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View article: Advancing Intercropping of Drought-Resistant Oilseed Crops: Mechanized Harvesting
Advancing Intercropping of Drought-Resistant Oilseed Crops: Mechanized Harvesting Open
Adverse climatic dynamics in recent years have intensified the need for resilient and multifunctional agricultural systems that integrate productivity, ecological sustainability, and socio-economic viability. This study evaluates the harve…
View article: Role of Agricultural Management in Short-Term Monitoring of Arthropod Diversity at Field Scale
Role of Agricultural Management in Short-Term Monitoring of Arthropod Diversity at Field Scale Open
In recent decades, a significant decline in arthropods’ abundance and biodiversity, as a consequence of intensive agricultural practices and reductions in their natural environments, has been observed. While landscape-scale biodiversity st…
View article: An AI-Based Digital Scanner for Varroa destructor Detection in Beekeeping
An AI-Based Digital Scanner for Varroa destructor Detection in Beekeeping Open
Beekeeping is a crucial agricultural practice that significantly enhances environmental health and food production through effective pollination by honey bees. However, honey bees face numerous threats, including exotic parasites, large-sc…
View article: Mechanical Harvesting of Marginal Land and Agroforestry Field: New Insights from Safflower for Bio-Product Production
Mechanical Harvesting of Marginal Land and Agroforestry Field: New Insights from Safflower for Bio-Product Production Open
Considering the increase in market requests for bio-products, it is necessary to study the possibility of cultivating industrial crops in areas still untapped to extend the total cultivation surface, reducing land competition with food cro…
View article: Case Study on the Economic and Environmental Impact of the Introduction of the Variable-Rate Distribution of Fertilizer in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Cultivation
Case Study on the Economic and Environmental Impact of the Introduction of the Variable-Rate Distribution of Fertilizer in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Cultivation Open
Fertilization plays a strategic role in the cultivation of wheat, contributing to harvest yield, both in quantitative and qualitative terms. However, similarly to all farm inputs, it has both economic and environmental impacts due to ferti…
View article: Effect of Swathing or Direct Combining on Yield, Seed Losses and Costs of Camelina
Effect of Swathing or Direct Combining on Yield, Seed Losses and Costs of Camelina Open
Camelina is an interesting crop and producers must adopt cultural practices to achieve the highest yield and oil content possible. Considering the size of the seed, the harvesting phase is crucial to reduce losses and maximize income. Furt…
View article: Autonecrotic Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Line as a Potential Model for Applications in Proximal Sensing of Biotic and Abiotic Stress
Autonecrotic Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Line as a Potential Model for Applications in Proximal Sensing of Biotic and Abiotic Stress Open
The autonecrotic tomato line V20368 (working code IGSV) spontaneously develops necrotic lesions with acropetal progression in response to an increase in temperature and light irradiation. The process is associated with the interaction betw…
View article: Rainwater: Harvesting and Storage through a Flexible Storage System to Enhance Agricultural Resilience
Rainwater: Harvesting and Storage through a Flexible Storage System to Enhance Agricultural Resilience Open
Many climatic variables are projected to occur with more intense and frequent extreme events, possibly unpredictable patterns and negative feedback loops with other environmental processes. Agriculture has faced uncertainty regarding groun…
View article: Review of: "Coconut flower - market potential and future forecast in the Coconut Land (Bến Tre), Vietnam"
Review of: "Coconut flower - market potential and future forecast in the Coconut Land (Bến Tre), Vietnam" Open
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View article: The Profile of Bioactive Compounds in Two Tomato Lines (hp-2 and Atv_aft) When Grown under Low-Input Farming Conditions with or without Mulching and Intercropping
The Profile of Bioactive Compounds in Two Tomato Lines (hp-2 and Atv_aft) When Grown under Low-Input Farming Conditions with or without Mulching and Intercropping Open
The work analyzed the effect of two types of low-input farming conditions on the yield components and on the bioactive compounds in the pulp and peel of tomato fruits. The first low-input (LI) system involved the application of cow manure …
View article: The Correlation between Proximal and Remote Sensing Methods for Monitoring Soil Water Content in Agricultural Applications
The Correlation between Proximal and Remote Sensing Methods for Monitoring Soil Water Content in Agricultural Applications Open
Water shortages have increasingly become a global issue due to the acceleration of climate change. The consumption of freshwater can be reduced to a minimum using water irrigation techniques that are based on conservative methods. For exam…
View article: Nectar Dynamics and Pollinators Preference in Sunflower
Nectar Dynamics and Pollinators Preference in Sunflower Open
Nectar is a complex biochemical substance secreted with particular rhythm by flower nectaries. Nectar is the base of a mutualism in which pollinators consume nectar, as food source, and are involuntarily responsible for the transport of po…
View article: Pruning harvesting with modular towed chipper: Little effect of the machine setting and configuration on performance despite strong impact on wood chip quality
Pruning harvesting with modular towed chipper: Little effect of the machine setting and configuration on performance despite strong impact on wood chip quality Open
Pruning residues can have a high quality as feedstock for energy purposes and are largely available in Europe. However, it is still an untapped resource. Such scarce use is due to the need to optimize their supply chain in term of collecti…
View article: Methodology for the Definition of Durum Wheat Yield Homogeneous Zones by Using Satellite Spectral Indices
Methodology for the Definition of Durum Wheat Yield Homogeneous Zones by Using Satellite Spectral Indices Open
One of the main questions facing precision agriculture is the evaluation of different algorithms for the delineation of homogeneous management zones. In the present study, a new approach based on the use of time series of satellite imagery…
View article: Collection of Crop By-Product: Experience on Wheat Chaff
Collection of Crop By-Product: Experience on Wheat Chaff Open
Wheat is one of the most widespread crops worldwide because of its high yield and importance for food, chemical purposes and livestock feed. Some of the residues of this crops (wheat chaff) remain in the field after grain harvesting. In Eu…
View article: A Subsurface Water Retention System to Collect Rain Water and Fight the Desertification
A Subsurface Water Retention System to Collect Rain Water and Fight the Desertification Open
The increasing demand for sustainable food and non-food biomass production is challenging farmers all over the world, particularly in those areas where are short in water supply. Besides, the constant spreading of desertification in the Me…
View article: Pruning harvesting with modular towed chipper: Little effect of the machine setting and configuration on performance despite strong impact on wood chip quality
Pruning harvesting with modular towed chipper: Little effect of the machine setting and configuration on performance despite strong impact on wood chip quality Open
Pruning residues can have a high quality as feedstock for energy purposes and are largely available in Europe. However, it is still an untapped resource. Such scarce use is due to the need to optimize their supply chain in term of collecti…
View article: Eucalyptus Storage Performance after Debranching
Eucalyptus Storage Performance after Debranching Open
Short and medium rotation coppice (SRC and MRC) have been identified as an interesting solid biomass resource at global level. The production of large amount of biomass in limited time is no longer complicated thanks to modern machine tech…
View article: Assessing the Camelina (Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz) Seed Harvesting Using a Combine Harvester: A Case-Study on the Assessment of Work Performance and Seed Loss
Assessing the Camelina (Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz) Seed Harvesting Using a Combine Harvester: A Case-Study on the Assessment of Work Performance and Seed Loss Open
The growing demand in food and non-food industries for camelina oil is driving the interest of farmers and contractors in investing in such feedstock. Nonetheless, the cost, performance and critical aspects related to the harvesting stage …
View article: Assessing the Camelina (Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz) Seed Harvesting Using a Combine Harvester: A Case-Study on the Assessment of Work Performance and Seed Loss
Assessing the Camelina (Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz) Seed Harvesting Using a Combine Harvester: A Case-Study on the Assessment of Work Performance and Seed Loss Open
The growing demand in food and non-food industries for camelina oil is driving the interest of farmers and contractors in investing in such feedstock. Nonetheless, the cost, performance and critical aspects related to the harvesting stage …
View article: Mechanical Harvesting of Camelina: Work Productivity, Costs and Seed Loss Evaluation
Mechanical Harvesting of Camelina: Work Productivity, Costs and Seed Loss Evaluation Open
Camelina is a low input crop than can be cultivated in rotation with cereals to provide vegetable oil suitable for bioenergy production, industrial applications and even as source of food for livestock. At large scale farming, camelina see…
View article: Mechanical Harvesting of Camelina: Work Productivity, Costs and Seed Loss Evaluation
Mechanical Harvesting of Camelina: Work Productivity, Costs and Seed Loss Evaluation Open
Camelina is a low input crop than can be cultivated in rotation with cereals to provide vegetable oil suitable for bioenergy production, industrial applications and even as source of food for livestock. At large scale farming, camelina see…
View article: Feeding Emitters for Microirrigation with a Digestate Liquid Fraction up to 25% Dilution Did Not Reduce Their Performance
Feeding Emitters for Microirrigation with a Digestate Liquid Fraction up to 25% Dilution Did Not Reduce Their Performance Open
Irrigation with wastewater can strongly contribute to the reduction of water abstraction in agriculture with an especial interest in arid and semiarid areas. However, its use can have drawbacks to both soil and micro-irrigation systems, es…
View article: Feeding Emitters for Microirrigation with a Digestate Liquid Fraction up to 25% Dilution Did Not Reduce Their Performance
Feeding Emitters for Microirrigation with a Digestate Liquid Fraction up to 25% Dilution Did Not Reduce Their Performance Open
Irrigation with wastewater can strongly contribute to the reduction of water abstraction in agriculture with an especial interest in arid and semiarid areas. However, its use can have drawbacks to both soil and micro-irrigation systems, es…
View article: A New Mobile Kiln Prototype for Charcoal Production
A New Mobile Kiln Prototype for Charcoal Production Open
One of the main problems of Central Italy forest sector is the low economical valorization of wood products and in particular of fuel wood. According to this there is the need of products diversification. In order to reach this goal it is …
View article: Italian Coppices and their Economic Income
Italian Coppices and their Economic Income Open
Coppice is one of the most important management system of Italian forests. An overall view of Italian coppices situation taken from National Forest Inventory is given in the present work. Moreover forest enterprises characteristics were an…
View article: A GIS Approach to Locate a Small Size Biomass Plant Powered by Olive Pruning and to Estimate Supply Chain Costs
A GIS Approach to Locate a Small Size Biomass Plant Powered by Olive Pruning and to Estimate Supply Chain Costs Open
The valorization of agricultural residues plays a fundamental role in renewable energy production. Particularly, the management of olive orchards in Lazio region generates a considerable amount of biomass that is currently unexploited, but…
View article: A GIS Approach to Locate a Small Size Biomass Plant Powered by Olive Pruning and to Estimate Supply Chain Costs
A GIS Approach to Locate a Small Size Biomass Plant Powered by Olive Pruning and to Estimate Supply Chain Costs Open
The valorization of agricultural residues plays a fundamental role in renewable energy production. Particularly, the management of olive orchards in Lazio region generates a considerable amount of biomass that is currently unexploited, but…
View article: A GIS Approach to Locate a Small Size Biomass Plant Powered by Olive Pruning and to Estimate Supply Chain Costs
A GIS Approach to Locate a Small Size Biomass Plant Powered by Olive Pruning and to Estimate Supply Chain Costs Open
The valorization of agricultural residues plays a fundamental role in renewable energy production. Particularly, the management of olive orchards in Lazio region generates a considerable amount of biomass that is currently unexploited, but…