• Performance evaluation of an indigenous irrigation system at towero village, western Uluguru mountains, Tanzania 

  Kongola, Malongo John Mussa (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2000)

  Indigenous irrigation methods in mountainous areas are a result of people’s efforts to survive on limited land resource bases. The adoption of an irrigation method depends on whether it does not affect the soil. While ...
• Robust edge detection method for the segmentation of diabetic foot ulcer images 

  Mwawado, Rehema (2020-08)

  Segmentation is an open-ended research problem invarious computer vision and image processing tasks. This pre-processing operation requires a robust edge detector to generateappealing results. However, the available ...
• Likelihood of adopting briquette technology in abundance of competitive energy sources: a case study of Morogoro urban and rural districts, Tanzania 

  Yustas, Y. M.; Tarimo, W. M.; Mbacho, S. A.; Kiobia, D. O.; Makange, N. R.; Kashaija, A. T.; Silungwe, F. R. (Research Gate, 2022)

  Firewood and charcoal are the primary energy resources in many developing countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. However, the unstainable collection and use of these resources negatively impact the environment. ...
• Mechanisms of mechanical oil expression from rapeseed and cashew. 

  Mrema, Geoffrey C. (University College Dublin, 1979-02)

  The conventional theory of oil expression from vegetable oilseeds suggests that before substantial oil expression can occur, the oilseed cellwalls have to be ruptured by a combination of physical (crushing) and thermal ...
• Repair costs of tractors and comparison of mechanization strategies under Tanzanian conditions 

  Mpanduji, Sylvester Michael (University of Munich, 2000-08)
• Design of the improved evaporative cooling structure for storage of tomatoes in morogoro 

  Mwankemwa, Leonard Saimon (Sokoine university of agriculture, 2022)

  In most developing countries, smallholder farmers face several challenges while embarking on their farming for agriculture crop production. The challenges are serious during post-harvesting processes. The phenomenon is ...
• Development and performance evaluation of solar greenhouse dryer with desiccant energy storage system for tomatoes 

  Mbacho, Susan Andrew (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2021)

  Tomato is one of the most important horticultural crops widely grown in the tropical East Africa countries. It is mostly used as vegetable recipe for food preparation at most homes or consumed raw as a salad. However, ...
• Assessing potential land and surface water resources available and suitable for irrigated agriculture in the wami sub-basin Morogoro 

  Malekela, Charles John (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2021)

  Assessing potential land and water resources suitable for surface irrigation is essential for proper planning of their utilization types. The assessment has a great role in satisfying subsistence requirements, increasing ...
• Root-zone soil moisture redistribution in cropping systems under freeze-thaw conditions 

  Kahimba, Frederick Cassian (University of Manitoba, 2008)

  The availability and distribution of soil moisture within the root zone is a key factor in ensuring better crop growth performance and attaining improved yield. The soil moisture is influenced by farm management practices ...
• An extensive review of mobile agricultural robotics for field operations: focus on cotton harvesting 

  Kadeghe, G. Fue; Barnes, Edward M.; Rains, Glen C; Porter, Wesley M (MDPI, 2020-03-04)

  In this review, we examine opportunities and challenges for 21st-century robotic agricultural cotton harvesting research and commercial development. The paper reviews opportunities present in the agricultural robotics ...
• Evaluation of a stereo vision system for cotton row detection and boll location estimation in direct sunlight 

  Kadeghe, Fue; Wesley, Porter; Edward, Barnes; Changying, Li; Glen, Rains (MDPI, 2020-08-05)

  Cotton harvesting is performed by using expensive combine harvesters which makes it difficult for small to medium-size cotton farmers to grow cotton economically. Advances in robotics have provided an opportunity to ...
• Autonomous navigation of a center-articulated and Hydrostatic transmission rover using a modified Pure pursuit algorithm in a cotton field 

  Kadeghe, Fue; Wesley, Porter; Edward, Barnes; Changying, Li; Glen, Rains (MDPI, 2020-08-07)

  This study proposes an algorithm that controls an autonomous, multi-purpose, center-articulated hydrostatic transmission rover to navigate along crop rows. This multi-purpose rover (MPR) is being developed to harvest ...
• Center-articulated hydrostatic cotton harvesting Rover using visual-servoing control and a finite state machine 

  Kadeghe, Fue; Wesley, Porter; Edward, Barnes; Changying, Li; Glen, Rains (MDPI, 2020-07-30)

  Multiple small rovers can repeatedly pick cotton as bolls begin to open until the end of the season. Several of these rovers can move between rows of cotton, and when bolls are detected, use a manipulator to pick the ...
• Visual row detection using pixel-based algorithm and stereo camera for cotton-picking robot 

  Fue, K. G.; Georgia, Tifton; Porter, W. M.; Barnes, E. M.; Rains, G. C. (2019 ASABE Annual International Meeting,  Boston, Massachusetts, 2019)

  Precision farming still depends heavily on RTK-GPS to navigate the rows of crops. However, GPS cannot be the only method to navigate the farm for robots to work as a “swarm” on the same farm; they also require visual ...
• Visual inverse kinematics for cotton picking robot 

  Fue, K. G.; Tifton, Georgia; Porter, W. M.; Barnes, E. M.; Rains, G. C. (2019 Beltwide Cotton Conferences, New Orleans, Louisiana., 2019)

  Fast cotton picking requires a fast-moving arm. The Cartesian arm remains the most simple and quick moving arm compared to other configurations. In this study, an investigation of the 2D Cartesian arm controlled with a ...
• Real-time 3-D measurement of cotton boll positions using machine vision under field conditions 

  Fue, K. G.; Rains, G. C.; Porter, W. M.; Tifton, G. A. (2018 Beltwide Cotton Conferences, San Antonio, 2018-01)

  Cotton harvesting is performed by expensive combine harvesters that hinder small to medium-size cotton farmers Advances in robotics provide an opportunity to harvest cotton using small and robust autonomous rovers that ...
• Visual control of cotton-picking Rover and manipulator using a ROS-independent finite state machine 

  Fue, Kadeghe; Barnes, Edward; Porter, Wesley; Rains, Glen (2019 ASABE Annual International Meeting, 2019-07)

  Small rovers are being developed to pick cotton as bolls open. The concept is to have several of these rovers move between rows of cotton, and when bolls are detected, use a manipulator to pick the bolls. To accomplish this ...
• Evaluating the effect of planter downforce and seed vigor on crop emergence and yield in Hill-drop vs Singulated Cotton. 

  Virk, S. S.; Porter, W. M.; Fue, K. G.; Snider, J. L.; Whitaker, J. (2018 Beltwide Cotton Conferences, San Antonio, 2018-01)

  Selection of correct planting parameters and their optimization based on current field conditions is crucial in achieving high crop emergence, which can translate to higher yields. A study was conducted during 2017 to ...
• Field testing of the autonomous cotton harvesting Roverin undefoliated cotton field 

  Fue, K. G.; Porter, W. M.; Tifton, G. A.; Barnes, E. M.; Cary, N. C.; Rains, G. C. (2020 Beltwide Cotton Conferences, Austin, Texas, 2020)

  This study proposes the use of an autonomous rover to harvest cotton bolls before defoliation and as the bolls open. This would expand the harvest window to up to 50 days and make cotton production more profitable for ...
• Deep learning based Real-time GPU-accelerated tracking and counting of cotton bolls under field conditions using a moving camera 

  Fue, Kadeghe G.; Porter, Wesley; Rains, Glen (2018 ASABE Annual International Meeting, 2018-08)

  Robotic harvesting involves navigation and environmental perception as first operations before harvesting of the bolls can commence. Navigation is the distance required for a harvester’s arm to reach the cotton boll ...

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