Magdalena Piekutowska

• PhD
• Researcher at Pomeranian University in Słupsk

Yield forecasting is a rational and scientific way of predicting future occurrences in agriculture—the level of production effects. Its main purpose is reducing the risk in the decision-making process affecting the yield in terms of quantity and quality. The aim of the following study was to generate a linear and non-linear model to forecast the tu...

Wheat is one of the main grain species as well as one of the most important crops, being the basic food ingredient of people and livestock. Due to the importance of wheat production scale, it is advisable to predict its yield before harvesting. However, the current models are built solely on the basis of quantitative data. Therefore, the aim of the...

Rapeseed is considered as one of the most important oilseed crops in the world. Vegetable oil obtained from rapeseed is a valuable raw material for the food and energy industry as well as for industrial applications. Compared to other vegetable oils, it has a lower concentration of saturated fatty acids (5%–10%), a higher content of monounsaturated...

The article discusses the critical role of artificial intelligence (AI) in modern agriculture, with a particular focus on potato production. AI technologies are becoming essential tools enhancing both efficiency and sustainability in farming practices. By utilizing big data analysis, precision monitoring, and automation, AI can significantly improv...

Combining machine learning algorithms with Earth observations has great potential in the context of crop monitoring and management, which is essential in the face of global challenges related to food security and climate change [...]

This article provides a comprehensive overview of the development and application of statistical methods, process-based models, machine learning, and deep learning techniques in potato yield forecasting. It emphasizes the importance of integrating diverse data sources, including meteorological, phenotypic, and remote sensing data. Advances in compu...

Starch content serves as a crucial indicator of the quality and palatability of potato tubers. It has become a common practice to evaluate the polysaccharide content directly in tubers freshly harvested from the field. This study aims to develop models that can predict starch content prior to the harvesting of potato tubers. Very early potato varie...

Starch content is one of the major quality criteria targeted by potato breeding programs. Traditional potato breeding is a laborious duty due to the tetraploid nature and immense heterozy-gosity of potato genomes. In addition, screening for functional genetic variations in wild relatives is slow and strenuous. Moreover, genetic diversity, which is...

Barley, an ancient crop, was vital for early civilizations and has historically been served as food and beverage. Today, it plays a major role as feed for livestock. Breeding modern barley varieties for high yield and quality has created significant genetic erosion. This highlights the importance of tapping into genetic and genomic resources to dev...

Today’s agriculture faces numerous challenges due to climate change, a growing population and the need to increase food productivity [...]

Planting geometry is one of the most important management practices that determine plant growth and yield of corn. The effects of eight planting geometries (35 × 23 cm, 40 × 21 cm, 45 × 19 cm, 50 × 18 cm, 55 × 17 cm, 60 × 16 cm, 65 × 15 cm, 70 × 15 cm) on plant growth and yields of three sweet corn hybrids (Argos F1, Challenger F1, Khan F1) were in...

Climate change has intensified abiotic stresses, notably salinity, detrimentally affecting crop yield. To counter these effects, nanomaterials have emerged as a promising tool to mitigate the adverse impacts on plant growth and development. Specifically, zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) have demonstrated efficacy in facilitating a gradual release...

The article aims to show the attitudes and views of Polish residents on the problem of preserving the natural environment from the perspective of their place of residence. The need for research in this area stems from the insufficient number of available studies on this very important issue given the global environmental challenges we are facing. T...

We explored the impact of strontium oxide nanoparticles (SrO-NPs), synthesized through a green method, on seedling growth of bread wheat in hydroponic systems. The wheat plants were exposed to SrO-NPs concentrations ranging from 0.5 mM to 8.0 mM. Various parameters, including shoot length (cm), shoot fresh weight (g), root number, root length (cm),...

Throughout germination, which represents the initial and crucial phase of the wheat life cycle, the plant is notably susceptible to the adverse effects of drought. The identification and selection of genotypes exhibiting heightened drought tolerance stand as pivotal strategies aimed at mitigating these effects. For the stated objective, this study...

In the 21st century, agriculture is facing numerous challenges [...]

The objective of this study was to comprehend the efficiency of wheat regeneration, callus induction, and DNA methylation through the application of mathematical frameworks and artificial intelligence (AI)-based models. This research aimed to explore the impact of treatments with AgNO 3 and Ag-NPs on various parameters. The study specifically conce...

This research delves into the application of machine learning methods for predicting the yield of potato varieties used for French fries in Poland. By integrating a comprehensive dataset comprising agronomical, climatic, soil, and satellite-based vegetation data from 36 commercial potato fields over five growing seasons (2018–2022), we developed th...

Citation: Türkoglu, A.; Bolouri, P.; Haliloglu, K.; Eren, B.; Demirel, F.; Işık, M.İ.; Piekutowska, M.; Wojciechowski, T.; Niedbała, G. Modeling Callus Induction and Regeneration in Hypocotyl Explant of Fodder Pea (Pisum sativum var. arvense L.) Using Machine Learning Algorithm Method. Agronomy 2023, 13, 2835. https://doi. Abstract: A comprehensive...

Real change is needed in the agricultural sector to meet the challenges of the 21st century in terms of humanity’s food needs [...]

A strong statistical method for investigating the correlations between traits, assessing genotypes based on numerous traits, and finding individuals who excel in particular traits is genotype-trait (GT) biplot analysis. The current study was applied to evaluate 11 sweet corn (Zea mays L. saccharata) genotypes and correlate them based on genotype-tr...

A sufficiently early and accurate prediction can help to steer crop yields more consciously, resulting in food security, especially with an expanding world population. Additionally, prediction related to the possibility of reducing agricultural chemistry is very important in an era of climate change. This study analyzes the performance of pea (Pisu...

This study investigated the genetic diversity and population structure of 63 genotypes from Turkish bread wheat germplasm using iPBS-retrotransposons primers. The thirty-four iPBS primers produced a total of 1231 polymorphic bands, ranging from 8 (iPBS-2375) to 60 (iPBS-2381) alleles per marker, with an average number of 36.00 alleles. The polymorp...

Starch content is one of the major quality criteria targeted by potato breeding programs. Traditional potato breeding is a laborious duty due to the tetraploid nature and immense heterozygosity of potato genomes. In addition, screening for functional genetic variations in wild relatives is slow and strenuous. Moreover, genetic diversity, which is t...

Pea (Pisum sativum L.) is a legume valued mainly for its high seed protein content. The protein content of pea is characterized by a high lysine content and low allergenicity. This has made consumers appreciate peas increasingly in recent years, not only for their taste, but also for their nutritional value. An important element of pea cultivation...

The purpose of this study was to discover how abundant toxigenic fungi and mycotoxins are in animal feedstuff samples. A total of ninety samples representing various types of animal feedstuff samples were collected from ninety sites in Egypt. Isolation, identification, and determination of mycotoxins (aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, G2, and ochratoxin A) we...

Genotype and weather conditions play crucial roles in determining the volume and stability of a soybean yield. The aim of this study was to identify the key meteorological factors affecting the harvest date (model M_HARV) and yield of the soybean variety Augusta (model M_YIELD) using a neural network sensitivity analysis. The dates of the start of...

This investigation was carried out for genetic characterization and determination of drought tolerance of ten Egyptian cultivars of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), namely Misr 1, Misr 2, These cultivars were grown in two winter seasons: 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 at the experimental farm Fac. of Agric., Suez Canal Univ., Ismailia, Egypt, under two water...

Progressive climate changes are the most important challenges for modern agriculture. Permanent grassland represents around 70% of all agricultural land. In comparison with other agroecosystems, grasslands are more sensitive to climate change. The aim of this study was to create deterministic models based on artificial neural networks to identify h...

Agriculture is essential to ensuring food security and prosperity around the world. The importance of cultivating agricultural plant species cannot be overestimated. One of the key challenges faced by modern food producers is to increase efficiency while ensuring sustainability and improving resilience to unfavorable environmental conditions brough...

The integrated production of bioethanol and biogas makes it possible to optimise the production of carriers from renewable raw materials. The installation analysed in this experimental paper was a hybrid system, in which waste from the production of bioethanol was used in a biogas plant with a capacity of 1 MWe. The main objective of this study was...

Cysteine (Cys) and α-lipoic acid (ALA) are naturally occurring antioxidants (sulfurcontaining compounds) that can protect plants against a wide spectrum of environmental stresses. However, up to now, there are no conclusive data on their integrative roles in mitigation of drought stress in wheat plants. Here, we studied the influence of ALA at 0.02...

In 2019, the world suffered from the emergence of COVID-19 infection, one of the most difficult pandemics in recent history. Millions of confirmed deaths from this pandemic have been reported worldwide. This disaster was caused by SARS-CoV-2, which is the last discovered member of the family of Coronaviridae. Various studies have shown that natural...

In the present investigation, we study the effect of Bacillus thuringiensis MH161336 (106–8 CFU/cm3), silicon (25 mL L−1), and carrot extract (75 mL L−1) as seed primers, individually or in combination, on morphological, physio-biochemical and yield components of drought-stressed pea plants (Master B) during 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 seasons. Our res...

A multitude of plants from the Brazilian savanna are known for their medicinal properties. Many plants contain endophytic fungi, which lead to the production of bioactive compounds by both the fungi and their hosts. This study investigated the bioprospecting of endophytic fungi recovered from the leaves of Palicourea rigida, a native medicinal plan...

Knowing the expected crop yield in the current growing season provides valuable information for farmers, policy makers, and food processing plants. One of the main benefits of using reliable forecasting tools is generating more income from grown crops. Information on the amount of crop yielding before harvesting helps to guide the adoption of an ap...

Introduction. Presented study is focused on the analysis of the correlation between slenderness (s) of larch (Larix decidua Mill.) and chosen biometric characteristics, growing at the mixed fresh coniferous forest site type. Material and methods. Data were collected on three plots being the part of the permanent exper-imental plot of the Silvicultu...

The aim of the research was to create a model for prediction of tuber dry matter on the basis of underwater weight of tubers (UWW), with the use of neural modelling methods. In order to achieve the aim of the study, data from the years 2011-2017 were collected from the production fields of an individual farm located at the border of Pomeranian and...

The purpose of the following work is to review the methods used in predicting plant yields, with particular emphasis on potato production. The article refers to the histological methods of estimating plant yields and prevailing trends: ground-based remote sensing, which is often associated with regression calculus, multiple regression, artificial i...

The aim of the following work is to indicate factors which significantly affect the emergence of selected soybean varieties after application of natural herbal extracts based on-Levisticum officinale L., Ribes nigrum L., Matricaria chamomilla L., as wet seed treatments using two methods of treatment. The research material included seeds treated for...

The aim of the work is to create a model for prediction and simulation of winter rapeseed yield. The model made it possible to perform a yield forecast on 30 June, directly before harvest in the current agrotechnical season. The prediction model was built using the multiple regression method (MLR). The model was based on meteorological data (air te...

The purpose of the following work is to review the methods used in predicting plant yields, with particular emphasis on potato production. The article refers to the histological methods of estimating plant yields and prevailing trends: ground-based remote sensing, which is often associated with regression calculus, multiple regression, artificial i...

The subject of the work concerns the design of a hybrid solar system to maintain mesophilic conditions in the process of an-aerobic biomass decomposition. The main purpose of the work was to design a hybrid heating installation for a biomass utilizer. It was assumed to simulate the use of three energy sources: photovoltaic panels, solar collector a...

The aim of the research was to indicate the possibility of using digestate which was obtained in the process of biogas production and the analysis of the effects of the aggregation process using rolling. The characteristics of fertilizers were determined based on the analysis of the basic properties of post-fermentation pulp such as: dry matter, or...

The paper presents the application of a high precision positioning system ASG-EUPOS and its service NAWGEO for agricultural machines positioning. A measurement set was mounted on a cereal combine harvester and consisted of a GNSS antenna and receiver with a GSM modem for RTK corrections transfer. The positioning system was validated in a field duri...

The aim of the work was to design and implement an application with using Augmented Reality technology for supporting dairy cattle monitoring. This article presents the developed application and conclusions concerning the usage of Augmented Reality generally in agriculture.

Wheat, corn and rapeseed straw can be used as a raw material for the production of biofuels used to generate heat energy. Due to the growing interest in renewable fuels, including straw, it is reasonable to test the energy suitability of these fuels. The aim of the study was to compare the combustion heat and calorific value of particular straw spe...

Od kilku lat w polskim rolnictwie widoczne są zmiany o charakterze innowacyjnym. Zaliczyć do nich można ściślejszą niż wcześniej współpracę praktyki z nauką czy powszechniejsze wykorzystanie nowych technologii w produkcji rolniczej. W artykule szczególną uwagę zwrócono na aplikacje ułatwiające produkcję roślinną. Aplikacje firmy Grimme: CalcMyPlant...

Soybean (Glycine max L.) is one of the most popular crop species in the world, which supplies raw material for the production of commercial fodder in Poland, as well as throughout the European Union. Unfortunately, climatic conditions and available varieties of soybeans and few preparations registered in plant protection are the main reason for low...

The subject of the following study is the reaction of six varieties of soybeans (Glycine max L. Merr.): Abelina, Augusta, Merlin, Mavka, Aligaor, Lisabon, on an aqueous decoction of dried Artemisia absinthium L. used as wet seed treatment. The experiment was carried out in a greenhouse belonging to the Experimental Station for Variety Testing in Ka...

Introduction. The potato is a common species in cultivation, mainly on the European and Asian continents. It is estimated that total production in Asia and Europe accounts for 85% of world production. Potato production for French fries differs from the cultivation of ware potatoes or starch potatoes. One of the most important factors determining th...

Celem niniejszego artykułu było omówienie na podstawie dostępnej literatury krajowej zagadnienia dotyczącego możliwości wykorzystania naturalnych preparatów pochodzenia roślinnego do zaprawiania materiału siewnego roślin rolniczych. Szczególną uwagę poświęcono wpływowi wodnych wyciągów i olejków roślinnych na kształtowanie zdolności kiełkowania i z...

Streszczenie Celem niniejszego artykułu było przedstawienie zagadnień związanych z obecnością akry-lamidu (AA) w produktach ziemniaczanych. Uwagę poświęcono także omówieniu czynników związanych z uprawą i przechowywaniem ziemniaków oraz procesem technologicznym pro-dukcji frytek i chipsów, które mogą odpowiadać za wzrost zawartości tego kancerogenu...

The article presents issues related to the importance and use of catch crop plants in reducing populations of pathogenic nematodes in potato crops. Results of many studies indicated that certain plant species are highly effective in the elimination of nematodes of the genera Trichodorus, Pratylenchus, Globodera, Meloidogyne. Such plants are: marigo...