We propose an excavation-type demining robot PEACE for farmland aiming at “complete removal” and “automation.”(Mori et al., 2003, Mori et al., 2005) The reason why we choose farmland as the demining area is as follows: farmland is such an area where local people cannot help entering to live, so it should be given the highest priority (Jimbo, 1997). PEACE is designed to clear APMs (anti-personne...

From 1998 to 2001, the relationship between the proportion of tillers with >0 mummified aphids (Ptm) and the proportion of cereal aphids parasitized (Pp) was estimated on 57 occasions in fields of hard red winter wheat located in central and western Oklahoma. Both original (57 fields) and validation data (34 fields; 2001-2002) revealed weak relationships between Ptm and Pp, however, when Ptm > ...

It is said that 60 70 million mines are currently laid in over 50 countries throughout the world (Shimoi, 2002). These mines not only injure people directly, but also negatively influence the lives of inhabitants and restoration of the economy because of their consequent restriction of farmland. Such mines are categorized into two types: ATMs (anti-tank mines) and APMs (anti-personnel mines). T...

The angular error of indexing table on machine tool is measured using new developed measuring device. The measuring techniques, which have been reviewed in this paper, are currently available in manufacturing engineering to calibrate the angle measurement. The new developed measuring device using 6 points kinematic concept and employing ball and vee grooves is used to calibrate angle errors of ...

A suitable planting pattern and irrigation strategy are essential for optimizing winter wheat yield and water use efficiency (WUE). The study aimed to evaluate the impact of planting pattern and irrigation frequency on grain yield and WUE of winter wheat. During the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 winter wheat growing seasons in the North China Plain, the effects of planting patterns and irrigation fre...

Drought represents a key limiting factor of global crop distribution. Receptor-like kinases play major roles in plant development and defence responses against stresses such as drought. In this study, LRK2, which encodes a leucine-rich receptor-like kinase, was cloned and characterized and found to be localized on the plasma membrane in rice. Promoter-GUS analysis revealed strong expression in ...

in order to determine the best planting date and seeding rate of two triticale genotype in mashhad climate condition on 2007-2009 growing season, an experiment was carried out, using a split-plot design based on randomized complete block design with three replication, at torogh agricultural research station, mashhad, iran. main plots devoted to five seeding dates and factorial combination of th...

Effects of six tillage practices on some soil microbiological properties and crop yields were evaluated for a clay soil (Typic Haploxererts) under semi-arid Mediterranean conditions in a three year study (2006-2009). The experiment was designed as a completely randomized-block with three replications. Treatments were: conventional tillage with residue incorporated (CT1), conventional tillage wi...

Cereal crop yield is determined by different yield components such as seed weight, seed number per spike and the tiller number and spikes. Negative correlations between these traits are often attributed to resource limitation. However, recent evidence suggests that the same genes or regulatory modules can regulate both inflorescence branching and tillering. It is therefore important to explore ...