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Soybean Leaf Chlorophyll Estimation and Iron Deficiency Field Rating Determination at Plot and Field Scales Through Image Processing and Machine Learning
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
Iron deficiency chlorosis (IDC) is the most common reason for chlorosis in soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) and causes an average yield loss of 120 million dollars per year across 1.8 million ha in the North Central US ...
Manufacturing Low-Density Particleboards from Wheat Straw and Distiller's Dried Grains with Solubles
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Agricultural byproducts like wheat straw and distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) have not found a good market in the wood composite industry. Utilizing DDGS for particleboard in addition to using it as feed will ...
Increased Oil Recovery from Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles and Whole Stillage
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
Finding a viable method to recover oil from the corn ethanol industry's co-products has considerable economic prospects for ethanol bio-refineries. This study examined the effects of enzymes and ethanol on oil recovery ...
Optimization of Methane Yield in Solid-State Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Dairy Manure and Corn Stover
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
Sole dependence on fossil fuel and the concomitant environmental concerns could be minimized through the optimization of green energy generation from the growing volume of onfarm organic wastes. In this mesophilic study, ...
Characterization of Biochar from Different Feedstocks under Low and High Temperature and Their Effects on Greenhouse Gas Emission and Ammonia Volatilazation from Soil Incubation
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
Biochar is a potential soil amendment that likely to reduce GHG emissions from land application to soil, but their properties depend on biomass types and pyrolysis temperature. In this study, biochars were produced from ...
Process Development for Effective, Recoverable and Reusable Magnetic Nanobiocatalysts for Biomass Hydrolysis
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Recovery and reuse of enzymes can reduce the high enzyme costs that are challenging for cellulosic biorefineries. Attaching enzymes to magnetic nanoparticles to make magnetic nanobiocatalysts (MNBCs) can facilitate enzyme ...
Using Prescription Maps for In Field Evaluation of Parameters Affecting Spraying Accuracy of a Self-Propelled Sprayer
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Advanced sprayer control systems aim to improve accuracy and reduce waste in spray application. The objective of this study was to determine an optimum prescription map cell size/resolution that is compatible with current ...
Machine Vision Methods for Evaluating Plant Stand Count and Weed Classification Using Open-Source Platforms
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Evaluating plant stand count or classifying weeds by manual scouting is time-consuming, laborious, and subject to human errors. Proximal remote sensed imagery used in conjunction with machine vision algorithms can be used ...
Implementing High-Throughput Phenotyping at the NDSU Dry Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris l.) Breeding Program Using Unmanned Aerial Systems
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Plant breeding has led to considerable yield gains to several crops. However, it alone might not be able to keep up with the growing demand for food. In this study, data extracted from UAS-collected RGB and multispectral ...
Using UAS Images to Remotely Estimate Soil Moisture Content in the Red River Valley
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Accurate measurements of soil moisture in a timely manner are necessary in making critical management decisions, but it is often very difficult to obtain. Even though soil moisture can be measured on the ground using various ...