17 results about "Cropping system" patented technology

Systems and methods for monitoring crops are disclosed. This disclosure relates to a system for monitoring crops, the system comprising a first support frame, the support frame comprising a first sensor rack coupled to the first support frame, the first sensor rack comprising a first sensor module; a movement module, the movement module comprising a first sensor rack motor, wherein the first sensor rack motor is configured to move the first sensor rack along the first support frame from a first starting location to a first ending location; and a hyperspectral module, wherein the first sensor module is coupled to the hyperspectral module.

This invention discloses a remote sensing method for extracting the rice growing season based on time-series bidirectional detection. The method includes constructing a remote sensing index time-series dataset, determining the effective planting season and planting system, extracting the Start of Season (SOS) of the growing season, identifying the rice season, and extracting key parameters of the rice growing season. This invention can accurately identify the rice season and obtain high-precision key phenological periods of rice even under complex planting systems. Compared with traditional remote sensing methods, this method can accurately identify the crop planting system in the study area, and the extraction accuracy of the rice season and its key phenological periods is higher. Furthermore, this method can achieve cross-scale transfer, has strong versatility, and is applicable to rice crops in other study areas. By accurately identifying pixels containing rice planting and their rice seasons, it can accurately monitor the growth and development process of rice crops and extract key phenological periods.

The invention provides a multifunctional water-soluble fertilizer as well as a preparation method and application thereof, and belongs to the technical field of agricultural chemistry and fertilizers. The invention provides a multifunctional water-soluble fertilizer. The multifunctional water-soluble fertilizer is prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 5-15 parts of potassium polysulfide, 10-20 parts of potassium silicate, 20-40 parts of sulfonated potassium humate and 5-10 parts of trace element chelate, the trace element chelate is a chelate formed by at least three of zinc, manganese, molybdenum, iron and copper and amino acid or EDTA (Ethylene Diamine Tetraacetic Acid). The multifunctional water-soluble fertilizer disclosed by the invention can effectively improve the pH value of rhizosphere soil, slowly release H2S gas signal molecules to excite the resistance of a crop system, remarkably promote root development, enhance the drought resistance and salt and alkali resistance of crops, improve the utilization rate of the fertilizer and realize yield increase and quality improvement.

The invention relates to a synthetic aperture radar-based automatic rice mapping method and device and a medium, and the method comprises the steps: carrying out the filtering of Sentinel-1 VH time series data, carrying out the object-oriented segmentation in combination with a cloudless Sentinel-2 image, and generating land parcel objects; a VH time sequence curve of each object is extracted, local extreme points are identified, and local phenological features are calculated; meanwhile, calculating the global morphological similarity between the rice template and the rice template, and fusing local and global features to obtain a PRSI index through multiplication combination; and finally, automatically distinguishing rice types by adopting a decision tree classifier according to the PRSI value, and generating a spatial distribution diagram. The method does not depend on optical images or a large number of samples, is suitable for cloudy and rainy areas with scarce samples and complex planting systems, and has high cross-regional applicability and robustness.

The invention provides a high-density corn drip irrigation cultivation method and system, and belongs to the technical field of agricultural planting. According to the method, a 40cm + 70cm wide-narrow row planting mode is adopted, and a drip irrigation tape arrangement mode of one pipe and one row is adopted, namely, each row of corn is independently provided with one drip irrigation tape; the planting density is not lower than 8000 plants per mu. The system comprises a plurality of drip irrigation belts arranged in a '40cm + 70cm 'wide-narrow row planting field, and each row of corn is correspondingly provided with an independent drip irrigation belt. The high-density corn drip irrigation cultivation method does not need to change the existing wide-narrow row planting system, shortens the water and fertilizer moving distance, improves the water and fertilizer utilization efficiency, is easy to integrate and popularize on the existing high-standard farmland, and has huge application potential.

The application discloses a kind of interplanting reduced nitrogen application methods for promoting rape straw decomposition, belong to agricultural technology field.The high degree of lignification of summer soybean-summer corn strip intercropping under the previous rape straw in the multi-cropping system dry farmland of Yangtze River Basin, slow decomposition, high nitrogen input, low utilization rate problem, the present application utilizes the characteristics that soybean corn intercropping can accelerate straw decomposition, rape straw full amount rotary tillage is returned to field, corn and soybean are strip intercropped according to 4:2 row number ratio, corn band, soybean band nitrogen distribution ratio 3:1, total nitrogen input 150~210 kg / ha.The present application significantly speeds up the decomposition of rape straw by reducing precise zoned nitrogen application, the cumulative decomposition amount is increased by more than 11% compared with conventional nitrogen application and soybean monoculture;Promote cellulose, hemicellulose degradation and soil organic carbon accumulation, enrichment of microorganisms that promote decomposition.The present application can reduce nitrogen input, realize soybean and corn synergistic yield, achieve the synergistic effect of promoting decomposition, saving fertilizer and increasing efficiency.

Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, computing devices, and machine readable mediums that provide for cropping systems that automatically crop digital images using one or more smart cropping techniques. Smart cropping techniques may include: cropping an image based upon emotion detection, cropping based upon facial recognition and matching, and cropping based upon landmark matching. In some examples, a single smart cropping technique may be utilized. In other examples, a combination of the smart cropping techniques may be utilized.

The utility model provides a kind of crop straw crushing and returning to field device and the harvester of applying the device, the returning to field device is installed in the rear tail of harvester, and straw processing mode can be switched quickly.The device includes shell assembly and crushing assembly, the movable flap lower end of shell assembly is hinged to the lower part of base shell front side by pin shaft, and the opening and closing of feed channel is adjusted and controlled by angular displacement.When straw needs to be processed away from field, movable flap rotates clockwise, and abuts against the rear side plate of base shell, feed channel is closed, and straw slides along the U-shaped groove to fall into field;When it needs to be returned to field, movable flap rotates counterclockwise to preset position, forming a gradually broadening feed section, and straw is thrown into field after being crushed by crushing assembly.Application of the device to the harvester enables farmers to make independent and flexible decisions on the destination of straw based on soil characteristics, policy guidance, cost and benefit, and planting system, thereby improving the utilization rate of straw resources and the flexibility of agricultural operations.

The invention relates to a carbon flux response-based extreme temperature adaptability farming system optimization method, which comprises the following steps of: establishing a carbon flux continuous observation system in a target farmland, and acquiring data; processing the collected data through a data quality control process, and constructing a comprehensive database; based on the comprehensive database, identifying an extreme temperature event of the target farmland and a corresponding carbon flux response rule, and obtaining the influence of different farming management measures on the farmland through a multi-factor field contrast test; constructing a multi-objective optimization function and multiple constraint conditions thereof; an intelligent optimization algorithm is adopted to solve the multi-objective optimization function, an optimal cultivation system is obtained, and the optimal cultivation system comprises an optimal cultivation processing mode, a planting system, a land surface covering mode and a water and fertilizer management mode under different climate scenes and production conditions. Compared with the prior art, the method has the advantages that adaptive cultivation system optimization is realized, and the toughness of a farmland ecosystem to cope with extreme climate events is improved.

This invention discloses a method and system for measuring soil microbial nitrogen pumps, belonging to the field of soil biogeochemistry and agricultural ecological environment monitoring technology. The method involves applying nitrogen to a soil-crop system... 15 N-labeled nitrogen fertilizer, combined with in-situ closed sampling, membrane sample mass spectrometry (MIMS) detection, and amino sugar compound specificity. 15 This invention analyzes nitrogen emissions, simultaneously measuring the fluxes and isotopic characteristics of N2 emissions, NH3 volatilization, and N2O emissions, as well as nitrogen uptake by plants, residual nitrogen in the soil, and nitrogen fixed by microorganisms. Finally, it constructs a microbial nitrogen pump efficiency (MNUE) index to characterize the intensity and efficiency of soil microbial nitrogen pumps. This invention enables comprehensive accounting of multiple nitrogen fluxes under near-real-field conditions, accurately distinguishing the contributions of fertilizer-source and soil-source nitrogen to gaseous nitrogen emissions. It is applicable to anaerobic ecosystems such as flooded paddy fields and wetlands, providing a systematic and operable technical solution for the quantitative study of soil microbial nitrogen pumps.

Systems, methods, and devices for irrigating a growing crop by hydroponic means, in particular a hydroponic system and a reusable growing plug. In a first aspect there is provided a hydroponic system comprising a growing frame with a rotating portion. The rotating portion further comprises a spiral conduit. The spiral conduit comprises a plurality of apertures for receiving the growing crop. The spiral conduit is configured for receiving fluid and further comprises an opening for receiving the fluid into the spiral, such that in use rotation of the spiral conduit feeds the fluid around the conduit towards the centre of the spiral and past the plurality of apertures for receiving the growing crop. In a second aspect there is provided a reusable growing plug, for use in hydroponic systems, wherein at least a portion of the growing plug is flexible and comprises a first surface, a second surface and at least one aperture extending through the first and second surface for receiving a growing crop. The growing plug further comprises a plurality of prongs, coupled to the second surface. The growing plug has a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein in the first configuration the plurality of prongs are brought together relative to the second configuration; and in the second configuration the plurality of prongs are separated relative to the first configuration.

Systems and methods for monitoring crops are disclosed. This disclosure relates to a system for monitoring crops, the system comprising a first support frame, the support frame comprising a first sensor rack coupled to the first support frame, the first sensor rack comprising a first sensor module; a movement module, the movement module comprising a first sensor rack motor, wherein the first sensor rack motor is configured to move the first sensor rack along the first support frame from a first starting location to a first ending location; and a hyperspectral module, wherein the first sensor module is coupled to the hyperspectral module.

Systems and methods for processing image data associated with plots are provided. One example computer-implemented method includes accessing a data set including multiple images, a mask for each of the images, and classification data for each of the images, and inputting each of the images to a classifier of a model architecture. The method also includes, for each of the images input to the classifier, generating, by an encoder of the model architecture, a latent image from the input image; generating, by a decoder of the model architecture, an output mask from the latent image; determining, by the classifier, an output classification indicative of a type of crop in the image; comparing the output mask to the corresponding mask in the data set; comparing the output classification to the corresponding classification data in the data set; and modifying a parameter of the model architecture based on the comparisons.

Systems, methods, and apparatus for irrigating a planted crop by way of hydroponics, particularly relating to a hydroponic system and a reusable planting plug. In a first aspect, a hydroponic system is provided, the hydroponic system comprising a planting frame having a rotating portion. The rotating portion further comprises a spiral conduit. The spiral conduit comprises a plurality of holes for receiving a planted crop. The spiral conduit is configured to receive a fluid and further comprises an opening for receiving the fluid into the spiral such that, in use, rotation of the spiral conduit causes the fluid to be fed around the conduit towards a center of the spiral and through the plurality of holes for receiving the planted crop. In a second aspect, a reusable planting plug for a hydroponic system is provided, wherein at least a portion of the planting plug is flexible and the planting plug comprises a first surface, a second surface, and at least one hole extending through the first surface and the second surface for receiving a planted crop. The planting plug further comprises a plurality of prong portions coupled to the second surface. The planting plug has a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein, relative to the second configuration, in the first configuration the plurality of prong portions are gathered together; and, relative to the first configuration, in the second configuration the plurality of prong portions are separated.

This application provides a method and apparatus for generating farm plot management schemes. The method includes: in response to a target user creating a target plot, identifying plot location parameters, target crop identifiers, and user planting parameters from the plot information; determining the county information to which the target plot belongs based on the plot location parameters; determining the county-level cropping system information matching the target crop and recommended fertilization schemes for different growth stages of the target crop based on the county-level cropping system information, recommended fertilization schemes, and user planting parameters; and instantiating a plot-level management template based on the county-level cropping system information, recommended fertilization schemes, and user planting parameters to obtain a target management scheme for the target plot, enabling the target user to perform agricultural management. The plot-level management template is a standardized management scheme obtained by structurally organizing the growth stages, execution sequences, and operational parameters corresponding to different agricultural operations.

The application belongs to the technical field of agricultural environmental pollution control and ecological restoration, and discloses a method for controlling antibiotic resistance genes in intercropping farmland soil by using functionalized biomimetic mineralization slow-release materials and application, which comprises the following steps: uniformly spreading the functionalized biomimetic mineralization slow-release materials on the surface of the soil at a dosage of 100-5000 kg / hm 2 , and turning them into the soil layer by a rotary cultivator to fully mix the materials with the soil; adopting an intercropping planting mode, and selecting two or more crops with complementary ecological niches to be combined and planted to control the antibiotic resistance genes in the farmland soil. The material is stable in structure and good in environmental compatibility, can be applied to the soil to synergistically control and efficiently reduce the migration and spread of ARGs in the soil-crop system by multiple mechanisms such as adsorption, microbial competition and physical barrier, and provides a new material and technical approach for realizing agricultural waste resource utilization and farmland ARGs pollution control.

Systems and methods for illuminating a crop are disclosed. The system (1) comprises a power consuming illumination system (3) for illuminating a crop (11), and a data processing system comprising at least one processor (10) configured to: receive or determine a prediction of a carbon intensity (24) of the power source over a period of time; receiving or determining an attribute of the illumination system (3), the attribute comprising a relationship between a power consumption of the illumination system and a light output of the illumination system (3); receiving or determining a contribution of a light output of the illumination system over the time period to a carbon footprint of the crop or a component of said crop based on a property of the illumination system and a prediction of a carbon intensity (24) of the power source over the time period; receiving or determining one or more radiation constraints of the crop at least for the time period; determining a radiation recipe that minimizes the carbon footprint of the crop or the composition of the crop while satisfying one or more radiation constraints based on a contribution of the light output of the illumination system over the time period to the carbon footprint of the crop or the composition of the crop; and controlling the illumination system (3) to illuminate the crop (11) according to the determined illumination recipe.