Several socio-economic problems have been hidden by the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.
Particularly, the agricultural and food industrial sectors have been harshly affected by this …

Weed management is an important part of crop production. Efficient weeding can help
increase the yield and quality of crops. However, traditional weeding methods often fail to …

Weed control is the most difficult and enduring challenge in organic crop production
systems. Managing weeds below economic thresholds is critical since most growers face …

Mechanical weed management is a drudging task that requires manpower and has risks
when conducted within rows of orchards. However, intrarow weeding must still be conducted …

The continuous deterioration in natural resources and climate change has put enormous
challenges before researchers to further improve the crop productivity to meet the food …

This paper presents a mechanical control method for precise weeding based on deep
learning. Deep convolutional neural network was used to identify and locate weeds. A …

There is growing concern about the environmental impact of chemicals and the long-term
effects of mechanical weeding, which inhibits weed regrowth. Mechanical-chemical synergy …

Specific energy prediction is critically important to enhance field performance of agricultural
implements. It enables optimal utilization of tractor power, reduced inefficiencies, and …

Weeding is critical to eliminate non-native plants that compete with main crops and
adversely affect their production quality and quantity. Numerous prototypes exist for inter …

Small-scale vegetable producers often do not have modern mechanical equipment; as a
result, a significant amount of inter-row and all intra-row weeding is performed manually …