morgan, grayson r. stevenson, lane
With the global population on the rise and arable land diminishing, the need for sustainable and precision agriculture has become increasingly important. This study explores the application of unoccupied aerial systems (UAS) in precision agriculture, specifically focusing on Montmorency cherry orchards in Payson, Utah. Despite the widespread use of...
del pozo, alejandro catenacci-aguilera, giordano acosta-gallo, belén
Chile’s central-south region has experienced significant land use changes in the past fifty years, affecting native forests, agriculture, and urbanization. This article examines these changes and assesses their impact on native forest cover and agricultural land. Agricultural data for Chile (1980–2020) were obtained from public Chilean institutions...
Schoffer, Jorge Tomás Solari, Fiama Petit-Dit-Grézériat, Lucas Pelosi, Céline Ginocchio, Rosanna Yáñez, Carolina Mazuela, Pilar Neaman, Alexander
The widespread use of copper-based pesticides, while effective in controlling plant diseases, has been identified as a major source of copper contamination in soils. This raises concerns about potential adverse effects on earthworms, key players in soil health and ecosystem function. To inform sustainable pesticide practices, this study aimed to es...
stępniewski, krzysztof karger, michał łaszewski, maksym
Agricultural practices have a significant impact on stream water quality in rural landscapes; however, there is still little empirical evidence of how different types of cultivation alter the hydrochemistry of running water. Thus, the current study explored the spatial dynamics of selected ion concentrations and their land cover dependence in lowla...
zajdel, barbara migdał, paweł murawska, agnieszka jojczyk, agata berbeć, ewelina kucharska, kornelia gąbka, jakub
The aim of our research was to compare the levels of pollution in different habitats based on the concentrations of heavy metals found in pollen and the organisms of Osmia bicornis L. bees in three habitats: orchards, berry plantations, and urban habitats (near by power plant, landfill, residential areas, and heavy vehicle traffic). The concentrati...
Rot, Mojca Persolja, Jolanda Bohinc, Tanja Žežlina, Ivan Trdan, Stanislav
The invasive Halyomorpha halys is a serious pest for several fruit trees, causing millions of dollars of crop damage every year across the world’s major fruit-growing regions. Once established in an orchard, H. halys quickly becomes the predominant stink bug species and is a major season-long pest. Annual increases in the population size of H. haly...
prakas, petras stirkė, vitalijus šneideris, donatas rakauskaitė, paulina butkauskas, dalius balčiauskas, linas
Small mammals are an important group of wildlife that can transmit pathogens to humans and animals. There is a lack of comprehensive studies on the protozoan parasites of the genus Sarcocystis in agricultural areas. The aim of the current research was to evaluate the prevalence of Sarcocystis spp., and to identify the parasite species found in the ...
galán-puchades, maría teresa gómez-samblás, mercedes osuna, antonio sáez-durán, sandra bueno-marí, rubén fuentes, màrius v.
The rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, is an emerging parasite that can cause eosinophilic meningitis in humans. Over the past 60 years, the worm has greatly expanded its original Asian distribution to most tropical and subtropical areas of the world, mostly by traveling on ships with its definitive hosts, rats. Angiostrongylus cantonensis ...
castellano-hinojosa;, antonio
Sunnhemp (Crotalaria juncea L.) is an important legume cover crop used in tree cropping systems, where there is increased interest by growers to identify rhizobia to maximize soil nitrogen (N) inputs. We aimed to isolate and identify native rhizobia and compare their capabilities with non-native rhizobia from commercial inoculants to fix atmospheri...
Fei, Zhenghao Vougioukas, Stavros
Accurate robot localization relative to orchard row centerlines is essential for autonomous guidance where satellite signals are often obstructed by foliage. Existing sensor-based approaches rely on various features extracted from images and point clouds. However, any selected features are not available consistently, because the visual and geometri...
