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Latest Advances in Sensor Applications in Agriculture

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  • Ahmed Kayad

    (Department TESAF, University of Padova, Viale dell’Università 16, I-35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy
    Agricultural Engineering Research Institute (AEnRI), Agricultural Research Centre, Giza 12619, Egypt)

  • Dimitrios S. Paraforos

    (Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Technology in Crop Production, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstraße 9, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany)

  • Francesco Marinello

    (Department TESAF, University of Padova, Viale dell’Università 16, I-35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy)

  • Spyros Fountas

    (Department of Natural Resources Management & Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Athens, Greece)

Abstract

Sensor applications are impacting the everyday objects that enhance human life quality. In this special issue, the main objective was to address recent advances of sensor applications in agriculture covering a wide range of topics in this field. A total of 14 articles were published in this special issue where nine of them were research articles, two review articles and two technical notes. The main topics were soil and plant sensing, farm management and post-harvest application. Soil-sensing topics include monitoring soil moisture content, drain pipes and topsoil movement during the harrowing process while plant-sensing topics include evaluating spray drift in vineyards, thermography applications for winter wheat and tree health assessment and remote-sensing applications as well. Furthermore, farm management contributions include food systems digitalization and using archived data from plowing operations, and one article in post-harvest application in sunflower seeds.

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  • Ahmed Kayad & Dimitrios S. Paraforos & Francesco Marinello & Spyros Fountas, 2020. "Latest Advances in Sensor Applications in Agriculture," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 10(8), pages 1-8, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:10:y:2020:i:8:p:362-:d:399875
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    1. Georgios Bourodimos & Michael Koutsiaras & Vasilios Psiroukis & Athanasios Balafoutis & Spyros Fountas, 2019. "Development and Field Evaluation of a Spray Drift Risk Assessment Tool for Vineyard Spraying Application," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 9(8), pages 1-20, August.
    2. Luca Stevanato & Gabriele Baroni & Yafit Cohen & Cristiano Lino Fontana & Simone Gatto & Marcello Lunardon & Francesco Marinello & Sandra Moretto & Luca Morselli, 2019. "A Novel Cosmic-Ray Neutron Sensor for Soil Moisture Estimation over Large Areas," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 9(9), pages 1-14, September.
    3. Dele Raheem & Maxim Shishaev & Vladimir Dikovitsky, 2019. "Food System Digitalization as a Means to Promote Food and Nutrition Security in the Barents Region," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 9(8), pages 1-19, August.
    4. Yuxuan Wang & Shamaila Zia-Khan & Sebastian Owusu-Adu & Thomas Miedaner & Joachim Müller, 2019. "Early Detection of Zymoseptoria tritici in Winter Wheat by Infrared Thermography," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 9(7), pages 1-11, July.
    5. Christoph W. Zecha & Gerassimos G. Peteinatos & Johanna Link & Wilhelm Claupein, 2018. "Utilisation of Ground and Airborne Optical Sensors for Nitrogen Level Identification and Yield Prediction in Wheat," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 8(6), pages 1-13, June.
    6. Maggie Mulley & Lammert Kooistra & Laurens Bierens, 2019. "High-Resolution Multisensor Remote Sensing to Support Date Palm Farm Management," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 9(2), pages 1-22, January.
    7. Rui Pitarma & João Crisóstomo & Maria Eduarda Ferreira, 2019. "Contribution to Trees Health Assessment Using Infrared Thermography," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 9(8), pages 1-14, August.
    8. Ahmed Kayad & Riccardo Rainato & Lorenzo Picco & Luigi Sartori & Francesco Marinello, 2019. "Assessing Topsoil Movement in Rotary Harrowing Process by RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) Technique," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 9(8), pages 1-9, August.
    9. Barry Allred & DeBonne Wishart & Luis Martinez & Harry Schomberg & Steven Mirsky & George Meyers & John Elliott & Christine Charyton, 2018. "Delineation of Agricultural Drainage Pipe Patterns Using Ground Penetrating Radar Integrated with a Real-Time Kinematic Global Navigation Satellite System," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 8(11), pages 1-14, October.
    10. Andreas Heiß & Dimitrios S. Paraforos & Hans W. Griepentrog, 2019. "Determination of Cultivated Area, Field Boundary and Overlapping for A Plowing Operation Using ISO 11783 Communication and D-GNSS Position Data," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 9(2), pages 1-17, February.
    11. David Reiser & El-Sayed Sehsah & Oliver Bumann & Jörg Morhard & Hans W. Griepentrog, 2019. "Development of an Autonomous Electric Robot Implement for Intra-Row Weeding in Vineyards," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 9(1), pages 1-12, January.
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    13. Ekanayaka Achchillage Ayesha Dilrukshi Nagahage & Isura Sumeda Priyadarshana Nagahage & Takeshi Fujino, 2019. "Calibration and Validation of a Low-Cost Capacitive Moisture Sensor to Integrate the Automated Soil Moisture Monitoring System," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 9(7), pages 1-10, July.
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