Research Progress on Agricultural Equipments for Precision Planting and Harvesting

Dear Colleagues,

For man, machine has become the development trend of modern agriculture. Unlike tillage and plant protection, planting and harvesting vary from crop to crop, resulting in a lack of universality in related planting and harvesting equipment. The planting and harvesting methods of crops are very different, and the mechanisms of mechanized planting and harvesting are also complicated, constituting an important factor restricting the development of their mechanization. In-depth investigation of the mechanisms of mechanized planting and harvesting of different crops, as well as constantly improving the quality of mechanized planting and harvesting, are some of the challenges of modern agriculture. Precision planting and harvesting agricultural equipment can effectively improve operational quality.

This Special Issue focuses on precision planting and harvesting methods as well as the technologies for agricultural equipment to improve the operational quality and advance the development process of modern agriculture. This issue will fully embrace inter- and trans-disciplinary studies from multiple disciplines (agricultural science, soil science, mechanical engineering, information engineering, mechanics, etc.). It is encouraged to reveal the mechanisms of precision planting and harvesting and the optimization of operational parameters through a combination of theory, experiment, and simulation. In particular, the application of the latest technologies, such as artificial intelligence, is encouraged to help improve the operational quality of precision planting and harvesting using agricultural equipment. Research articles will cover precision planting and harvesting of a variety of different crops. All types of articles, such as original research, opinions, and reviews, are welcome.

Prof. Dr. Hua Li
Prof. Dr. Lizhang Xu
Guest Editors

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• precision
• planting
• harvesting
• agricultural equipment
• operational quality
• parameter optimization
• machine systems
• crops
• soil