising pressures on agricultural land. Regarding the olive grove sector, intensive farming methods can have detrimental effects on the prov...
This study proposes an innovative indoor localization algorithm based on the base station identification and improved black kite algorithm–backpropagation (IBKA-BP) integration to address the problem of low positioning accuracy in agricultural...
Accurate prediction of greenhouse temperatures is essential for developing effective environmental control strategies, as the precision of minimum temperature data acquisition significantly impacts the reliability of predictive models. Traditional mo...
Efforts to improve agricultural sustainability have increasingly focused on enhancing productivity while minimizing environmental impact. In the Republic of Serbia, dairy farming remains a critical sector due to its dual role in food production and e...
This pilot study evaluated the effects of dietary pea inclusion as a sustainable and nutritional alternative protein source on growth performance, nitrogen balance, digestibility, and intestinal health on nine castrated male Topigs hybrid pigs (three...
To address the problems of corn harvesting in the Yellow Huaihai region with high moisture content, such as grain damage and high failure rate, a wider and taller ripple block threshing element was designed by combining the threshing principles of di...
Rare earth elements (REEs) are key resources of strategic importance, but pollution has increased due to uncontrolled mining. Although heavy metal hyperaccumulating plants are environmentally friendly, they require strict control during post-treatmen...
The increase in the world population exerts significant pressure on expanding global agricultural production. To achieve this, the use of fertilizers is fundamental. However, highly soluble traditional chemical fertilizers can be easily leached and v...
Recent climate change has intensified extreme rainfall events, exacerbating soil erosion and agricultural nonpoint source pollution in South Korea’s steeply sloped farmlands. This study assessed soil erosion reduction measures by applying indiv...
Rice yield and quality decline due to excessive fertiliser use is problematic in China. To increase rice grain filling and improve rice yield and quality, a nitrogen reduction and density increase study in 2023 and 2024 was imposed on a long-term exp...
The soil application of essential trace elements, such as selenium and its various agrochemical species, presents a real challenge for modern agriculture. However, unknown exceeding threshold concentrations could target potential toxicity within the...
In this study, we investigated whether epiphytic microorganisms of fresh forage affect silage quality and aerobic exposure of silage by determining the changes in chemical composition, fermentation characteristics and microbial population of two gras...
Reducing food losses in apple production is becoming increasingly important, as the effects of climate change constitute a challenge to food production. Improving methods for determining fruit maturity at harvest leading to the longest storability is...
Grasslands are crucial for sequestering carbon underground, but disturbances like ploughing can lead to significant soil organic carbon (SOC) loss as CO2, a potent greenhouse gas. Thus, managed grasslands should be maintained to minimize GHG emission...
The use of electronic sow feeders (ESFs) during lactation has been associated with weaning of heavier piglets when compared to traditional feeders, with a lower amount of sow feed per kg of weaned piglet, improved welfare of the sow, and no negative...
The fluttering of leaves under wind fields significantly impacts the efficiency and precision of agricultural spraying. However, existing spraying technologies often overlook the complex mechanisms of wind–leaf interactions. This study integrat...
Enhancing production efficiency in major sugarcane-producing regions is of strategic significance for ensuring the security of China’s sugar industry and promoting its industrial upgrading. Using the DEA–Malmquist–Tobit modeling fra...
Auricularia heimuer is the second most widely cultivated edible fungus in China, with significant food and medicinal value, and is highly popular throughout Asia and globally. However, the differentiation of A. heimuer is simple, as its morphology is...
The ever-expanding market has made organic food a popular research topic, with the primary question being what factors facilitate or hinder consumers in making an organic purchase. The most relevant studies have been conducted in an offline context....
Mapping is fundamental to the autonomous navigation of agricultural robots, as it provides a comprehensive spatial understanding of the farming environment. Accurate maps enable robots to plan efficient routes, avoid obstacles, and precisely execute...
In order to achieve accurate and rapid identification of red raspberry fruits in the complex environments of fields and greenhouses, this study proposes a new red raspberry maturity detection model based on YOLOv11n. First, the proposed hybrid attent...
In this study, we analysed scrapie test results of Hungarian indigenous sheep breeds (Cikta, Tsigai, Dairy Tsigai, Transylvanian Racka, and Hungarian Racka in white and black colour variants) and the endangered Hungarian Merino rams during the period...
This study reveals how microbial diversity relates to soil properties in Auricularia heimuer residue–chicken manure composting, presenting sustainable waste recycling solutions. These microbial-straw strategies are adaptable to various agroecol...
Stomata are essential structures in plants for gas exchange, and their opening and closing are influenced by complex external environmental factors. Using Gynura formosana Kitam as the research object, the regulation of stomatal aperture is crucial f...
Binary logic transmission (BLT), a stepped transmission system, has been utilized in military vehicles and heavy-duty commercial vehicles due to its high transmission efficiency, strong load-bearing capacity, and compact structure. Its adaptability t...
This paper investigates wine tourists’ preferences for the attributes of the wine tourism experience (WTEXP) in Italy and Turkey, exploring cross-cultural differences and similarities in two countries with diverse wine tourism development. Data...
To manage the developing resistance of Alternaria spp. [the causal fungi of ginseng Alternaria leaf and stem blight (GALSB)] to QoIs fungicides, the toxicity and biochemical activity of pyrimidine nucleoside antibiotics (PNA) against Alternaria spp.,...
Against the background of global climate change, agricultural ecosystems face extreme weather, resource shortages, and carbon emission pressures, necessitating green transitions. Rural tourism, a key driver of rural revitalization, injects momentum i...
This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of including gliricidia hay (0, 5, 10, 15, and 20% fresh matter—FM), replacing ground corn and cottonseed cake, on the quality of total mixed rations silages based on spineless cactus. Twenty-fiv...
Agricultural robots can mitigate labor shortages and advance precision farming. However, the dense vegetation canopies and uneven terrain in orchard environments reduce the reliability of traditional GPS-based localization, thereby reducing navigatio...
This study systematically investigated the genetic characteristics and germplasm conservation strategies of Xinjiang Thompson Seedless grapes (Vitis vinifera Thompson Seedless) and Munake grapes (Vitis vinifera L. cv. Munake) using SSR molecular mark...
Cupuaçu (Theobroma grandiflorum (Willd. ex Spreng.) K. Schum.), a fruit native to the Amazon, is widely used in the food industry. However, it generates large amounts of shell and seed residues after processing, which are generally discarded i...
With the surge in digital farming, real-time quality management of fresh produce has become essential. For apples (Malus domestica Borkh.), consumer demand extends beyond sweetness, texture, and appearance to internal quality factors such as moisture...
The synthesis and symbiotic mechanisms of truffle ectomycorrhizae have attracted considerable scientific interest in recent decades. Although previous research has successfully identified the symbiotic partners of truffles (Tuber spp.) and characteri...
Pequi oil (PO) is a natural feed additive rich in bioactive compounds, which can modulate antioxidant and immunological systems. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the proteomic profile of laying hens supplemented with PO under heat stress c...
Agritourism has emerged as a strategic tool for fostering sustainable rural development by diversifying farm income, preserving cultural heritage, and promoting environmental stewardship. This study presents a global bibliometric analysis of research...
The application of biochar to traditional soil and soilless growth media in agriculture has been reported to increase plant production. However, it remains unclear which biochar component drives this process or which biogeochemical process is attribu...
Biofertilizers derived from microalgae are increasingly used as promising materials for improving crop growth and development, producing fewer catastrophic environmental effects. Hence, the large-scale production of eco-friendly and broad-spectrum mi...
Passion fruit seed oil (PFSO) is rich in bioactive compounds, which can enhance laying hens’ health and performance. The current study was conducted to investigate the effect of increasing PFSO supplementation in laying hens’ productive p...
This study addresses inefficiencies in manual apple harvesting and high damage rates in mechanical methods by developing an airflow-cushioned conveyor to minimize postharvest losses. Analyzing apple dynamics in pipelines and collision mechanics ident...
Frankliniella intonsa (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) is a polyphagous pest that causes significant economic agricultural losses by damaging flowers, vegetables, and fruit trees. We performed an age-stage two-sex life table analysis to evaluate the perform...
The integration of the agricultural product market is of great significance to reducing price fluctuations and improving social welfare. In this study, we employ the relative price method to measure the integration of the agricultural product market...
Cropland suitability calculations quantify natural suitability according to abiotic conditions, thus making them crucial for sustainable land management. However, since ground-truth yield data are extremely scarce, there is a need to improve knowledg...
The main barriers faced by small-scale cocoa producers in Ecuador are the limited access to and the use of information technologies, which affects their efficiency in production and marketing. This study evaluated the impact of information behavior o...
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