Development of impact-resistant mycelium-based composites (MBCs) with agricultural waste straws

J Cai, J Han, F Ge, Y Lin, J Pan, A Ren - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper was intended to investigate the feasibility of develo** impact-resistant
mycelium-based composites (MBCs) with agricultural waste straws. Different agricultural …

Plane strain shear strength of unsaturated fiber-reinforced fine-grained soils

H Soleimani-Fard, D König, M Goudarzy - Acta Geotechnica, 2022 - Springer
Discrete randomly distributed fibers are commonly used to improve the engineering
characteristics of the soil and thus soil properties such as shear strength, compressibility …

Quantitative assessment and optimization of parallel contact model for flexible paddy straw: a definitive screening and central composite design approach using …

A Patel, KP Singh, AK Roul, RD Nalawade… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
To simulate the bending behaviour of paddy straw at varied moisture contents after crop
harvesting, we created a flexible paddy straw specimen model based on the Hertz–Mindlin …

Characterization on physical, mechanical, and morphological properties of Indian wheat crop

A Kumar, SK Antil, V Rani, P Antil, D Jangra, R Kumar… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The absence of scalable and economically viable alternatives for managing residues
coupled with shorter planting window and growing labour shortages and energy prices …

On‐farm crop** sensor‐based smart device for cutting energy measurement of cereal crops

A Shivashimpar, RA Parray, I Mani… - Agronomy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A device was developed for on‐field cutting energy measurement of cereal crops. Physical,
engineering, and anatomical properties of prominent rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars of India …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating the Variation between Lignin Content and the Fracture Characteristics in Capsicum annuum Mutant Stems

B Pápai, Z Kovács, KA Tóth-Lencsés, J Bedő, KN Chan… - Agriculture, 2024 - mdpi.com
The cultivation of horticultural plants in controlled greenhouse environments is a pivotal
practice in modern agriculture, offering the potential to enhance crop productivity and …

Development and performance evaluation of a guided horizontal conveyor rice harvester

QO Ogunlowo, JO Olaoye - Agrosearch, 2017 - ajol.info
A guided horizontal conveyor rice harvester that uses slider-crank mechanism to drive the
cutter bar was designed and constructed. Most Nigerian farms are segregated and this …

A novel approach to minimize energy requirements and maximize biomass utilization of the sugarcane harvesting system in Sri Lanka

T Ariyawansha, D Abeyrathna, B Kulasekara… - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
Sugarcane harvesting requires a significant amount of energy and time to manage dry
leaves after the harvesting process. Therefore, the objective of this study was to minimize the …

[PDF][PDF] Correlation between rice stem cutting resistance and cracking force of rice kernel

R Esgici, FG Pekitkan, A Sessiz - Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 2019 - researchgate.net
Two important rice varieties, Karacadağ Karakılçık (dark) and Karacadağ Beyaz (white) rice
varieties are grown in the upper Mesopotamia region in Southeastern Turkey. Although the …

Soil shear properties as influenced by straw content: An evaluation of field-collected and laboratory-remolded soils

HM Fang, QY Zhang, CY Ji, GUO Jun - Journal of integrative agriculture, 2016 - Elsevier
Following a rice or wheat harvest, a large amount of crop residue (straw) is retained in fields.
The straw is often incorporated into the soil in order to increase the soil organic carbon …