Vol. 56 No. 4 (2025)

Published: 1 October 2025

Original Articles

Automatic sheep counting method and experimental study based on mask R-CNN

YiKun Fan, Ting Li, Hao Lian, HuiLin Jiang, Wenqian Yang, Peng Zhou, Meian Li

https://doi.org/10.4081/jae.2025.1614

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Motion behavior of a charged droplet impacting on hydrophilic and hydrophobic leaf surfaces

Wei Hu, Zhouming Gao, Jian Chen, Xiaoya Dong, Baijing Qiu

https://doi.org/10.4081/jae.2025.1736

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Design and experimental study of bionic digging shovel based on vole’s front middle toe

Hanhao Wang, Yaoming Li, Ying Wu, Kuizhou Ji, Yanbin Liu

https://doi.org/10.4081/jae.2025.1831

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Sheep pose estimation via image analysis and body measurements derived from key points

Cafer Tayyar Bati

https://doi.org/10.4081/jae.2025.1719

1708

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Optimization of multioutlet hydrant location and pressurized irrigation network layout using the GRASP metaheuristic

César González-Pavón, Carmen Virginia Palau, Juan Manzano-Juárez, Santiago Guillem-Picó, Ibán Balbastre-Peralta

https://doi.org/10.4081/jae.2025.1633

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Impact of a flexible irrigation reservation system on water savings in a surface irrigation district in northern Italy

Fabiola Gangi, Giorgio Scotti, Claudio Gandolfi, Daniele Masseroni

https://doi.org/10.4081/jae.2025.1694

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Design and experiment of a self-propelled target spraying machine for walnut orchards based on infrared laser sensing

Peng Yan, Liangqing Li, Kui Liu, Lina Ma, Wangyuan Zong, Chengming Luo, Yangjie Xu

https://doi.org/10.4081/jae.2025.1775

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Effect of different postharvest pre-treatments on the overall quality of organic strawberries during cold storage

Burcu Aykanat, Francesco Genovese, Naouel Admane, Vincenzo Verrastro, Simona Marianna Sanzani, Maria Maddalena Cavalluzzi, Attilio Matera

https://doi.org/10.4081/jae.2025.1752

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Energy consumption evaluation of soil tillage operation using non-linear multibody tractor and plough models implemented in real-time simulator for different soils and speeds

Michele Vignati, Federico Cheli, Federico Biraghi, Marco E. Pezzola, Claudio Maroni

https://doi.org/10.4081/jae.2025.1722

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Use of machine learning tools to estimate drying rate of apple and apricot wood discs

Martina Balac, Andrija Rajković, Mihailo Milanović, Zoran Mileusnić, Rajko Miodragović, Aleksandra Dragičević, Olivera Ećim-Đurić

https://doi.org/10.4081/jae.2025.1712

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Tomato detection in natural environment based on improved YOLOv8 network

Wancheng Dong, Yipeng Zhao, Jiaxing Pei, Zuolong Feng, Zhikai Ma, Leilei Wang, Simon Shemin Wang

https://doi.org/10.4081/jae.2025.1732

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Pitaya detection using an improved lightweight Faster R-CNN based on MobileNetV3 in densely planted pitaya orchards

Yulong Nan, Huichun Zhang, Jiaqiang Zheng, Kunqi Yang

https://doi.org/10.4081/jae.2025.1886

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Handheld sensing system for data-driven irrigation management in olive orchards

Eliseo Roma, Francisco Rovira-Más, Pietro Catania

https://doi.org/10.4081/jae.2025.1960

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Review Articles

Recent advances in pest and disease recognition: a comprehensive review

Honglin Liu, Bisheng Zhan, Ruitong Fang, Yi Zhang, Yujiao Ma, Ze Shen, Qirong Mao

https://doi.org/10.4081/jae.2025.1776

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The early development of agricultural engineering disciplines in Italy

Alessandro Santini

https://doi.org/10.4081/jae.2025.1909

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Technical Notes

A test for monitoring erosion on the Cape Fear experimental hillslope using a low-cost camera

Andrea Petroselli, Ettore Arcangeletti, Ciro Apollonio, Flavia Tauro, Salvatore Grimaldi

https://doi.org/10.4081/jae.2025.1786

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Vol. 56 No. 4 (2025)

Original Articles

Automatic sheep counting method and experimental study based on mask R-CNN

Motion behavior of a charged droplet impacting on hydrophilic and hydrophobic leaf surfaces

Design and experimental study of bionic digging shovel based on vole’s front middle toe

Sheep pose estimation via image analysis and body measurements derived from key points

Optimization of multioutlet hydrant location and pressurized irrigation network layout using the GRASP metaheuristic

Impact of a flexible irrigation reservation system on water savings in a surface irrigation district in northern Italy

Design and experiment of a self-propelled target spraying machine for walnut orchards based on infrared laser sensing

Effect of different postharvest pre-treatments on the overall quality of organic strawberries during cold storage

Energy consumption evaluation of soil tillage operation using non-linear multibody tractor and plough models implemented in real-time simulator for different soils and speeds

Use of machine learning tools to estimate drying rate of apple and apricot wood discs

Tomato detection in natural environment based on improved YOLOv8 network

Pitaya detection using an improved lightweight Faster R-CNN based on MobileNetV3 in densely planted pitaya orchards

Handheld sensing system for data-driven irrigation management in olive orchards

Review Articles

Recent advances in pest and disease recognition: a comprehensive review

The early development of agricultural engineering disciplines in Italy

Technical Notes

A test for monitoring erosion on the Cape Fear experimental hillslope using a low-cost camera

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