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Farmers’ attitudes towards laser based weeding

, 2023
Due to the need for more sustainable agriculture, new precision agriculture technologies are emerging. Laser-based weeding equipment shows the potential to replace unsustainable weeding practices, such as chemical weeding.
De Steur, Hans, Tran, Duc, Gellynck, Xavier, Schouteten, Joachim, Degieter, Margo   +4 more
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Lightweight Deep Learning-Based Laser Irradiation System for Intra-Row Weed Control in Lettuce

Agronomy
Laser weeding is an innovative, environmentally friendly method for intra-row weed control. However, its effectiveness depends on accurate weed identification and an efficient control system.
Qi Wang, Ya-Hong Wang, Wen-Fang Du, Wen-Hao Su   +3 more
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Laser Navigation System Applied to Weeding Robot

, 2011
A laser navigation system is designed to guide the weeding robot，so that the robot can complete the weeding work according to the fixed direction. The laser launching module is fastened in the guiding destination, including laser modulation circuit and a
Kai Li Shan, Zu Jue Chen, Qiu Yue Guo
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"Would You Move, Please?" Weeding Science Reference Collection [PDF]

, 2007
In the last five years the Engineering & Physical Sciences Library underwent a major staff shortage that resulted in the slowing-down of some services and the abandonment of other vital activities like regular weeding of the reference collection.
Zdravkovska, Nevenka, Tchangalova, Nedelina   +1 more
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Field Validation of a Laser-Based Robotic System for Autonomous Weed Control in Organic Farming

AgriEngineering
Weed management, particularly in organic farming, poses a significant challenge due to high manual labor costs and the crop’s low competitive ability. Precision laser technology offers a promising non-chemical alternative.
Vitali Czymmek, Jost Völckner, Felix Zilske, Stephan Hussmann   +3 more
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Kikuyu grass clippings as a bioeconomy feedstock: influence of pyrolysis conditions on biochar properties and its effect on the growth of Swiss chard

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.
Abstract The integration of urban organic waste streams into the bioeconomy is critical for advancing the water–food–energy nexus. Grass clippings, an abundant and underutilized municipal residue, represent a promising feedstock for producing value‐added materials.
Ami Janse van Rensburg, Herman Potgieter, Yusuf Makarfi Isa   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Laser Weeding Method Based on Adaptive Safety Constraints and Priority Target Scheduling for Maize Fields

Agriculture
Laser weeding offers significant advantages over conventional weed control methods; however, its practical deployment in maize fields remains challenging due to dynamic target variations, imprecise weed localization, and inefficient laser execution.
Yuqi Zhang, Xuehai Wang, Hu Lei, Lili Fu, Yanlei Xu   +4 more
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AI‐Enhanced Laser Manufacturing: A Social Life Cycle Perspective From the White Goods Industry

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainable manufacturing transitions require companies to demonstrate not only environmental and economic benefits, but also measurable advances in corporate social responsibility (CSR). Therefore, we propose using a guideline‐based Social Life Cycle Assessment (S‐LCA) aligned with UNEP (2020) and ISO 14075 (2024) to evaluate the social ...
Ricardo Mejía‐Marchena, José Osorio‐Tejada, Farshid Sadeghi‐Khanegah, Abdullah Sert, Volker Hessel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Frontiers in transition‐metal single‐atom electrocatalysts: Design tactics, mechanistic regulation, and electrochemical sensing technologies

InfoMat, EarlyView.
This review offers an overview of recent advances in the fundamental properties, synthesis methods, and structural optimization of transition‐metal single‐atom electrocatalysts for electrochemical sensing. It also provides a comprehensive summary of the emerging applications in electrochemical assays based on these materials, along with key challenges ...
Yue Cao, Bo‐Yu Chen, Yiru Sheng, Haoyuan Song, Linan Zhu, Xiaohan Yang, Yuehe Lin, Wenlei Zhu, Yang Zhou   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards Water, Food and Energy Security: The Global Challenges and Possible Solutions for a Holistic Vision of Sustainability

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This invited paper gives an overview of the challenges the world is facing and offers a possible solution for water and food security within the holistic integrated concept of the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus. The paper summarizes the experience the author gained through working on various research projects at national and international ...
Ragab Ragab
wiley   +1 more source