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Intelligent Agricultural Machinery and Sustainable Agricultural Systems

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Agriculture".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (24 October 2023) | Viewed by 1584

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College of Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
Interests: agricultural machinery; auto-control; simulation analysis; coupling analysis; intelligent paddy field agricultural equipment and technology; mechanized technology for protecting the quality of black soil farmland and improving fertilizer efficiency
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College of Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
Interests: agricultural machinery; seeding system; CFD–DEM; soil properties
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Dear Colleagues,

The emergence of intelligent agricultural machinery marks a new stage in the development of modern agriculture, one characterized by digitization, automation, and intelligence. The implementation of such technologies can achieve efficient, precise, and automated agricultural production, thereby saving labor, materials, and costs, reducing agricultural production costs and promoting the sustainable development of the agricultural system.

The interaction between intelligent agricultural machinery systems and soil ensures the use proper cultivation practices, while the widespread use of typical precision seeding systems promotes crop growth. The use of mechanized weeding operations reduces chemical pesticide pollution, and the deployment of combined harvest operations can reduce grain loss. Agricultural machinery systems and intelligent agricultural equipment are widely used in all stages of agricultural production, including plowing, planting, management, and harvesting. Research and development of key mechanical components effectively promote the sustainable development of the agricultural system.

We welcome researchers to submit original research articles and reviews to this Special Issue. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: agricultural machinery; precision agriculture and smart farming systems; simulation; sensors and other advanced technology in agricultural production.

I/We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Jinwu Wang
Dr. Han Tang
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • smart agriculture
  • agricultural machinery
  • discrete element method
  • finite element method
  • auto-control
  • soil
  • agricultural sustainability
  • combine harvester
  • CFD-DEM
  • MBD-DEM

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Determination of Planting Pattern and Screening of Agricultural Machineries for Maize-Peanut Strip Intercropping: A Case Study in Henan Province of China
by Hongguang Yang, Wei Sun, Feng Wu, Hongbo Xu, Fengwei Gu and Zhichao Hu
Sustainability 2023, 15(10), 8289; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15108289 - 19 May 2023
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Abstract
Maize-peanut strip intercropping is an important method to solve the contradiction between grain and oil land competition, and achieve stable grain and oil production. However, there are no research reports on the selection and matching of agricultural machinery for such planting patterns at [...] Read more.
Maize-peanut strip intercropping is an important method to solve the contradiction between grain and oil land competition, and achieve stable grain and oil production. However, there are no research reports on the selection and matching of agricultural machinery for such planting patterns at home and abroad. Therefore, this article takes the Henan Province of China as an example to carry out a study. The main content of this study is to determine the pattern of maize-peanut strip intercropping and screen the agricultural machinery from the perspective of deep integration of agricultural machinery and agronomy. A new strip intercropping pattern consisting of four rows of maize and two ridges (four rows) of peanut was determined. A series of operating machineries suitable for this planting pattern were selected for the needs of mechanized sowing, field spraying, and harvesting. Field experiments were conducted to further verify the applicability and reliability of the determined planting pattern and operating machinery. The yield of 4-4 strip intercropping is slightly lower than that of monocropping maize, but the yield of peanut per mu can be increased by 105.2 kg. Moreover, the yield per mu of 4-4 strip intercropping is about 40% of that of monocropping peanut. This study can effectively compensate for the lack of research on the screening of agricultural machinery for maize-peanut strip intercropping at home and abroad. It also can provide beneficial exploration for the full mechanized production of maize and peanut under this planting pattern, and provide reference for the mechanized production of other crops strip intercropping. Full article
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