In order to reduce the cropping force and enhance the cropping cross-section quality, a new type of cropping machine is proposed in this paper. The basic structure and working principle of the cropping machine are introduced. Based on D'Alembert's principle, the vibration equations of the cropping machine along the Y direction, X direction and around X, Y, Z axis are built in detail and the mot...

Abstract Relay intercropping of subsidiary legumes with durum wheat (living mulch) can be a viable option to support ecological weed control and optimize nutrient cycling in cereal-based cropping systems. However, the lack knowledge on suitable legume species is often identified as main bottleneck for successful application living mulches. This study aimed evaluate suitability 12 different rela...

Indigenous knowledge can function as a basis of innovation in agriculture because it is not only culturally accepted, but often also environmentally adaptive. The debates and misunderstandings regarding the relations between scientific are transforming into trend to integrate all deal with complex issues, such climate change. In this study we explore understandings Tharu people their farming sy...

Yield gap analyses of individual crops have been used to estimate opportunities for increasing crop production at local to global scales, thus providing information crucial to food security. However, increases in crop production can also be achieved by improving cropping system yield through modification of spatial and temporal arrangement of individual crops. In this paper we define the croppi...

Predicting the hydrologic consequences of biomass cropping systems requires an understanding of how different crops and management practices affect soil hydraulic properties across space and time. To inform such predictions, I investigated the impacts of five biomass cropping systems on the hydraulic properties of soils across a landscape gradient in wet, dry, and average rainfall years. I used...

This paper concerns power allocation in relay-assisted wireless channels for two-hop transmission. First, the transmitter sends the information to both the relay and receiver parts. Next, in the second hop, the transmitter cooperates with the relay to increase the received signal to noise ratio (SNR), assuming the relay makes use of the Amplify and Forward (AF) strategy. Moreover, it is assumed...

Continuous cropping changes soil physiochemical parameters, enzymes and microorganism communities, causing "replant problem" in strawberry cultivation. We hypothesized that soil nematode community would reflect the changes in soil conditions caused by long-term continuous cropping, in ways that are consistent and predictable. To test this hypothesis, we studied the soil nematode communities and...


 The major problem in cotton-wheat cropping system is delayed harvesting of cotton which results late planting wheat. Therefore, a field experiment was conducted on relay wheat standing that comprised three different seeding densities (100, 125 and 150 kg ha-1) four seed soaking durations (0, 6, 12 18 hours). designed randomized complete block design with factorial arrangement having repl...

Despite recent progress, computational visual aesthetic is still challenging. Image cropping, which refers to the removal of unwanted scene areas, is an important step to improve the aesthetic quality of an image. However, it is challenging to evaluate whether cropping leads to aesthetically pleasing results because the assessment is typically subjective. In this paper, we propose a novel casca...