Agriculture, Volume 15, Issue 9

After legumes, cereals are the most important source of protein for humans and livestock worldwide. One way to meet growing nutritional demands is to increase the grain protein content (GPC) of cereals. Breeding advances in this regard should be supp...

The dragon fruit industry holds significant market potential and is crucial for rural economic development. However, a comprehensive understanding and precise technical approach for analyzing the spatiotemporal dynamics of dragon fruit agriculture re...

Seed potatoes without sprouts usually need to be manually selected in mechanized production, which has been the bottleneck of efficiency. A fast and efficient object recognition algorithm is required for the additional removal process to identify unq...

Soil total phosphorus plays an important role in soil fertility, plant growth, and bioge-ochemical cycles. This study aims to determine the spatial distribution characteristics of soil total phosphorus and identify its main influencing factors in the...

The North China Plain is one of the major wheat cultivation regions. As a cornerstone of global food security, wheat makes the enhancement of its yield critically important. Sulfur critically regulates photosynthesis, antioxidant defense, and grain f...

Rice is one of China’s primary staple crops, serving as the main food source for over 60% of the population. With the resolution of basic food security issues in China in recent years, the demand for high-quality rice has been steadily increasi...

Inoculating legumes with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, such as Bradyrhizobium, can significantly reduce reliance on synthetic nitrogen fertilizers. To optimize this process, a suitable rhizobial strain must be carefully selected and formulated. This stud...

Protectionist tensions prevalent in the world economy since the 2008 financial crisis have accompanied a period of slowing trade flows among countries, affecting the exchange of agri-food products [...]

Water resource management is crucial for sustainable agricultural and ecological development, particularly in regions with complex land-use patterns and sensitive eco-systems. The Bashang region of Zhangjiakou city, located in the agro-pastoral ecoto...

Watermelon is a widely cultivated fruit and vegetable that is native to Africa and has become one of the world’s important summer fruits. Watermelon seed vigor has a critical impact on watermelon planting and yield, and seed water content is a...

Pest detection in agriculture faces the challenge of adapting to new pest species while preserving the ability to recognize previously learned ones. Traditional model fine-tuning approaches often result in catastrophic forgetting, where the acquisiti...

Restrictions on antimicrobial use in food animal production have been imposed due to concerns over residue accumulation and the development of antibiotic resistance. Thus, there is a need to find potential and safe alternatives to antimicrobials. Som...

The loss of agricultural production due to climate change and natural disasters has attracted widespread attention. Climate-smart agricultural technologies (CSATs) are attracting attention as a solution to address climate change while achieving susta...

The scientific evaluation of cropland resource utilization efficiency is crucial for ensuring food security and promoting sustainable agricultural development. At present, the research on the utilization of cropland resources primarily focuses on the...

In the context of sustainable development, the behavior of reducing pesticide use in the agricultural sector is crucial for environmental protection and ecological balance. However, there are two divergent views on whether digital agricultural techno...

To enhance the efficiency of flue gas purification from straw combustion, a combined approach using the ammonia method and electrostatic charged spray was investigated. This study investigated the charging characteristics of atomized droplets and the...

Feeding accounts for approximately 70% of total costs in livestock production, underscoring the need for cost-effective and high-quality alternative feed sources. Almond hulls (AHs), a byproduct of the almond processing industry, represent a promisin...

China has approximately 3.43 million hectares of tea plantations, which offer significant potential for carbon sequestration and the reduction of CO₂ emissions. However, the mechanisms underlying the stability and mineralization of soil organic carbo...

Soil health is the cornerstone of sustainable agriculture, serving as the foundation for crop productivity, environmental resilience, and long-term ecosystem stability. Contemporary agricultural methods, characterized by excessive pesticide and ferti...

The interactions between dissolved organic matter (DOM) and agrochemicals (e.g., neonicotinoid insecticides, NIs) govern the distribution, migration, and potential environmental risks of agrochemicals. However, the long-term effects of agricultural m...

The results demonstrated that among the total 365 investigated samples, the proportion of samples detecting three target herbicides simultaneously, two herbicides, one herbicide, and none were 0.3%, 6.4%, 65.2%, and 23.2%, respectively. For samples w...

In Europe, climate change has a big impact on agriculture, due to an increase in the frequency and severity of extreme weather events. Many and prolonged droughts, heatwaves, floods, and hailstorms cause major economic losses that affect crop quality...

In order to understand the effects of biotic stress and abiotic stress on hormone metabolism and substance accumulation in cucumber, two different infection levels of downy mildew were set, B0 (diseased) and B1 (disease-free), and T1 (K-50%: 50% of n...

Potassium cation (K⁺) is essential for wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) growth, but the regulatory mechanisms of root response to K⁺ deficiency are not well understood. This study examines how varying durations of K⁺-deprivation affect root K⁺ transport...

Melanin is an important component of the body color of honeybees, and its formation changes with the age of a capped brood of bees. However, up to now, the regulatory mechanism of melanin formation in honeybees remains unclear. To analyze the differe...

Risk management and resilience of agriculture are among the most important issues in the ongoing discussion on the shape of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Farming systems face various risks that increase their vulnerability, which necessitates...

Historically, agriculture has been a key driver of rural development. Therefore, outlining strategies that enhance agricultural production for economic sustenance, quality of life, and the durability of natural resources puts us on the right path to...

Soil quality, characterized by its physical, chemical, and biological properties, is closely linked to soil management. Reducing soil disturbance can limit soil degradation; however, tillage is still considered essential, particularly on poorly drain...

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is one of the most widely consumed vegetables globally and plays a crucial role in food security. However, rising temperatures due to climate change pose a significant threat to tomato cultivation by reducing yield an...

To address the low shelling rate and high seed breakage in existing oil tea fruit shelling devices, a novel laser scoring device was designed for fresh Camellia oleifera fruits. Experimental studies were conducted to optimize the key parameters of th...

Conventional oat seeders suffer from poor seeding uniformity, a large coefficient of variation in seed volume, and significant seed wastage. To address these issues, a variable-capacity spoon-type oat precision hill seeder was designed based on the a...

Interest in ancient wheat species is growing because of their unique agronomic and nutritional qualities, and they could be potential sources of antioxidants. The aim of this research was to determine the total, bound, and free phenolic content (TP,...

This study performed in-season yield prediction, about 2–3 months before the harvest, for cereals and rapeseed at the province level in Poland for 2009–2024. Various models were employed, including machine learning algorithms and multiple...

Monilinia fructicola causes brown rot on a wide variety of stone fruits, causing several losses in the field and during storage of fruits. Due to the diverse biological activity of chalcones and their derivatives, they have emerged as a promising alt...

This study investigated the physiological responses of Actinidia eriantha Benth. cv. ‘Zaoxu’ to water-soluble fertilizer (OWS) and microbial fertilizer (MF) under field conditions from 2022 to 2023. Utilizing a randomized block design, fo...

No-tillage (NT) is a key practice in conservation agriculture that minimizes soil disturbance, thereby enhancing soil structure, porosity, and overall quality. However, its long-term effects on soil pore networks and hydro-physical functions remain u...

Antibiotics are a great blessing for humanity, and they have saved millions of human lives. Antimicrobials have enabled humans to produce animal-based foods that are free of pathogens. However, antibiotics also have a number of weaknesses. The use of...

The impact of high temperatures on tourist flows in urban and rural areas is both complex and multi-dimensional, yet research remains limited regarding their spatial and temporal differences. This study aims to analyze the changes in tourist flows be...

This study was conducted to evaluate the impacts of brewer’s grains (BG) on growth performance, apparent nutrient digestibility, immunity, antioxidant capacity, and fecal microbiota of Simmental crossbred cattle and the economic benefits. A com...

Digital village construction (DVC) is a crucial pathway for increasing farmland productivity, reducing agricultural waste, and ultimately achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs). However, its effects on the sustainable intensification of culti...

Accurately extracting parcels from satellite images is crucial in precision agriculture. Traditional edge detection fails in complex scenes with difficult post-processing, and deep learning models are time-consuming in terms of sample preparation and...

Against the backdrop of precision livestock farming, sow behavior analysis holds significant theoretical and practical value. Traditional production methods face challenges such as low production efficiency, high labor intensity, and increased diseas...

The use of agro-industrial by-products in animal feed represents a useful alternative to enhance the sustainability of the agri-food chain. Grape pomace represents an environmental problem mainly for wine-producing countries. Because of the high wate...

Maize is one of the most productive cereal crops, and is increasingly being grown over large areas. Using the right cultivar of high-quality selected seeds for sowing can be crucial for its productivity. The aim of this study was to investigate the e...

Distribution and availability of soil inorganic phosphorus fractions significantly influence plant phosphorus uptake and crop yield, particularly in alkaline soils, where phosphorus availability is often constrained by soil chemical properties. This...

(1) Background: The harvest index is important for measuring the correlation between grain yield and aboveground biomass. However, the harvest index can only be measured after a mature harvest. If it can be obtained in advance during the growth perio...

Rice combine harvester conveyor troughs and their bolted connections are susceptible to vibration-induced failure due to operational and environmental excitations. Addressing the challenge of predicting the state of the combine harvester’s conv...

Infestation by Varroa destructor is responsible for high mortality rates in Apis mellifera colonies worldwide. This study was designed to develop and test under field conditions a new free software (VarroDetector) based on a deep learning approach fo...

The accurate recognition of pig behaviors in intensive farming is crucial for health monitoring and growth assessment. To address multi-scale recognition challenges caused by perspective distortion (non-frontal camera angles), this study proposes MAC...

Pruning wood mass is crucial for grapevine management, as it reflects the vine’s vigor and balance. However, traditional manual measurement methods are time-consuming and labor-intensive. Recent advances in digital imaging offer non-invasive te...