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The Multiple Influences of Natural Farming Environment on the Cultured Population Behavior of Kuruma Prawn, Penaeus japonicus. [PDF]

Animals (Basel), 2022
Cheng W, Zhang H, Wang P, Wei Y, Chen C, Hou Y, Deng X, Li S, Sun S, Cai Q, Mao Y, Liu X.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Technical Feasibility Study of Autonomous Field Robot‐Based on‐the‐go Assessment of Soil Nutrients Using Ion‐Sensitive Field‐Effect Transistors

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Autonomous field robots equipped with ISFET‐based sensors enable rapid, spatially resolved soil nutrient analysis directly in the field. An automated system based on the BoniRob platform is presented for standardized on‐site extraction and measurement of key macronutrients and soil pH.
Vadim Riedel, Stefan Hinck, Edgar Peiter, Arno Ruckelshausen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparing plant growth-promoting potential of cow dung based fermented bioformulations across cow breeds

Discover Soil
Traditional Indian bioformulations such as Panchagavya, Jeevamrit, Beejamrit, Matka-khad, and others have long provided sustainable, eco-friendly means to enhance crop growth and protection by using natural materials.
Shweta Sagar, Jyoti Bala, Rakesh Chauhan, Rameshwar Kumar, Abhishek Walia   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Long-Term Optimization of Agronomic Practices Increases Water Storage Capacity and Available Water in Soil

Agronomy
In drylands, where the annual precipitation is low and erratic, improving the water storage capacity and the available water in the soil is crucial for crop production. To explore the effect of long-term agronomic management on water storage capacity and
Feng Chang, Wenjia Yang, Shiwen Wang, Lina Yin, Xiping Deng   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Natural farming improves crop yield in SE India when compared to conventional or organic systems by enhancing soil quality. [PDF]

Agron Sustain Dev, 2023
Duddigan S, Shaw LJ, Sizmur T, Gogu D, Hussain Z, Jirra K, Kaliki H, Sanka R, Sohail M, Soma R, Thallam V, Vattikuti H, Collins CD.   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Learning‐Based Soft Robotic Grasping: Recent Progress and Remaining Challenges

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review analyzes learning‐based soft robotic grasping from a pipeline‐oriented perspective, encompassing soft gripper design, multimodal sensing, and learning‐based planning and control. It surveys key neural network architectures and benchmark datasets and identifies critical challenges such as sim‐to‐real transfer, generalization, and continual ...
Arnab Majumder, Jelizaveta Konstantinova, Graham Deacon, Kaspar Althoefer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microbial Diversity in the Phyllosphere and Rhizosphere of an Apple Orchard Managed under Prolonged "Natural Farming" Practices. [PDF]

Microorganisms, 2021
He YH, Adkar-Purushothama CR, Ito T, Shirakawa A, Yamamoto H, Kashiwagi A, Tatewaki A, Fujibayashi M, Sugiyama S, Yaginuma K, Akahira T, Yamamoto S, Tsushima S, Matsushita Y, Sano T.   +14 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Continuum Robots in Surgery: From Engineering Design to Clinical Practice

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
The hyper‐redundant nature of continuum robot structures enables near‐infinite degrees of freedom leading to immense potential for medical applications. This review provides a historical background of continuum robots and novel ideas shaping their progress to current structural design, sensing technology, modeling techniques, and control methods.
Griffin Smith, Kaitlyn Clancy, Siwen Xie, Xiaochen Li, Sarah Khalife, Benjamin van der Woerd, Onaizah Onaizah   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Co-Benefits of Largescale Organic farming On huMan health (BLOOM): Protocol for a cluster-randomised controlled evaluation of the Andhra Pradesh Community-managed Natural Farming programme in India. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2023
Jaacks LM, Bliznashka L, Craig P, Eddleston M, Gathorne-Hardy A, Kumar R, Mohan S, Norrie J, Rajan S, Roy A, Yandrapu B, Srinivasapura Venkateshmurthy N, Prabhakaran P.   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

ADVANCING NATURAL FARMING: A SYSTEMATICAL LITERATURE REVIEW OF NATURAL FARMING PRACTICES IN INDIA

EPRA International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Economic Research
The agricultural sector captures a key position and is the backbone of the Indian economy. This systematic literature review (SLR) investigates the efficacy of natural farming practices, which is known as Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF), in addressing sustainability challenges in Indian agriculture.
null Osama Mohammed Salih Bashir Daifa, null Dawit Negussie Tolossa, null Dr. Nilam Panchal, null Mr Sudhanshu Jangir   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source