Effects of Different Water Table Depth and Salinity Levels on Quality Traits of Bread Wheat
Sezer, İsmail; Akay, Hasan; Mut, Zeki; Arslan, Hakan; Öztürk, Elif; Erbaş Köse, Özge Doğanay; Kiremit, Mehmet Sait
Abiotic stress factors encountered in production lands influence both the yield and the quality traits of bread wheat. This study investigated the effects of three different water table depths (30, 55, and 80 cm) and four different groundwater salinity levels (0.38, 2.0, 4.0, and 8.0 dSm−1) on...
When It Pays to Catch a Swarm—Evaluation of the Economic Importance of Remote Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Colony Swarming Detection
Zacepins, Aleksejs; Kviesis, Armands; Komasilovs, Vitalijs; Brodschneider, Robert
Precision beekeeping, or precision apiculture, focuses on individual beehive remote monitoring using different measurement systems and sensors. Sometimes, there are debates about the necessity for such systems and the real-life benefits of the substitution of bee colony manual inspection by...
Rosengart, Stephan; Chuppava, Bussarakam; Schubert, Dana Carina; Trost, Lea-Sophie; Henne, Hubert; Tetens, Jens; Traulsen, Imke; Deermann, Ansgar; Visscher, Christian; Wendt, Michael
Monitoring of sows’ health is the key to preventing and controlling diseases in sows, and it guarantees optimal rearing conditions for piglets. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the health status of sows shortly after parturition, and to analyze thermographic...
Identification of the Causative Genes of Calcium Deficiency Disorders in Horticulture Crops: A Systematic Review
Kuronuma, Takanori; Watanabe, Hitoshi
The occurrence of calcium (Ca2+) deficiency disorders is a severe problem in the production of horticulture crops. Recently, several studies have investigated the role of gene expression in Ca2+ deficiency disorders and/or Ca2+ accumulation, providing an indication of the mechanism of Ca2+...
Hur, Do-Yeong; Kim, Sung-Un; Park, Hyeon-Cheol; Kim, Keun-Ki; Son, Hong-Ju; Lee, Kwang-Min; Kim, Yu-Jin; Hong, Chang-Oh
Bottom ash (BA), a byproduct of coal combustion from electric power plants with a porous surface texture and high pH, may influence the physical and chemical properties of upland arable soil associated with nitrous oxide (N2O) emission from upland soil. This study evaluated the use of BA in...
Zhou, Huitao; Jia, Weidong; Li, Yong; Ou, Mingxiong
The accurate detection of canopy characteristics is the basis of precise variable spraying. Canopy characteristics such as canopy density, thickness and volume are needed to vary the pesticide application rate and adjust the spray flow rate and air supply volume. Canopy thickness is an important...
Yang, Myongkyoon; Cho, Seong-In
Beyond the use of 2D images, the analysis of 3D images is also necessary for analyzing the phenomics of crop plants. In this study, we configured a system and implemented an algorithm for the 3D image reconstruction of red pepper plant (Capsicum annuum L.), as well as its automatic analysis. A...
Bogusz, Paulina; Rusek, Piotr; Brodowska, Marzena S.
Due to the growing world population, the challenge for the agriculture industry is to produce the right amount of food. This is not possible without the use of fertilizers. Unfortunately, apart from having a positive effect on the yield parameters, they can also adversely affect the natural...
Li, Hui; Liu, Hu; Zhou, Jilei; Wei, Guojian; Shi, Song; Zhang, Xiangcai; Zhang, Rongfang; Zhu, Huibin; He, Tengfei
In Huang-Huai-Hai plain of China, farmers collect the maize straw for livestock during maize harvest to increase their revenue. To maintain the sustainable productivity of the soil, all straw after the wheat harvest is returned to the field. This straw brings difficulties in the no-till seeding...
Lacatusu, Anca Rovena; Meghea, Aurelia; Rogozea, Adina Elena; Constantin, Carolina
The paper aims at testing an innovative organic fertilizer obtained from waste by processing a mixture of marine algae biomass, sewage municipal sludge and farmyard manure. Design of this polycomposite fertilizer is based on adequate conceptual and experimental models by taking into account the...