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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Xinru Song, Dan Wang, Yang Zhou, Yifang Sun, Xianpei Ao, Ruidong Hao, Mengyu Gao, Yijing Xu, Pengcheng Li, Cunling Jia, Zehui Wei
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the effects of strain and age on yolk deposition and egg production. The results showed that the number of hierarchical follicles was significantly higher in the high-yield hybrid breed (Jinghong No.1) compared to the native breed (Lueyang Black-Boned chicken). The yolk weight was significantly higher in LY35 and JH75 than in JH35. These findings indicate that the rate and stability of yolk deposition play a crucial role in egg-laying performance.
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Environmental Sciences
Changling Wang, Andreas Herbst, Aijun Zeng, Supakorn Wongsuk, Baiyu Qiao, Peng Qi, Jane Bonds, Verena Overbeck, Yi Yang, Wanlin Gao, Xiongkui He
Summary: This study compared the spraying performance of different commercial UAV types and nozzle types in vineyards, finding that the air-injector flat fan nozzle promoted spray deposition and uniformity and significantly reduced drift compared to the hollow cone nozzle for all tested UAVs, improving the utilization of PPP. The study also identified the 6-rotor UAV as having the best spray performance among the three UAV types tested, with the main reasons being the vortex airflow and the nozzle arrangement.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
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Agronomy
Yubin Lan, Shicheng Qian, Shengde Chen, Yingjie Zhao, Xiaoling Deng, Guobin Wang, Yu Zang, Juan Wang, Xingyan Qiu
Summary: The study found that the downwash wind field of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) shows significant differences at different flight heights, with a notable impact on droplet deposition. Increasing flight height leads to changes in the downwash wind field, affecting droplet deposition distribution and reducing deposition in the effective spray area.
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Agronomy
Xuan Li, Durham Ken Giles, Franz J. Niederholzer, John T. Andaloro, Edward B. Lang, Lawrence J. Watson
Summary: The study compared the performance of UAV and ground methods at different spray volumes, analyzing spray deposition on water sensitive papers, insecticide residues on filter papers, and residues on whole unhulled almonds. Although overall residue levels of chlorantraniliprole insecticide on whole unhulled almonds were similar between UAV and air blast sprayer treatments, there were significant interactions between canopy elevation and spray method, indicating distinct residue patterns. Penetration and spray deposition at the lower canopy were observed and validated for the UAV application.
PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
(2021)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Yanyan Ma, Bohan Cheng, Sitong Zhou, Youdong Wang, Yang Jing, Li Leng, Shouzhi Wang, Yumao Li, Peng Luan, Zhiping Cao, Hui Li
Summary: The deposition of high levels of fat in broiler breeder hens can have significant effects on follicular development and egg production, which are stage-dependent. Lean hens reach first egg earlier than fat hens, and from approximately 35 weeks of age, lean hens lay more eggs compared to fat hens, while fat hens produce more eggs between weeks 36-42 and 43-50. There are no differences in ovarian morphology and SYF histological characteristics between the two chicken lines at 27 weeks of age. However, at 35 and 52 weeks of age, lean hens have lower ovarian weight, hierarchical follicle numbers, and SYF granulosa layer thickness, along with an increase in the number of prehierarchical follicles compared to fat hens. Gene expression analysis suggests impaired follicle selection in fat hens during the early laying stage, and impaired selection and maturation in lean hens during the middle and late laying stages.
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Xingyong Chen, Taotao Yu, Yuhao Dou, Qianyun Ji, Liping Guo, Zhaoyu Geng
Summary: Dietary metabolizable energy (ME) level plays a crucial role in maintaining lipid homeostasis and improving production performance in geese. This study investigated the effects of different ME levels on body weight, egg production, hatchability, blood lipid, fat deposition, and the expression of lipid synthesis-related genes in geese. The results suggest that a ME level of 10.13 to 10.28 MJ/kg is recommended for breeding geese at their late laying stage for optimal productivity, reproductive performance, and fat deposition.
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Agronomy
Zhao Wang, Mujahid Hussain, Guanmin Huang, Jiaming Yin, Yuling Guo, You Mo, Liusheng Duan, Zhaohu Li, Weiming Tan
Summary: The research compared the effectiveness of applying EDAH using UAV and EKS for controlling maize lodging. Results showed that UAV had higher droplet deposition rate, while EKS had higher droplet coverage rate and uniformity. UAV had better effects on controlling maize growth, but similar effects were detected with reduced dosage. Recommendations were provided based on lodging severity and yield concerns.
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Agricultural Engineering
Changfeng Shan, Guobin Wang, Haihong Wang, Yingjie Xie, Huizheng Wang, Shilong Wang, Shengde Chen, Yubin Lan
Summary: This study compared droplet deposition from a commercial UAV under different spray volumes and droplet sizes during winter wheat weeding, finding that droplet deposition was influenced by various factors. The parameters of spray volume and droplet size had a guiding effect on droplet deposition in winter wheat fields when using UAVs for weeding.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
(2021)
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Forestry
Johanna Schott, Friederike Jantzen, Monika Hilker
Summary: Studies on the long-term effects of insect infestations on plant anti-herbivore defenses tend to overlook the impact of insect egg depositions along with feeding insects. This study aimed to investigate the long-term effects of insect infestation on elm's defenses against subsequent infestation. The results showed that prior infestation leads to moderately improved defenses against subsequent infestation, adding a long-term effect to the short-term enhancer effect of egg depositions.
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Plant Sciences
Changfeng Shan, Jiajun Wu, Cancan Song, Shengde Chen, Juan Wang, Haihong Wang, Guobin Wang, Yubin Lan
Summary: This study evaluated the control efficacy of fall armyworm using unmanned aerial spray system with different water application volumes. The results showed that the control efficacy gradually increased as the water application volume increased. A water application volume of 22.5 L/ha was recommended for field operation to achieve satisfying control of fall armyworm.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Yapeng Liu, Qinggang Xiao, Xiaoqiang Han, Muhammad Zeeshan, Zhihao Fang, Zechen Dou
Summary: This study evaluated the effect of different adjuvants on the aerial spraying of defoliants for pepper processing using unmanned aerial vehicles. The results showed that Puliwang was the most suitable adjuvant for this purpose.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
A. Biglia, M. Grella, N. Bloise, L. Comba, E. Mozzanini, A. Sopegno, M. Pittarello, E. Dicembrini, L. Eloi Alcatrao, G. Guglieri, P. Balsari, D. Ricauda Aimonino, P. Gay
Summary: Improvements in the spray application of plant protection products enhance agricultural sustainability by reducing environmental contamination and increasing food quality and human safety. This experimental research focused on investigating the effects of different UAV-spray system configurations on canopy spray deposition and coverage. The results showed that the flight mode significantly affected spray application efficiency, with the band spray mode outperforming the broadcast spray mode in terms of canopy deposition and ground losses.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
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Agronomy
Zhan Huang, Changling Wang, Yangfan Li, Hao Zhang, Aijun Zeng, Xiongkui He
Summary: This study evaluates the spray drift and plant bioassay of a rice herbicide application using a six-rotor motor UASS. The results show that reducing flight height, increasing droplet size, and adding nonionic surfactant can increase deposition, reduce drift, and mitigate soybean injury. Increasing droplet size by changing the nozzle is more effective than adding adjuvant and reducing flight height. The correlation between sedimenting drift and soybean injury percentage is highly significant. The findings provide a reference for determining optimum working parameters and establishing buffer zones for UASS herbicide application.
PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
(2023)
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Agronomy
Zhao Wang, Mujahid Hussain, Jiaming Yin, Mengying Yuan, You Mo, Mengping Quan, Liusheng Duan, Weiming Tan
Summary: This study investigated the effect of using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and electric knapsack sprayers (EKS) to spray ethephon in maize fields. The results showed that UAV spraying had higher droplet deposition rates and longer degradation half-life of ethephon compared to EKS. It is recommended to apply 48 a.i.g ha-1 of ethephon at a spray volume of 15 L ha-1 when the lodging risk is low, and 90 a.i.g ha-1 when the lodging risk is high. The application cost of ethephon can be reduced by 47.91-71.81% compared to EKS.
FIELD CROPS RESEARCH
(2023)
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Agricultural Engineering
Ziyuan Hao, Xinze Li, Chao Meng, Wei Yang, Minzan Li
Summary: This study introduces an adaptive spraying decision system (ASDS) for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) spraying to guide the operators in setting reasonable spraying parameters under complicated environment. The ASDS uses reinforcement learning based on the actor-critic neural network to optimize the output of spraying parameters. The recommended spraying parameters by ASDS have a positive impact on wheat parcels compared to conventional spraying parameters.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
(2022)