Comparative effects of Freeze-drying and spray drying applied to tea-based extracts during storage on antioxidant activity, L-theanine and caffeine levels

Mina Allameh, Valérie Orsat

McGill University, Canada

Optimal design of bionic furrow opener for paddy field based on CFD-DEM coupling method

Zhenyu Tang¹, Hao Gong¹, Ying Chen², Long Qi¹

1: College of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510642, People’s Republic of China; 2: Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 5V6, Canada

Multifractal analysis of meat-analog based coated fried foods texture profile

Md. Hafizur Rahman Bhuiyan, Nushrat Yeasmen, Michael Ngadi

McGill University, Canada

Effect of Different extraction Technologies on the Antioxidant Changes of Algae

KYEONG HWAN HWANG¹, CHANGHEON LEE¹, SU MIN KIM², HYERYEONG CHO², DAEUNG YU^1,2

1: Interdisciplinary Program in Senior Human Ecology, Major in Food and Nutrition, Changwon National University; 2: Department of Food and Nutrition, Changwon National University

A Comparative Evaluation of Streamflow Prediction Using the SWAT Model and Artificial Intelligence Techniques in the Upper Humber River Watershed in Boreal Climate.

Kamal Islam, Lakshman Galagedara, Joseph Daraio, Mumtaz Cheema, Gabriela Sabau

Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada

The effect of combining and baling on the textile properties of fibre extracted from canola stems

Md Shamim Reza¹, Danny Mann², Jason Morrison³, Mashiur Rahman⁴

1: University of Manitoba, Canada; 2: University of Manitoba, Canada; 3: University of Manitoba, Canada; 4: University of Manitoba, Canada

Simultaneous GC-MS/MS Method for Brominated Flame Retardants in Liquid foods

Sung Bum Son¹, Ji Woo Kim¹, Jun Seong Kwon¹, Sung-Hwan Eom¹, Hyung Min Kim², Yong Seok Choi³, Dong Kyu Lee⁴, Sang Beom Han⁴, Kyung Tae Kim¹

1: Department of Food Science and Technology, Dong-Eui University, Busan 47340, South Korea; 2: College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, South Korea; 3: College of Pharmacy, Dankook University, Cheonan, Chungnam 31116, South Korea; 4: College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, South Korea

The Design and Experimentation of a Corn Moisture Detection Device Based on Double Capacitors

Changjie Han, Yurong Wang, Zhai Shi, Yang Xu, Shilong Qiu, Hanping Mao

School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Xinjiang Agricultural University, China, People's Republic of

Aerobic fermentation of CO2 by hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria: a circular economy toward food security

Hannah Ysabel Lubi, Warren Blunt

University of Manitoba

Production of polyhydroxyalkanoate biopolymers from flax oil

Ben Martens, Warren Blunt

University of Manitoba, Canada

Bioprocess development for production of bio-based surfactants from agri-food resources

Makary Nasser, Malvika Sharma, Rahul Islam Barbhuiya, Ashutosh Singh, Guneet Kaur

University of Guelph, Canada

Short Wave Infrared (SWIR) Classification of Near-Infrared (NIR) Dyed Cotton Fabrics for Military Uniforms.

Camryn Rae McMillan, Muhammad Mudassir Arif Chaudry, Mashiur Rahman, Jitendra Paliwal

University of Manitoba Biosystems Department

Valorization of agri-food residues into vegan leather and packaging material using fungi

Malvika Sharma¹, Loong-Tak Lim², Guneet Kaur¹

1: School of Engineering, University of Guelph, Canada; 2: Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Canada

Development and application of a co-precipitation green synthesis model for inorganic nanoparticles utilizing agri-food waste: A sustainable approach for the agri-food sector

Charles Wroblewski¹, Rahul Islam Barbhuiya¹, Sivaranjani Palanisamy Ravikumar¹, Gopu Raveendran Nair², Abdallah Elsayed¹, Ashutosh Singh¹

1: University of Guelph, Canada; 2: University of Illinois at Urbane-Champaign, United States

A circular solution to manure management: Can biodigesters improve water quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions?

Nettie Wallace¹, Juliane Mai², Ushnik Mukherjee¹, Brian Grant³, Ward Smith³, Nandita Basu^1,2

1: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo, ON, Canada; 2: Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Waterloo, ON, Canada; 3: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Shelf-life assessment of plant-based meat prototypes through on-package spectral imaging and spectra-based kinetic models

Thirukumaran Ramesh, Logesh Dhanapal, Chyngyz Erkinbaev

University of Manitoba, Canada

Flow regulation in agricultural boom sprayers with individual nozzle control for spot application

Humphrey H Maambo, Ahmad Al-Mallahi, Travis J Esau

Dalhousie University, Canada

Development of a Sampler for measurement of Ammonia Emissions During Manure Fertilization

Angela Trivino¹, Patrick Brassard², Stéphane Godbout², Vijaya Raghavan¹

1: McGill University, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Bioresource Engineering; 2: Institut de Recherche et Développement en Agroenvironnement -IRDA

Development and application of nanocellulose-based sustainable nanocomposites for food packaging

SIVARANJANI PALANISAMY RAVIKUMAR¹, RAHUL ISLAM BARBHUIYA¹, CHARLES WROBLEWSKI¹, FATEMEH NAYERI¹, MALVIKA SHARMA¹, GOPU RAVEENDRAN NAIR², PRASAD DAGGUPATI¹, ASHUTOSH SINGH¹

1: School of Engineering, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada; 2: Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign II, 61801, United States

Properties of Polypropylene Nanocomposite Packaging Films with Antimicrobial and Antioxidative Properties

Humeera Tazeen¹, N Vardharaju², C Igathinathane¹, Talha Tufaique¹, Astina Joice¹

1: North Dakota State University, United States of America; 2: Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India

Wild Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.) Flower Bud Stage Determination Using Convolutional Neural Networks

Patrick J. Hennessy¹, Travis J. Esau¹, Arnold W. Schumann², Qamar U. Zaman¹, Aitazaz A. Farooque³, Scott N. White⁴

1: Department of Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, Truro, NS, Canada; 2: Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Lake Alfred, FL, USA; 3: School of Climate Change and Adaptation, University of Prince Edward Island, St. Peters Bay, PE, Canada; 4: Department of Plant, Food and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, Truro, NS, Canada

Soil Profile Investigation with Integrated Ground-penetrating Radar and Electromagnetic Induction Techniques

Sashini Pathirana¹, Lakshman Galagedara¹, Sébastien Lambot², Mumtaz Cheema¹, Manokararajah Krishnapillai¹

1: Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada; 2: Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium

Review on DEM Simulation of Soil-Plant Interactions: Challenges and Opportunities

Yuyuan Tian^1,2, Bob Zeng²

1: South China Agricultural University, China; 2: University of Wisconsin-River Falls, USA

Why should engineers be intrigued by canola fibre?

Sazia Binta Alam, Deepika Ghimire, MD. Ariful Hasan Soikot, Patrick Seale, MD Nazmus Shakib, Sheikh Raihan Shawan, Md Shadhin, Mashiur Rahman

University of Manitoba, Canada

Can cardboard replace woodchips as bulking agent in a northern Compost Biovator?

Joe Ackerman

University of Manitoba, Canada

Pulse Fractionation: Dry and Sustainable Approach

Ganapathy Subramanian Meenakshi Sundaram, Tolu Emiola-Sadiq, Lifeng Zhang, Venkatesh Meda

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Canada

Evaluating The Viability of Mechanical Processes for Flax Fiber Retting

Uduak Edet¹, Aduragbemi Ajabe², Weng Zhong¹, Sprenger Charley², Gary Bergen², Doan Van³

1: Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg MB Canada; 2: Prairies Agricultural Machinery Institute, Portage la Prairie, MB Canada; 3: Manitoba Agriculture, Winnipeg MB Canada

Multifaceted Optimization of Canola Fiber Individualization for Enhanced Textile and Bio-composite Performance

Smita Rani Debnath, Mashiur Rahman

University of Manitoba, Canada

Plant extract-mediated synthesis of selenium nanoparticles and their application for antimicrobial food packaging

Aleksandra Bushueva¹, Charles Wroblewski¹, Rahul Islam Barbhuiya¹, Sivaranjani Palanisamy Ravikumar¹, Gopu Raveendran Nair², Ashutosh Singh¹, Abdallah Elsayed¹

1: School of Engineering, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada; 2: Department of Agriculture and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbane-Champaign IL, 61801, United States

Nature’s Palette: AI Transforms RGB Drone Imagery into Advanced Vegetation Maps

Yuvraj Singh Gill, Hassan Afzaal, Aitazaz A. Farooque

University of Prince Edward Island, Canada

AgriScout: Revolutionizing Sustainable Agriculture with Autonomous Precision Robotics

Charanpreet Singh¹, Gurjit Randhawa², Aitazaz A. Farooque^1,3, Andrew Fraser¹, Yuvraj Gill¹

1: Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering, UPEI; 2: School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, UPEI; 3: School of Climate Change and Adaptation, UPEI

Evaluation of a Novel Precision Spot Applicator for Spot Specific Treatment of Hair Fescue (Festuca filiformis) in Wild Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.)

Craig MacEachern¹, Travis Esau¹, Qamar Zaman¹, Scott White¹, Aitazaz Farooque²

1: Dalhousie University, Canada; 2: University of Prince Edward Island, Canada

Optimizing Data Collection Requirements of Image-Based Machine Learning Models for Improved Wild Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.) Ripeness Detection

Connor C. Mullins, Travis J. Esau, Qamar U. Zaman

Department of Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University

Optimal Temperature Range and Time of Harvest to Optimize Wild Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Ait) Fruit Quality for the Fresh Market

Muhammad Umair Asif

Dalhousie University, Canada

Effect of Sugar Kelp (Saccharina Latissima) on Potato (Solanum Tuberosum) Yield, Soil Health, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Arishma Khan¹, Travis Esau¹, Gurpreet Selopal¹, Kuljeet Grewal²

1: Dalhousie University Agricultural Campus, Canada; 2: University Of Prince Edward Island, Canada