In order to solve the problem of the poor seed-cleaning performance of the inside-filling pneumatic cotton precision seed-metering device, a double-sided seed-cleaning mechanism combining a seed-cleaning scraper and seed-disturbing air nozzle was des...
To avoid the issues of seeds lying atop straw, where the seeds cannot germinate, during no-till maize seeding, a seed furrow cleaning device is proposed. The device uses rotating spring teeth and a curved sliding shovel to clear the straw from the se...
In order to improve the single-grain seeding rate of the pneumatic single seed metering device, an airflow seed cleaning device was designed in combination with positive pressure airflow. The influence of the position of the seed cleaning mechanism o...
Rice seed production is a critical step in breeding high-quality varieties. To ensure seed purity, it is essential that no residual grains or broken ears remain in the harvester header after harvesting each variety, thus preventing cross-contaminatio...
To solve the problem of straw cleaning and drip irrigation belt restoration for no-till seeding in drip irrigation areas, a staggered straw cleaning device was developed for no-till seeding, which is mainly composed of a front two-sided tine discs gr...
The study of Leymus chinensis seed cleaning has been hindered by the lack of accurate discrete-element contact parameters for seed–straw interactions, thereby limiting, to some extent, the optimization of cleaning equipment. To address this iss...
The demand for native grasses is increasing in restoration and agriculture, though their use is often limited due to seed handling challenges. The external structures surrounding the grass seed (i.e., the floret) possess hairs, awns, and appendages w...
To reduce the weight of the grassland ecological restoration vehicle disk brush, force analysis and topology optimization are carried out to reduce the weight of the disk brush by 55.43%. Then, the study found that the vehicle speed and the rotationa...
The current study focuses on analyzing the impact of integrating an optical sorter in a seed-separation technological flow, in terms of increasing the quality of the maize seeds appropriate for sowing. The study showed that there are situations when...
In response to the poor cleaning effect of the brush-type soybean seeder, a lightweight mechanism of the brush-type soybean seeder was optimized and designed. We proposed a progressive seed-cleaning method. Firstly, mechanical analysis was conducted...
Threshing and cleaning are crucial for efficient harvest procedures that are carried out to separate the grains from the biomass and eliminate any potential contaminants or foreign debris. This study examines the cleaning capabilities of the grain cl...
This paper shows both experimental and in-depth theoretical studies (including simulations and analytical solutions) on a microfluidic platform to optimize its design and use for 3D multicellular co-culture applications, e.g., creating a tissue-on-ch...
This research investigates the incorporation of hemp seed cake (HSC), a nutrient-rich by-product of hemp oil extraction, into traditional pretzel formulations as a sustainable approach to functional dry pretzels development. Wheat flour was substitut...
Water is an essential element for human survival, yet many individuals still lack access to treated water to meet their basic needs. To mitigate this situation, alternative water treatment technologies that are accessible and easy to handle are being...
The exploitation of agricultural byproducts and organic side-streams as insect feeding substrates is advantageous for insect farming both from an economic and a sustainability perspective. In this context, in the present study we evaluated the suitab...
This paper designed a symmetrical spiral row-sorting of the straw device (SSRSD) under the condition that the no-till anti-blocking knife cut and chopped the straw to guarantee the machine’s passing capacity. The row-sorting blade (RB) of the s...
Aiming at the problems of uneven distribution of dislodged material on the screen surface of longitudinal axial flow grain combine harvester, a large difference in material clearing time, and large clearing loss, a dislodged material homogenizing dev...
Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) and cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) are the two main viral diseases threatening cassava production in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). CMD can be effectively controlled using resistant varieties; however, c...
Rapeseed is mainly cultivated in hilly areas in China and the inclination angle is an important parameter for influencing the seeding quality of a seed-metering device. However, the relationship between seeding performance and inclination angle remai...
In machines and devices used for separating and cleaning seed mixtures, the components of such mixtures can be separated in a stream of air. The efficiency of separation of a two-component (model) mixture containing wheat kernels and buckwheat nutlet...
Castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) is a promising industrial crop suitable for cultivation in marginal conditions in the Mediterranean area, but the mechanical harvesting of the seeds is still usually performed manually. In this manuscript, the author...
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of different working parameters on the cleaning efficiency of a cleaning device during the separation and cleaning process in a flax joint harvesting machine. To achieve this objective, CFD–D...
In view of the problems of a poor seed-filling state and poor seed-cleaning effect of a precision metering device under high-speed working conditions, an inside-filling air-assisted high-speed precision maize seed-metering device was designed, fabric...
In order to solve problems such as poor applicability of headers, weak separation ability of threshing mechanisms and poor impurity-removal ability of cleaning devices in the existing seed harvest methods of Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus L.)...
Pneumatic separation is one of the available methods for cleaning seed mixtures. Variously shaped seeds, including spherical (vetch), elongated (wheat), and pyramid-shaped seeds (buckwheat), were analyzed in this study. A seed mixture containing 80%...
Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) is an economically important crop because of its high nutritional value. However, the absence of a sequenced avocado reference genome has hindered investigations of secondary metabolism. For next-generation high-throu...
A discrete element model of the edible sunflower seed was constructed, addressing the lack of an accurate model for edible sunflower seeds in the simulation process of seeding, cleaning, and transportation, and it was calibrated and verified through...
To address the problems of high damage rate, low seeding accuracy, and poor seeding generally in the seeding process, a general-purpose seeding device was designed in this study based on the principle of mechanical pneumatic combined seeding. The air...
We investigated if hot exhaust gas from a combine harvester could be used to reduce germination or kill weed seeds during the harvesting process. During the threshing and cleaning process in the combine, weed seeds and chaff are separated from the cr...
In order to improve the cleaning effect of the castor shelling mixture, an air-sieve castor cleaning device was developed. The structure of the cleaning device was optimized by experiment and simulation based on the discrete element method. The resul...
The discrete elemental parameters of pod pepper seeds were calibrated for future numerical optimization of the pod pepper seed cleaning device. The study concentrates on calibrating the intrinsic and contact parameters of pod pepper seeds utilizing t...
The article presents some of the research on the wider work related to testing and improving a new rotary cleaning device. The new cereal grain cleaning and separation device can support the development of sustainable agriculture in terms of seed pur...
The contribution of castor oil for reaching the targets set by RED1 and RED2 in Europe can be tangible if the problem related to the mechanical harvesting is overcome. Dwarf hybrids suitable for mechanical harvesting are already available on the mark...
Hydroxy fatty acids (HFAs) have numerous industrial applications but are absent in most vegetable oils. Physaria lindheimeri accumulating 85% HFA in its seed oil makes it a valuable resource for engineering oilseed crops for HFA production. To discov...
Titanium offers excellent biocompatibility and extraordinary mechanical properties. As a result, it is used as a material for dental implants. Implants infected by peri-implantitis can be cleaned for successful re-osseointegration. Optimal surface pr...
This study addresses the challenges encountered in mechanized agricultural fields, particularly the soil disruption associated with conventional horizontal rotary straw cleaning equipment. To mitigate the inefficiency of straw cleaning observed in th...
Akebia trifoliata (Thunb.) Koidz is an important Chinese medicinal and economic crop. Its seeds, which are rich in fatty acids, are usually discarded. As of now, A. trifoliata lipid biosynthesis pathways and genes have not been clearly described. In...
The objective of this study was to explore the physical properties of maize seeds in competition with weeds. The basic and complex geometric characteristics of seeds from maize plants, competing with Datura stramonium L. (DS) or Xanthium strumarium (...
Garlic lost its ability to produce true seeds millennia ago, and today non-fertile commercial cultivars are propagated only vegetatively. Garlic viruses are commonly carried over from one generation of vegetative propagules to the other, while nemato...
Camelina is a low input crop than can be cultivated in rotation with cereals to provide vegetable oil suitable for bioenergy production, industrial applications and even as source of food for livestock. At large scale farming, camelina seeds are curr...
Architectural discourse is a specialised language whose key terms shift with context, which complicates empirical claims about meaning. This study addresses this problem by testing whether a rigorously audited, reproducible NLP framework can recover...
Conservation tillage technology can reduce wind erosion and soil erosion, improve soil fertility, avoid straw burning and relieve ecological pressure. It is an important measure to achieve sustainable agricultural development. In northeast China, the...
Aiming to solve the problems of excessive straw residue and large soil loss in the seeding belt of the straw row-sorting operation when the full volume of straw is crushed and returned to the field in the northeastern region of China, an active spira...
Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis is an important traditional Chinese medicine, but poor seed germination limits its large-scale artificial cultivation. Thus, it is crucial to understand the regulators of seed germination to obtain clues about how to...
Starting clean and staying clean is one of the simplest ways to maximise and sustain a productive farming operation. Australia’s geographical isolation and strict quarantine regulations has meant we have relatively fewer pests that affect primary ind...
The international plant trade results in the accidental movement of invasive pests and pathogens, and has contributed significantly to recent range expansion of pathogens including Dothistroma septosporum. Seeds are usually thought to present a lower...
Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV), a newly identified Tobamovirus, has recently emerged as a significant pathogen of tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum). The virus can evade or overcome the known tobamovirus resistance in tomatoes, i.e., Tm-1...
Anoectochilus roxburghii (Wall.) Lindl. (Orchidaceae) is an endangered medicinal plant in China, also called “King Medicine”. Due to lacking of sufficient nutrients in dust-like seeds, orchid species depend on mycorrhizal fungi for seed germination i...
For the purpose of reducing the number of conventional seed-metering devices and high demand for vacuums, this study designed a vacuum central drum seed-metering device, that is intended to replace multiple seed-metering devices with one, which is co...
The discrete element method has become a common method for analyzing the contact interaction between particulate materials and between particles and mechanical components. It has been widely used in agricultural engineering and other fields. Taking s...
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