The agriculture sector, worldwide, faces grand challenges that significantly threaten food
security and environmental sustainability. Smart farming technologies (SFTs) have emerged …

Weeds are one of the most harmful agricultural pests that have a significant impact on crops.
Weeds are responsible for higher production costs due to crop waste and have a significant …

Sowing date optimization is used to achieve a high crop yield and efficient resource
utilization, and it is an important strategy for the adaptation of crop production to climate …

For the next coming years, metaverse, digital twin and autonomous vehicle applications are
the leading technologies for many complex applications hitherto inaccessible such as health …

Holm oak decline is a complex phenomenon mainly influenced by the presence of
Phytophthora cinnamomi and water stress. Plant functional traits (PTs) are altered during the …

Nitrogen (N) is a main parameter affecting crop growth and yield. However, when variable
rate N fertilization (VRNF) is adopted, a main question arises of whether to add more on the …

This paper contributes to smart greenhouses and IoT (Internet of Things) research. Our
pioneering achievement centers on successfully designing, constructing, and testing a 30m2 …

Introduction of automation into agriculture has lowered production costs, reduced the
drudgery of tedious manual labor, increased the level of accuracy of mechanized …

In agriculture, early detection of plant stresses is advantageous in preventing crop yield
losses. Remote sensors are increasingly being utilized for crop health monitoring, offering …

Abstract The European Union's Green Deal proposal and Farm to Fork strategy call for both
demand and supply measures to reduce emissions from the food system. While research …