AgriEngineering, Volume 6, Issue 3

In traditional farming, fertilizers are often used without precision, resulting in unnecessary expenses and potential damage to the environment. This study introduces a new method for accurately identifying macronutrient deficiencies in Rhodena lettu...

Modern agriculture, with the use of artificial lighting, requires high-intensity LED luminaires with compact dimensions. In this regard, new approaches to the design of LED luminaires using both new materials and technical solutions have been conside...

Studies to improve the use of subsurface drippers in pasture formation are needed. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the germination and emergence of Sabia grass as a function of drippers installed at different depths. The study...

Missing data and class imbalance hinder the accurate prediction of rare events such as dairy mastitis. Resampling and imputation are employed to handle these problems. These methods are often used arbitrarily, despite their profound impact on predict...

Weeds reduce cassava root yields and infest furrow areas quickly. The use of mechanical weeders has been introduced in Thailand; however, manually aligning the weeders with each planting row and at headland turns is still challenging. It is critical...

Modern agriculture is characterized by the use of smart technology and precision agriculture to monitor crops in real time. The technologies enhance total yields by identifying requirements based on environmental conditions. Plant phenotyping is used...

The development of autonomous agricultural robots using a global navigation satellite system aided by real-time kinematics and an inertial measurement unit for position and orientation determination must address the accuracy, reliability, and cost of...

Precision agriculture (PA) technologies combined with remote sensors, GPS, and GIS are transforming the agricultural industry while promoting sustainable farming practices with the ability to optimize resource utilization and minimize environmental i...

Caatinga is a typical Brazilian biome facing severe threats despite its ecological and socio-economic importance. Conservation strategies are essential in protecting ecosystems and ensuring natural resource sustainability. Mata da Pimenteira State Pa...

With recent advances in spray technology and rising interest in site-specific applications, it is imperative to assess the performance of the latest application technologies to ensure effective pesticide applications. Thus, a study was conducted to c...

The development of methods to detect plant stress is not only a scientific challenge, but is also of great importance for agriculture and forestry. However, at present, stress diagnostics based on plant spectral characteristics has several limitation...

Weeds are one of the primary concerns in agriculture since they compete with crops for nutrients and water, and they also attract insects and pests and are, therefore, hindering crop yield. Moreover, seasonal labour shortages necessitate the automati...

Flooding is a frequent environmental stress that reduces soybean growth and grain yield in many producing areas in the world, such as the United States, Southeast Asia, and Southern Brazil. In these regions, soybean is frequently cultivated in lowlan...

Early soybean yield estimation has become a fundamental tool for market policy and food security. Considering a heterogeneous crop, this study investigates the spatial and spectral variability in soybean canopy reflectance to achieve grain yield esti...

Diversified cropping systems offer an alternative to sustainable agriculture, but they present high spatial variability. This study aims to develop and evaluate an automated irrigation system and a variable-rate water application for areas with diver...

Heat stress stands out as one of the main elements linked to concerns related to animal thermal comfort. This research aims to develop a sequential methodology for the extraction of automatic characteristics from thermal images and the classification...

Blueberries offer multiple health benefits, and their cultivation has expanded to warm tropical regions. However, references for foliar nutritional content are lacking in the literature. Proximal sensing may enhance nutritional characterization to op...

The sustainability of coffee production is a concern for producers around the world. To be sustainable, it is necessary to achieve satisfactory levels of coffee productivity and quality. Pests and diseases cause reduced productivity and can affect th...

Cereal grain crops are used as main food and raw feed materials all over the world. Among cereal crops, wheat occupies a leading place as the most valuable crop. Harvesting is the most energy-intensive stage in wheat cultivation. Therefore, improving...

Plant pathogens are an important agricultural problem, and early and rapid pathogen identification is critical for crop preservation. This work focuses on using fluorescence spectroscopy to characterize and compare healthy and fungal pathogen-infecte...

Buckwheat and other grains have become influential in sustainable agriculture and food security owing to climate change. However, subpar storage conditions can result in the deterioration of the nutritional value and active components of buckwheat, m...

This review explores the transformative potential of precision agriculture and proximal sensing in revolutionizing crop management practices. By delving into the complexities of these cutting-edge technologies, it examines their role in mitigating th...

To address the gap in research on the mechanical properties of peanuts in the harvesting period, the mechanical properties of peanut seedling vines, pods, and peduncles were studied during the peanut harvesting period. The moisture content of peanut...

Automated sorting of sweetpotatoes is necessary to reduce labor dependence and costs that are significant at today’s sweetpotato packing sheds. Although optical sorters have been widely adopted in commercial packing lines for many horticultural...

Grain quality is largely driven by grain infrastructure (technology) and handling practices (application of knowledge on handling). The use of inappropriate infrastructure and inappropriate handling protocols poses food safety and health-related risk...

Agricultural cargo vehicles are responsible for applying severe soil pressures. However, the ground straw cover can attenuate the loads applied by wheels to the soil surface. This research evaluated the effect of three tires, p1—Radial Very Fle...

The significance of soil in the agricultural industry is profound, with healthy soil representing an important role in ensuring food security. In addition, soil is the largest terrestrial carbon sink on earth. The soil carbon pool is composed of both...

The objective of this study is to evaluate the spatio-temporal dynamics of land vulnerability and pasture areas in the dairy basins of the states of Pernambuco and Alagoas, which are part of the Ipanema River Watershed (IRW) in the Northeast Region o...

Rice is cataloged as one of the most widely cultivated crops globally, providing food for a large proportion of the global population. Integrating Geographic Information Systems (GISs), such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), into agricultural pract...

This study explores the use of a Siamese neural network architecture to enhance classification performance in few-shot learning scenarios, with a focus on bovine facial recognition. Traditional methodologies often require large datasets, which can si...

Cyclamen (Cyclamen persicum Mill.) is an ornamental plant that is highly susceptible to pathogens, requiring high amounts of phytosanitary products. Therefore, the development of more sustainable alternatives has been required. The present study aime...

There is a growing need for resilient and renewable materials to aid society in global sustainability. It is incumbent upon the agricultural and manufacturing industries to work together to achieve this vision. In particular, the hemp plant has been...

A typical orchard’s mechanical operation consists of three or four stages: lining and digging for plantation, moving the seedling from nurseries to the farm, moving the seedling to the planting hole, and planting the seedling in the hole. Howev...

Open-ventilated greenhouses have reasonable setup costs and low operational costs for growers, which is crucial and most appealing for this research. These attributes fit developing nations like Thailand and other tropical regions. It is challenging...

Correctly identifying and classifying food is decisive in food safety. The food sector is constantly evolving, and one of the technologies that stands out is augmented reality (AR). During practical studies at Companhia de Entreposto e Armazén...

Ecuador is one of the world’s leading banana exporters; however, low productivity resulting from inadequate agronomic management requires an analysis of banana production units. This study aimed to define the types of banana production units ba...

High particulate matter levels in cage-free (CF) houses have led to concerns from producers, as that can pose significant risks to the health and well-being of hens and their caretakers. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of an electrostati...

This paper presents an actuator fault-tolerant control (FTC) strategy for a hexacopter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed specifically for precision agriculture applications. The proposed approach integrates advanced sensing techniques, including...

Identifying bird numbers in hostile environments, such as poultry facilities, presents significant challenges. The complexity of these environments demands robust and adaptive algorithmic approaches for the accurate detection and tracking of birds ov...

The discrete element method (DEM) has been extensively utilized to investigate the mechanical properties of granules, particularly their microscopic behavior, overcoming limitations in field tests such as cost, time consumption, and soil condition re...

The use of aquaponic systems has grown in recent years, but few of these systems have integrated the production of prawns and short-cycle vegetables. This study evaluated the potential for producing microgreens (beet, amaranth, arugula, and red cabba...

The convective hot-air drying technology can cause physicochemical, nutritional, and organoleptic losses in the mango (Mangifera indica). The present Systematic Review was carried out with the objective of comparing mango dehydration technologies to...

To alleviate soil compaction, subsoiling practices using subsoiler implements are commonly implemented. However, subsoiler bodies are subjected to great draft forces because they work deep in the soil. Therefore, to contribute to draft force reductio...

The United States is predicted to experience an annual decline in milk production due to heat stress of 1.4 and 1.9 kg/day by the 2050s and 2080s, with economic losses of USD 1.7 billion and USD 2.2 billion, respectively, despite current cooling effo...

Satellite-derived evapotranspiration (ETa) products serve global applications, including drought monitoring and food security assessment. This study examines the applicability of ETa data from two distinct sources, aiming to analyze its correlation w...

Plant pathologies significantly jeopardise global food security, necessitating the development of prompt and precise diagnostic methods. This study employs advanced deep learning techniques to evaluate the performance of nine convolutional neural net...

The production of lettuce has increased significantly due to the use of hydroponic systems that rely on substrates. Disposal and acquisition costs present problems, necessitating the identification of sustainable alternatives. The present study aimed...

The field capacity (FC) and permanent wilting point (PWP) are fundamental hydrological properties critical for assessing water availability within soils, rather than direct measures of soil health. Due to the challenges associated with their field me...

Evaluating farm-scale energy used for broiler production can provide insight into how these facilities use energy and allow for seasonal and managerial influences to be evaluated. This study evaluated farm-scale energy consumption for South Carolina...

This study evaluates a solar PV-powered evaporative cooling system for vegetable cooling. The system features dual cooling chambers with two different biomass pads, operating at different temperatures. To assess its potential, the research examines t...