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AgriEngineering, Volume 5, Issue 3

September 2023 - 31 articles

Cover Story: Plastic contamination in U.S. cotton bales, mainly from John Deere round module harvester wraps, jeopardizes the cotton sector. Current manual cleaning methods fail to fully remove these contaminants. To address this, we introduced a machine-vision system that uses color cameras to identify and remove plastic during cotton processing. Built on affordable ARM computers with Linux, the system comprises 30–50 units, but calibration is labor-intensive and challenging for typical gin workers. Our research offers an auto-calibration algorithm, designed to automatically track cotton color and utilize frequency statistics, sidestepping plastic images that might hinder performance. This auto-calibration significantly reduces setup effort, turning the system into a near plug-and-play device. It diminishes reliance on expert staff, promoting faster industry-wide adoption. View this paper
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Articles (31)

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,638 Views
12 Pages

This study investigated the potential and sustainable use of the biomass derived from various stages of the grape drying process. A total of eleven byproducts, each containing varying organic materials, were produced and subjected to testing. Ultimat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,202 Views
21 Pages

The aim of this work was to elaborate a new methodology that can allow for the identification of the topsoil homogeneous area (tSHA) distribution along land parcels, supporting farmers in keeping low-cost, sustainable, and light logistic management o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,384 Views
16 Pages

Mapping Shrimp Pond Dynamics: A Spatiotemporal Study Using Remote Sensing Data and Machine Learning

  • Pavan Kumar Bellam,
  • Murali Krishna Gumma,
  • Pranay Panjala,
  • Ismail Mohammed and
  • Aya Suzuki

Shrimp farming and exporting is the main income source for the southern coastal districts of the Mekong Delta. Monitoring these shrimp ponds is helpful in identifying losses incurred due to natural calamities like floods, sources of water pollution b...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,159 Views
17 Pages

Robust Coffee Rust Detection Using UAV-Based Aerial RGB Imagery

  • Yakdiel Rodriguez-Gallo,
  • Byron Escobar-Benitez and
  • Jony Rodriguez-Lainez

Timely detection of pests and diseases in crops is essential to mitigate severe damage and economic losses, especially in the context of climate change. This paper describes a method for detecting the presence of coffee leaf rust (CLR) using two data...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,166 Views
20 Pages

To address the challenges of climate change and food security, the establishment of smart farm complexes is necessary. While there have been numerous studies on the productivity and environmental control of individual greenhouses, research on greenho...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,764 Views
17 Pages

Many farms utilize closed-type livestock systems to enhance productivity and facilitate effective environmental management. However, the confined nature of these closed spaces poses an increased risk of exposure to harmful gases and organic dust for...

  • Review
  • Open Access
20 Citations
11,101 Views
31 Pages

This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of nano- and microscopic materials that can provide thermal radiation insulation without reducing visible light transmittance, thereby reducing heat loss and conserving energy in greenhouses. We al...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,593 Views
20 Pages

Development and Performance Evaluation of Low-Cost 2WT-Operated Earthing-Up Machine for Sugarcane Cultivation in Bangladesh

  • Md. Nafiul Ferdows,
  • Md. Anisur Rahman,
  • Md. Rostom Ali,
  • Md. Abu Hanif,
  • Sayed Shams Tabriz,
  • Md. Sanowar Hossen and
  • Md. Rokonuzzaman

Like most crops, sugarcane needs to be kept upright until it is harvested. The lodging of sugarcane has significant negative effects on the cane yield and sugar content of sugarcane. To keep sugarcane upright, earthing up is an essential in the cultu...

  • Technical Note
  • Open Access
7 Citations
7,265 Views
13 Pages

The purpose of milking machines is to harvest milk at optimal quality and speed, while maintaining animal comfort and teat defense mechanisms against invading mastitis pathogens. Therefore, the milking machine is a very important piece of equipment o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,097 Views
12 Pages

Spatial Variability of Soil Resistance to Penetration in Fruit Cultivation in Eastern Amazonia

  • Chayanne Costa Lopes,
  • Gislayne Farias Valente,
  • Daiane de Cinque Mariano,
  • Ricardo Shigueru Okumura,
  • Ismael de Jesus Matos Viégas,
  • Gabriel Araújo e Silva Ferraz,
  • Patrícia Ferreira Ponciano Ferraz and
  • Sthéfany Airane Dos Santos

The application of precision agriculture in cocoa and papaya cultivation in Brazil is still incipient. This study aimed to evaluate the spatial variability of the physical attributes of soil cultivated with a consortium of papaya and cocoa. The study...

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