Engineering Innovations in Agriculture

• Other Authors: Bolshev, Vadim (Editor), Panchenko, Vladimir (Editor), Sibirev, Alexey (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Technology, engineering, agriculture; microclimate; ceiling fans; electric thermal storage unit; energy-saving; heat supply system; discrete element method; soybean seed; ellipsoidal shape; parameter calibration; rolling friction coefficient; pulsed LED light; continuous LED; scanning LED light; energy saving; lettuce; vertical farms; growth; cultivation; pneumatic seeder; pressure loss characteristics; complex airway; airway optimization; harvesting; force action; potato; working body; harvesting machines; device for assessing the suitability for harvesting; transition metal; charge compensator; red emission; artificial lighting; photosynthetic pigments; count red jujubes; red jujube; improved YOLOv5s; ShuffleNet V2 Unit; Stem; BiFPN; impact sprinkler; non-circular nozzle; water distribution; aspect ratio; 2D video disdrometer; droplet kinetic energy distribution; wild blueberry; Vaccinium angustifolium; Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi; deep learning; coordinated attention; synthetic data; prediction accuracy; multi-objective evolutionary algorithms; double wishbone mechanisms; multibody dynamics; pareto solution set; amaranth inflorescence wastes; pyrolysis; thermogravimetric analysis; hydrocarbon rich bio-oil; indoor climate; air cooling; water-evaporative systems; sprayed panels; heat recovery units; technological process; rod elevator; lifting angle; displacement; experiment; cleaning machine; grain plants seeds; Fusarium; photoluminescence; linear regression models; green cold chain delivery; fresh agricultural products; customer value; time-dependent road network; biomass; Amaranthus retroflexus; bio-oil; biochar; WCH; DCH; feed length of the stalk; conveying performance; fuel consumption; high-voltage electrical pulse; processing; plant tissue; irreversible damage; intracellular structure; green energy supply; agricultural electrification; high-efficiency photovoltaic equipment; complex energy supply systems; n/a
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Rural development is an essential constituent of the global economy. However, within agriculture, a decrease in the quantity and quality of crop harvest and livestock productivity is observed due to a deterioration in soil fertility, environment, and irrational use of natural resources. At the same time, agricultural areas are under pressure from population growth, requiring more food production. As a result, it encourages people to move into intact primary areas in order to increase the area of crops, pastures, etc., which leads to the destruction of natural diversity. The solution to avoid disaster is increasing agricultural production efficiency to expand crop harvest and livestock productivity without deteriorating quality. It requires introducing innovative engineering technologies to agriculture. Fortunately, technology is developing rapidly nowadays, and new driving scientific forces are emerging. The Special Issue collected high-quality research and review articles from academics and industry-related researchers in the areas of Agricultural Engineering covering the following topics: harvesting and planting crops, livestock production, livestock and agrofood waste utilization, seed treatment and transportation, water treatment, agricultural robotic applications, solutions for digital and precision agriculture, hardware and software support for pest and weed control, machine learning, energy efficiency and conservation in agriculture.