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Agronomy
Marco Sozzi, Silvia Cantalamessa, Alessia Cogato, Ahmed Kayad, Francesco Marinello
Summary: This paper evaluates six versions of the YOLO object detection algorithm for real-time bunch detection and counting in grapes. The results show that YOLOv4-tiny achieves the best combination of accuracy and speed, making it suitable for real-time grape yield estimation.
Review
Agronomy
Ahmed S. M. Elnahal, Mohamed T. El-Saadony, Ahmed M. Saad, El-Sayed M. Desoky, Amira M. El-Tahan, Mostafa M. Rady, Synan F. AbuQamar, Khaled A. El-Tarabily
Summary: This review highlights the potential role and importance of microbial control agents in agriculture, including their use as biofertilizers and biopesticides, and their contribution to increasing crop productivity and sustainable development through improving plant resistance, growth, and development.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Xuebo Jin, Jiashuai Zhang, Jianlei Kong, Tingli Su, Yuting Bai
Summary: This paper proposes a Reversible Automatic Selection Normalization (RASN) network to improve the performance of deep learning prediction networks widely used in smart agriculture. By integrating normalization and renormalization layers, and scaling and translating the input with learnable parameters, the accuracy of the prediction has been effectively improved. The application results show that the model has good prediction ability and adaptability for greenhouses in smart agriculture system.
Article
Agronomy
Zhaoyi Chen, Ruhui Wu, Yiyan Lin, Chuyu Li, Siyu Chen, Zhineng Yuan, Shiwei Chen, Xiangjun Zou
Summary: An improved plant disease-recognition model based on the YOLOv5 network model was established to accurately recognize plant diseases under complex natural conditions. The model achieved higher accuracy in target recognition compared to other models, making it a valuable reference for disease prevention and control.
Article
Agronomy
Citao Liu, Bigang Mao, Dingyang Yuan, Chengcai Chu, Meijuan Duan
Summary: Soil salinization-induced crop yield loss is a growing threat to global agriculture. The growth, development, and grain productivity of rice are significantly affected by salt stress, and enhancing rice tolerance to salt stress is crucial for meeting the increasing food demand. The main contributors to salt toxicity on a global scale are Na+ and Cl- ions, which affect up to 50% of irrigated soils. Plant responses to salt stress occur at various levels and involve maintaining ion balance, osmotic adjustment, scavenging reactive oxygen species (ROS), and maintaining nutritional balance. This review summarizes recent research progress on these four aspects of plant physiological response, with a focus on hormonal and gene expression regulation, as well as salt tolerance signaling pathways in rice. The information presented here will be valuable for accelerating the breeding of salt-tolerant rice.
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Jiajun Lu, Mingyang Cheng, Chao Zhao, Bin Li, Hehuan Peng, Yongjian Zhang, Qianjun Shao, Muhammad Hassan
Summary: Lignin, the most abundant renewable aromatic resource on Earth, is being utilized for producing bioproducts to support sustainable development. Studies on lignin-based slow-release fertilizer have increased due to its excellent properties in releasing nutrients slowly. By either physically impeding or chemically modifying the nutrients, lignin-based slow-release fertilizers are able to effectively release nutrients, promoting resource utilization and environmental protection.
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Daqing Wu, Chenxiang Wu
Summary: This paper studies the last mile split delivery problem of agricultural products, considering economic cost and customer satisfaction. It proposes a method for calculating road travel time across time periods and measures satisfaction based on time windows and economic cost. The proposed approach effectively reduces costs, promotes energy conservation, and improves customer satisfaction.
Article
Agronomy
Jianlei Kong, Hongxing Wang, Chengcai Yang, Xuebo Jin, Min Zuo, Xin Zhang
Summary: With the development of advanced information and intelligence technologies, precision agriculture has become an effective solution to monitor and prevent crop pests and diseases. This paper proposes a feature-enhanced attention neural network (Fe-Net) to handle the fine-grained image recognition of crop pests and diseases. The Fe-Net achieves higher accuracy and faster recognition time compared to existing methods.
Article
Agronomy
Ning Ma, Yongqiang Zhang
Summary: This study investigates the terrestrial evapotranspiration (ET) from the Tibetan Plateau (TP) using a water-carbon coupled model. It finds that the TP-averaged ET has increased, primarily due to increased precipitation. However, the driving factors for ET vary across different regions of the TP.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Mo Li, Xiaoxu Cao, Dong Liu, Qiang Fu, Tianxiao Li, Ruochen Shang
Summary: This paper establishes a model framework for the multi-dimensional optimization of agricultural water and land resources management in a changing environment. The model framework comprehensively allocates resources, balances conflicting goals, and proposes alternative allocation schemes to cope with environmental changes, leading to optimal adaptation allocation plans. The feasibility and practicality of the model framework are verified through a real-world case study, showing its potential for sustainable management of agricultural water resources and land resources.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Review
Agronomy
Z. Homulle, T. S. George, A. J. Karley
Summary: This review summarizes the current evidence for belowground plant-plant interactions in intercropping, focusing on competition, niche differentiation, and facilitation. The study identifies a range of complementary root traits that can enhance the performance of intercrops compared to monocultures. It highlights the importance of examining belowground interactions and considers spatial and temporal distribution of roots and rhizosphere mechanisms to promote the adoption of intercropping as a sustainable farming practice.
Review
Agronomy
Erion Bwambale, Felix K. Abagale, Geophrey K. Anornu
Summary: The demand for freshwater resources has increased due to escalating global population and increasing drought indices in agricultural zones. Improving water use efficiency in irrigated agriculture through smart monitoring and irrigation control strategies is crucial for sustainable agricultural production. Closed-loop irrigation control strategies, particularly when combined with soil-based, plant, and weather-based monitoring methods, can significantly improve water use efficiency in irrigation scheduling.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Kalisa Bogati, Maciej Walczak
Summary: Drought stress is a significant consequence of climate change, affecting soil microorganisms and plant growth and development. It decreases microbial abundance, activity, and soil fertility, leading to reduced plant productivity. However, the negative effects can be mitigated by adding organic substances and by the adaptability of rhizosphere microbial communities. Studying the impacts of drought on soil microbial communities and plant growth is important for agricultural management under harsh conditions.
Article
Agronomy
Xiangjin Shen, Yiwen Liu, Binhui Liu, Jiaqi Zhang, Lei Wang, Xianguo Lu, Ming Jiang
Summary: Under the influences of climate change and human activities, grassland ecosystems are facing the threat of shrub encroachment. This study quantified the biophysical effects of shrub encroachment on regional climate in temperate semi-arid areas of the Northern Hemisphere using satellite data. The results show that shrub encroachment tends to increase surface temperature in most areas, while decreasing it in some relatively humid regions. These findings highlight the importance of considering the impact of shrub encroachment on regional climate in climate models and the need for further research on the climate feedbacks and ecosystem properties.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Kiattichai Wadaugsorn, Theeraphorn Panrong, Phanwipa Wongphan, Nathdanai Harnkarnsujarit
Summary: Blending of plasticized hydroxypropyl cassava thermoplastic starch (TPS) with polybutylene adipate terephthalate (PBAT) via blown-film extrusion was studied. Higher DS values were found to increase film clarity and glossy surface, reduce crystallinity, improve hydrophilicity, mechanical properties and compatibility between PBAT and TPS. Modified DS in hydroxypropyl starch efficiently improved clarity, mechanical and barrier properties of bioplastic packaging.
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Alexandros Tataridas, Panagiotis Kanatas, Antonia Chatzigeorgiou, Stavros Zannopoulos, Ilias Travlos
Summary: Agricultural systems in the EU have become more vulnerable and less sustainable due to an overreliance on herbicides and the tremendous increase in herbicide-resistant weeds. The EU Green Deal aims to reduce the use and risk of chemical pesticides by 50% by 2030. This review provides a holistic framework for sustainable crop and weed management and discusses the current and future dilemmas and policies related to the agroecological transition of the EU's agricultural systems.
Review
Agronomy
Aman Ullah, Faisal Nadeem, Ahmad Nawaz, Kadambot H. M. Siddique, Muhammad Farooq
Summary: Climate change is negatively impacting wheat yields by damaging its reproductive physiology with rising temperatures. Heat stress affects wheat at various growth stages, particularly during flowering and reproductive phases. High temperatures lead to pollen abortion, reduced grain filling, and ultimately lower yields.
JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY AND CROP SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Agronomy
David B. Collinge, Dan Funck Jensen, Mojgan Rabiey, Sabrina Sarrocco, Michael W. Shaw, Richard H. Shaw
Summary: The global demand for sustainable agriculture is driving the use of biological control in crop disease management. Biological control using antagonistic microorganisms can complement other sustainable disease management practices and address diseases that are resistant to or lack other control methods. The prospects for biological control are promising, providing environmental protection and improving crop yield and quality.
Article
Agronomy
Mahmoud Sofy, Heba Mohamed, Mona Dawood, Abdelghafar Abu-Elsaoud, Mona Soliman
Summary: Salt stress negatively affects the morphological and physiological parameters of Spinach plants, but the combination of Trichoderma and biochar treatment significantly increases the plants' antioxidant capacity, reduces membrane leakage, and ROS accumulation.
ARCHIVES OF AGRONOMY AND SOIL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Zhipeng Wang, Luoyi Jin, Shuai Wang, Huirong Xu
Summary: The YOLO-v5 algorithm based on deep learning was utilized for real-time recognition of fruit stem/calyx, achieving superior usability and detection performance in automating fruit loading and packaging systems. The optimized algorithm reduced complexity while maintaining high accuracy, demonstrating potential for real-time detection and adjustment of fruit posture.
POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
