Opportunities for Robotic Systems and Automation in Cotton Production

Edward Barnes; Gaylon Morgan; Kater Hake; Jon Devine; Ryan Kurtz; Gregory Ibendahl; Ajay Sharda; Glen Rains; John Snider; Joe Mari Maja; J. Alex Thomasson; Yuzhen Lu; Hussein Gharakhani; James Griffin; Emi Kimura; Robert Hardin; Tyson Raper; Sierra Young; Kadeghe Fue; Mathew Pelletier; John Wanjura; Greg Holt

doi:10.3390/agriengineering3020023

AgriEngineering (May 2021)

Opportunities for Robotic Systems and Automation in Cotton Production

Edward Barnes,
Gaylon Morgan,
Kater Hake,
Jon Devine,
Ryan Kurtz,
Gregory Ibendahl,
Ajay Sharda,
Glen Rains,
John Snider,
Joe Mari Maja,
J. Alex Thomasson,
Yuzhen Lu,
Hussein Gharakhani,
James Griffin,
Emi Kimura,
Robert Hardin,
Tyson Raper,
Sierra Young,
Kadeghe Fue,
Mathew Pelletier,
John Wanjura,
Greg Holt

Affiliations

Edward Barnes: Cotton Incorporated, 6399 Weston Parkway, Cary, NC 27513, USA
Gaylon Morgan: Cotton Incorporated, 6399 Weston Parkway, Cary, NC 27513, USA
Kater Hake: Cotton Incorporated, 6399 Weston Parkway, Cary, NC 27513, USA
Jon Devine: Cotton Incorporated, 6399 Weston Parkway, Cary, NC 27513, USA
Ryan Kurtz: Cotton Incorporated, 6399 Weston Parkway, Cary, NC 27513, USA
Gregory Ibendahl: Department of Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
Ajay Sharda: Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
Glen Rains: Department of Entomology, CAES Campus, University of Georgia, Tifton, GA 31793, USA
John Snider: Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, CAES Campus, University of Georgia, Tifton, GA 31793, USA
Joe Mari Maja: Department of Agricultural Science, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA
J. Alex Thomasson: Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
Yuzhen Lu: Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
Hussein Gharakhani: Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
James Griffin: Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
Emi Kimura: Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
Robert Hardin: Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
Tyson Raper: WTES Center for Agricultural Research, Department of Plant Sciences, The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Jackson, TN 38301, USA
Sierra Young: Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
Kadeghe Fue: Crop and Soil Science Department, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro P.O. Box 3001, Tanzania
Mathew Pelletier: Cotton Production and Processing Research Unit, Agricultural Research Services, United States Department of Agriculture, Lubbock, TX 79403, USA
John Wanjura: Cotton Production and Processing Research Unit, Agricultural Research Services, United States Department of Agriculture, Lubbock, TX 79403, USA
Greg Holt: Cotton Production and Processing Research Unit, Agricultural Research Services, United States Department of Agriculture, Lubbock, TX 79403, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/agriengineering3020023
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 2
pp. 339 – 362

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Automation continues to play a greater role in agricultural production with commercial systems now available for machine vision identification of weeds and other pests, autonomous weed control, and robotic harvesters for fruits and vegetables. The growing availability of autonomous machines in agriculture indicates that there are opportunities to increase automation in cotton production. This article considers how current and future advances in automation has, could, or will impact cotton production practices. The results are organized to follow the cotton production process from land preparation to planting to within season management through harvesting and ginning. For each step, current and potential opportunities to automate processes are discussed. Specific examples include advances in automated weed control and progress made in the use of robotic systems for cotton harvesting.

Published in AgriEngineering

ISSN: 2624-7402 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Agriculture: Agriculture (General); Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/agriengineering

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