Recent developments in nanotechnology transforming the agricultural sector: a transition replete with opportunities

DY Kim, A Kadam, S Shinde… - Journal of the …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The applications and benefits of nanotechnology in the agricultural sector have attracted
considerable attention, particularly in the invention of unique nanopesticides and …

Research progress on properties and applications of polymer/clay nanocomposite

S Gul, A Kausar, B Muhammad… - … -Plastics Technology and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This review covers significant properties and applications of nanoclays in polymer-based
nanocomposites with special emphasis on future potential. Various strategies have been …

Salinity: Electrical conductivity and total dissolved solids

DL Corwin, K Yemoto - Soil science society of America journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The measurement of soil salinity is a quantification of the total salts present in the liquid
portion of the soil. Soil salinity is important in agriculture because salinity reduces crop …

Sensing system for salinity testing using laser-induced graphene sensors

A Nag, SC Mukhopadhyay, J Kosel - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2017 - Elsevier
The paper presents the development and implementation of a low-cost salinity sensing
system. Commercial polymer films were laser ablated at specific conditions to form …

Carbon accounting for enhanced weathering

T Amann, J Hartmann - Frontiers in Climate, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The inevitable deployment of negative emission technologies requires carbon accounting to
incentivise the investment and to foster an active CO2 certificate trading schema. Enhanced …

A novel low-cost open-hardware platform for monitoring soil water content and multiple soil-air-vegetation parameters

G Bitella, R Rossi, R Bochicchio, M Perniola, M Amato - Sensors, 2014 - mdpi.com
Monitoring soil water content at high spatio-temporal resolution and coupled to other sensor
data is crucial for applications oriented towards water sustainability in agriculture, such as …

Laboratory performance of five selected soil moisture sensors applying factory and own calibration equations for two soil media of different bulk density and salinity …

S Matula, K Báťková, WL Legese - Sensors, 2016 - mdpi.com
Non-destructive soil water content determination is a fundamental component for many
agricultural and environmental applications. The accuracy and costs of the sensors define …

A method of electrical conductivity compensation in a low-cost soil moisture sensing measurement based on capacitance

X Deng, H Gu, L Yang, H Lyu, Y Cheng, L Pan, Z Fu… - Measurement, 2020 - Elsevier
The detection of soil moisture is one of the most important researches in the development of
precision agriculture. At present, the detection of soil dielectric constant is the most effective …

Design and test of a soil profile moisture sensor based on sensitive soil layers

Z Gao, Y Zhu, C Liu, H Qian, W Cao, J Ni - Sensors, 2018 - mdpi.com
To meet the demand of intelligent irrigation for accurate moisture sensing in the soil vertical
profile, a soil profile moisture sensor was designed based on the principle of high-frequency …

Temperature tracer method in structural health monitoring: A review

F He, J Chen, C Li, F Xiong - Measurement, 2022 - Elsevier
Structural health monitoring (SHM) is widely applied to the performance evaluation and
safety maintenance of various structures, and it is an important means to prevent and reduce …