Soil quality is influenced by inherent and anthropogenic factors. This study was conducted to provide multiple groups guidance on how to achieve and maintain improved soil quality/health. Our hypothesis was that tillage intensity was the primary anthropogenic factor degrading soil quality, and our objective was to prove that hypothesis through an intensive 2005 sampling of a central Iowa, USA f...

Abstract Assessing spatiotemporal variations in soil water is critical to many decisions precision agriculture. In dryland crop production regions with marginal precipitation, growers use rotations and surface preparation practices build natural capital over preceding seasons for cash production. However, significant gaps exist quantifying linkages between topography, properties, site‐specific ...

In order to investigate the eff ect of transition of mounted implements from operation to transport on longitudinal stability of a tractor that works on sloping land, a mathematical model was developed. In this model two operation modes for a mounted chisel plow were considered: penetration of the plow into the soil and depth reduction of it, and the eff ects of transferred forces and torques f...

The objective of a sweep coverage problem is to find the minimum number of mobile sensors to ensure the periodic monitoring for a given set of points of interest. In this paper we have remarked on the flaw of approximation algorithms proposed in the paper [1] for sweep coverage with mobile sensors and proposed a 3-approximation algorithm to guarantee sweep coverage with mobile and static sensors.

Soil organic carbon (SOC) pool is the largest among terrestrial pools. The restoration of SOC pool in arable lands represents a potential sink for atmospheric CO2. Restorative management of SOC includes using organic manures, adopting legume-based crop rotations, and converting plow till to a conservation till system. A field study was conducted to analyze soil properties on two farms located i...

Soil loss from dryland farms on the Columbia Plateau in Oregon and Washington (USA) results primarily from rain falling on frozen, cultivated soil. Soils are most susceptible to erosion when moldboard plowed, summer-fallowed, repeatedly rodweeded or cultivated, and fall planted to winter-wheat. These tillage practices are used because they help control weed and disease infestations and consiste...

This research focused on rill formation, rill density, and associated flow velocity distribution in rills at the field level and with different tillage treatments in the inland Pacific Northwest. The study was conducted by applying flow at three different rates under winter conditions, which provides the greatest potential for rill formation. The following tillage treatments were tested: chisel...

We discuss range and Doppler processing for FMCW radar using only a single pulse or frequency sweep. The first step is correlation processing, for which the range and Doppler resolution are limited by the ambiguity function. We show that this resolution can be optimized with an additional inverse filtering step. The method is demonstrated for sinusoidal FMCW radar measurements. Several regulari...

Weed competition is a significant problem in maize (Zea mays, L.) production in Sub-Saharan Africa. Better understanding of weed management and costs in maize intercropped with beans (Phaseolus vulgaris, L.) during transition to conservation agricultural systems is needed. Changes in weed population and maize growth were assessed for a period of three years at Bungoma where crops are grown twic...

Abstract This paper reviews and analyzes the impact of residue burning on environment human health, influence ex-situ in-situ management reducing pollution improving soil crop yield, farmers’ economic benefits. Paddy is cultivated 43.8 Mha in India, producing 118.43 Mt grain an estimated 165.8 straw. Burning most common practice for managing rice residues mainly due to its simplicity, low cost,...