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Robotics and automation in agriculture: present and future applications
Published 2020“…Precision agriculture is implemented with a goal to apply sufficient treatments at the right place in the right time with the purpose to provide low-input, high efficiency and sustainable agricultural production. In precision agriculture, automation and robotics have become one of the main frameworks which focusing on minimizing environmental impact and simultaneously maximizing agricultural produce. …”
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Information Technology Utilization Of Young Educated Farmers In Agricultural Entrepreneurship
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Breeding and Genomics Interventions for Developing Ascochyta Blight Resistant Grain Legumes
Published 2022-02-01“…Grain legumes are a key food source for ensuring global food security and sustaining agriculture. However, grain legume production is challenged by growing disease incidence due to global climate change. …”
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Millets: The future crops for the tropics - Status, challenges and future prospects
Published 2023-11-01“…The review concludes that millets might support equitable and sustainable agricultural growth, which would contribute to global food and nutritional security and could help attain the sustainable development goals (SDGs). …”
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Potential Biological Control Agents against Soft Rot Diseases Caused by Pectobacteria on Some Sugar Beet Cultivars
Published 2023-12-01“…According to the results obtained, it has been concluded that rhizospheric bacteria with antagonistic effect have a success rate of 33-90% against Pcc and Pb pathogens, and that the biological products to be prepared in future studies can be used in ecological, climate friendly and within sustainable agricultural practices in sugar beet production areas.…”
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Co-benefits of intercropping as a sustainable farming method for safeguarding both food security and air quality
Published 2019-01-01“…Intercropping has been considered as a sustainable agricultural practice that can reduce the environmental impacts of agriculture, but its potential benefits beyond the farm scale have rarely been examined. …”
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Coupling support vector machine and the irrigation water quality index to assess groundwater quality suitability for irrigation practices in the Tana sub-basin, Ethiopia
Published 2023-04-01“…Long-term and sustainable agricultural practices can be achieved through monitoring and evaluation of groundwater quality for irrigation operations. …”
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Rationally Designed Novel Antimicrobial Peptides Targeting Chitin Synthase for Combating Soybean Phytophthora Blight
Published 2024-03-01“…Collectively, our study provides a new strategy that could be used as a potent antimicrobial agent in combatting soybean blight, contributing to sustainable agricultural practices.…”
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Agricultural expansion into forest reserves in Zambia: a remote sensing approach
Published 2023-12-01“…This study highlights the need for policy marker to consider trade-offs in agricultural expansion and conservation of forest reserves relation to population growth. Enhancing sustainable agricultural practices and strengthening the implementation of different legislative frameworks is key in addressing the challenges of conservation, while enhancing food security.…”
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Making Mechanization Accessible to Smallholder Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa
Published 2016-04-01“…Finally, the relevance of an African Center for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization, on the model of CSAM in Beijing, is considered and recommended.…”
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Algorithm for selecting alternative strategies for sustainable intensification of agricultural enterprises
Published 2022-06-01“…Increasing yields requires the implementation of strategies for sustainable agricultural development and intensification of production. …”
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A Framework for Soil Salinity Monitoring in Coastal Wetland Reclamation Areas Based on Combined Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Data and Satellite Data
Published 2022-09-01“…Soil salinization is one of the most important causes of land degradation and desertification, often threatening land management and sustainable agricultural development. Due to the low resolution of satellites, fine mapping of soil salinity cannot be completed, while high-resolution images from UAVs can only achieve accurate mapping of soil salinity in a small area. …”
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Detecting and quantifying zero tillage technology adoption in Indian smallholder systems using Sentinel-2 multi-spectral imagery
Published 2024-04-01“…Our approach can provide large-scale information on technology uptake, aiding policies to implement carbon markets and the scaling up of sustainable agricultural practices in India.…”
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The Ilima-Letsema programme's contribution to poverty alleviation in Gauteng Province, South Africa
Published 2022-10-01“…The South African government initiated the Ilima-Letsema programme to promote sustainable agricultural activities and improve the livelihoods of households in farming communities. …”
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Impact of Nanoparticles from Ball-Milled Date Palm Biochar on the Hydro-Physical Characteristics of Sandy Soils
Published 2023-06-01“…Water management in sandy soils (<i>Typic Torripsamments</i>) is crucial in sustaining agricultural production. The main goal of this research was to assess the impact of date palm biochar on the physical properties of sandy soil with different particle sizes of biochar (macro and nano). …”
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Serendipita Fungi Modulate the Switchgrass Root Transcriptome to Circumvent Host Defenses and Establish a Symbiotic Relationship
Published 2021-10-01“…Understanding plant responsiveness to Serendipita spp. will inform our efforts to integrate them into forages and row crops for optimal plant–microbe functioning, thus facilitating low-input, sustainable agricultural practices.[Graphic: see text] Copyright © 2021 The Author(s). …”
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Merging Opposing Viewpoints: Analysis of the Development of a Statewide Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council in a Traditional Agricultural State
Published 2017-09-01“…To do so, we developed an in-depth interview guide for interviewing eight individuals, including government stakeholders, conventional agricultural producers, sustainable agricultural producers, philanthropists, and legal representatives. …”
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Occurrence and Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Lychee (<i>Litchi chinensis</i> Sonn., Sapindaceae) Fruit Samples
Published 2023-09-01“…The results of this study emphasize the need to regularly monitor lychee heavy metal levels and implement sustainable agricultural and environmental practices to reduce contamination sources.…”
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Biocontrol efficacy of native protease-producing bacterial isolates against the olive leaf moth, Palpita unionalis (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
Published 2024-03-01“…The varied larvicidal efficacies of the bacterial isolates, along with their proteolytic capabilities, underscore their potential as biocontrol pathogens against OLM, contributing to sustainable agricultural practices.…”
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