crop density measurement is one of the most important factors in precision farming and effect onthe performance of harvesting machines such as combine and mower. so, the purposes of this studyare to design, build and calibrate of an inexpensive and non-contact instrument that can estimatecrop density for crops such as wheat, barley and alfalfa stems. the sensing unit is consisted of lasertransm...

In a pot culture experiment, the root length density, potassium concentration in crop, and total K uptake by wheat (Triticum aestivum var. HD 2285) at different growth stages (CRIS-Crown Root Initiation Stage, MTS-Maximum Tillering Stage, FLS-Flag Leaf Stage and DFS-Dough Formation Stage) were determined. Wheat crop was grown in 72 pots containing 4.5 kg of three types of soils, namely Alfisol,...

Harrowing is often used to reduce weed competition, generally using a constant intensity across a whole field. The efficacy of weed harrowing in wheat and barley can be optimized, if site-specific conditions of soil, weed infestation and crop growth stage are taken into account. This study aimed to develop and test an algorithm to automatically adjust the harrowing intensity by varying the tine...

in this experiment which was conducted at a field of ramin agriculture and natural resources university (khouzestan, iran) in 2005, the effect of molinate at 0 (weedy check), 2.16, 3.6 and 5 kg/ha and seeding rate of 100, 120 and 140 kg/ha was evaluated on the competition between rice and barnyard grass (echinochloa crus-galli) in a split plot design with four replication. the interaction effec...

yield monitoring is one of the essential steps in the implementation of precision farming. yield maps derived from yield monitoring system, clearly show crop yield variations. research reports on preparing hay and forage yield maps are fewer in number and extent than those on grain crop. in this research, a method was developed for estimating alfalfa hay yield from a map developed for a small s...

in this study, the possibility of estimating wheat density was investigated by using a non-destructive method of output voltage of the light received by the photovoltaic cells. for the static tests, treatments and procedures, a system was designed and built. an experiment with different density on the wheat crop was carried out. the components of optical system clouding: photocells, led lights ...

A field experiment was conducted for two consecutive years (2003 and 2004) to study the effect of row spacing (75, 65 and 55cm) and different weed competition durations (0, 15,30,45,60 days after emergence and throughout the growth period) on weeds density and biomass and growth and yield of maize. Reducing row spacing significantly suppressed the weed density and biomass. The maximum reduction...

introduction: one of the serious problems in the further development of maize cultivation is increasing irrigation efficiency. using conventional irrigation causes a shortage of water resources to increase the acreage of the crop. with regard to the development of maize cultivation, agronomic and executable methods must be studied to reduce water consumption. using drip irrigation system is mos...