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2026
Close-range and remote sensing applications in tomato crops: a systematic review
Carreira, V. S.; Almeida, S. L. H.; Zude-Sasse, M.; Barbosa Júnior, M. R.; Tommaselli, A. M. G.; Silva, R. P.
European Journal of Remote Sensing — In press
2025
Automated crop measurements with UAVs: Evaluation of an AI-driven platform for counting and biometric analysis
Martins, J. V. S.; Barbosa Júnior, M. R.; Sales, L. A.; Santos, R. G.; Ribeiro, W. S.; Oliveira, L. P.
Agriculture — DOI
Designing and implementing a ground-based robotic system to support spraying drone operations: A step toward collaborative robotics
Barbosa Júnior, M. R.; Santos, R. G.; Sales, L. A.; Martins, J. V. S.; Santos, J. G.; Oliveira, L. P.
Actuators — DOI
Forecasting yield and market class of Vidalia sweet onions: A UAV-based multispectral and texture data-driven approach
Barbosa Júnior, M. R.; Sales, L. A.; Santos, R. G.; Vargas, R. B. S.; Oliveira, L. P.
Smart Agricultural Technology — DOI
Image-based and ML-driven analysis for assessing blueberry fruit quality
Barbosa Júnior, M. R.; Santos, R. G.; Sales, L. A.; Vargas, R. B. S.; Deltsidis, A.; Oliveira, L. P.
Heliyon — DOI
Deep convolutional networks based on lightweight YOLOv8 for the detection and estimation of peanut losses from images of the post-harvest environment
Brito Filho, A. L.; Carreira, V. S.; Souza, J. B. C.; Almeida, S. L. H.; Barbosa Júnior, M. R.; Carneiro, F. M.; Silva, R. P.
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture — DOI
A neural network approach employed to classify soybean plants using multi-sensor images
Souza, F. L. P.; Shiratsuchi, L. S.; Dias, M. A.; Barbosa Júnior, M. R.; Setiyono, T.; Campos, S.
Precision Agriculture — DOI
2024
Advancements in agricultural ground robots for specialty crops: An overview of innovations, challenges, and prospects
Barbosa Júnior, M. R.; Santos, R. G.; Sales, L. A.; Oliveira, L. P.
Plants — DOI
Precision agriculture in the United States: A comprehensive meta-review inspiring further research, innovation, and adoption
Barbosa Júnior, M. R.; Moreira, B. R. A.; Carreira, V. S.; Brito Filho, A. L.; Trentin, C.; Souza, F. L. P.; Tedesco, D.; Setiyono, T.; Flores, J. P.; Ampatzidis, Y.; Silva, R. P.; Shiratsuchi, L. S.
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture — DOI
Integrated sensing and machine learning: Predicting saccharine and bioenergy feedstocks in sugarcane
Barbosa Júnior, M. R.; Moreira, B. R. A.; Duron, D.; Setiyono, T.; Shiratsuchi, L. S.; Silva, R. P.
Industrial Crops and Products — DOI
AI-driven prediction of sugarcane quality attributes using satellite imagery
Canata, T. F.; Barbosa Júnior, M. R.; Oliveira, R. P.; Furlani, C. E. A.; Silva, R. P.
Sugar Tech — DOI
Monitoring coffee fruit maturity using an enhanced convolutional neural network under different image acquisition settings
Kazama, E. H.; Tedesco, D.; Carreira, V. S.; Barbosa Júnior, M. R.; Oliveira, M. F.; Ferreira, F. M.; Junior, W. M.; Silva, R. P.
Scientia Horticulturae — DOI
Fuel-flexible biomass off-gassing: The impact of antioxidant spent coffee grains on emissions of CO₂, CO, CH₄, and VOCs, physical deposits, and combustion in wood pellets
Moreira, B. R. A.; Cruz, V. H.; Barbosa Júnior, M. R.; Lopes, P. R. M.; Silva, R. P.
Industrial Crops and Products — DOI
Advancements in peanut mechanization: Implications for sustainable agriculture
Moreira, B. R. A.; Marra, T. M.; Silva, E. A.; Brito Filho, A. L.; Barbosa Júnior, M. R.; Santos, A. F.; Silva, R. P.; Vellidis, G.
Agricultural Systems — DOI
2023
UAV imagery data and machine learning: A driving merger for predictive analysis of qualitative yield in sugarcane
Barbosa Júnior, M. R.; Moreira, B. R. A.; Oliveira, R. P.; Shiratsuchi, L. S.; Silva, R. P.
Frontiers in Plant Science — DOI
Sustainable management of sweet potatoes: A review on practices, strategies, and opportunities in nutrition-sensitive agriculture, energy security, and quality of life
Tedesco, D.; Moreira, B. R. A.; Barbosa Júnior, M. R.; Maeda, M.; Silva, R. P.
Agricultural Systems — DOI
Adsorption of tebuthiuron on hydrochar: structural, kinetic, isothermal, and mechanistic modeling, and ecotoxicological validation of remediative treatment of aqueous system
Moreira, B. R. A.; Cruz, V. H.; Barbosa Júnior, M. R.; Vasconcelos, L. G.; Silva, R. P.; Matos, P. R.
Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery — DOI
Mapping gaps in sugarcane fields using UAV-RTK platform
Oliveira, M. P.; Cardoso, P. H.; Oliveira, R. P.; Barbosa Júnior, M. R.; Silva, R. P.
Agriculture — DOI
Biomass off-gassing: A mini-review and meta-analysis aspiring to inspire future research and innovation in solid biofuels
Moreira, B. R. A.; Cruz, V. H.; Barbosa Júnior, M. R.; Matos, P. R.; Silva, R. P.
Industrial Crops and Products — DOI
Fuel-flexible biomass off-gassing: antioxidant potential of agricultural residues for biogenic additives to low-emission wood pellets
Moreira, B. R. A.; Cruz, V. H.; Barbosa Júnior, M. R.; Lopes, P. R. M.; Silva, R. P.
Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery — DOI
Application of Bacillus spp. phosphate-solubilizing bacteria improves common bean production compared to conventional fertilization
Souza, A. E. S.; Filla, V. A.; Silva, J. P. M.; Barbosa Júnior, M. R.; Paiva, C. A. O.; Coelho, A. P.; Lemos, L. B.
Plants — DOI
2022
UAVs to monitor and manage sugarcane: Integrative review
Barbosa Júnior, M. R.; Moreira, B. R. A.; Brito Filho, A. L.; Tedesco, D.; Shiratsuchi, L. S.; Silva, R. P.
Agronomy — DOI
The time of day is key to discriminate cultivars of sugarcane upon imagery data from unmanned aerial vehicle
Barbosa Júnior, M. R.; Tedesco, D.; Carreira, V. S.; Pinto, A. A.; Moreira, B. R. A.; Shiratsuchi, L. S.; Zerbato, C.; Silva, R. P.
Drones — DOI
A High-throughput imagery protocol to predict functionality upon fractality of carbon-capturing biointerfaces
Moreira, B. R. A.; Brito Filho, A. L.; Barbosa Júnior, M. R.; Silva, R. P.
Agronomy — DOI
High-throughput carbon-capturing frameworks by pelleting hydrochar of food waste and its residual ash as a dopant
Moreira, B. R. A.; Brito Filho, A. L.; Barbosa Júnior, M. R.; Silva, R. P.
BioEnergy Research — DOI
Production of high-quality biogenic fuels by co-pelletization of sugarcane bagasse with pinewood sawdust and peanut shell
Moreira, B. R. A.; Barbosa Júnior, M. R.; Brito Filho, A. L.; Silva, R. P.
Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery — DOI
Corn grain yield forecasting by satellite remote sensing and machine learning models
Pinto, A. A.; Zerbato, C.; Rolim, G. S.; Barbosa Júnior, M. R.; Silva, L. F. V.; Oliveira, R. P.
Agronomy Journal — DOI
Predicting sugarcane biometric parameters by UAV multispectral images and machine learning
Oliveira, R. P.; Barbosa Júnior, M. R.; Pinto, A. A.; Oliveira, J. L. P.; Zerbato, C.; Furlani, C. E. A.
Agronomy — DOI
Agro-residual biomass and disposable protective face mask: a merger for converting waste to plastic-fiber fuel
Moreira, B. R. A.; Cruz, V. H.; Barbosa Júnior, M. R.; Meneses, M. D.; Matos, P. R.; Silva, R. P.
Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery — DOI
UAV multispectral data: A reliable approach for managing phosphate-solubilizing bacteria in common bean
Souza, A. E. S.; Barbosa Júnior, M. R.; Moreira, B. R. A.; Silva, R. P.; Lemos, L. B.
Agronomy — DOI
2021
Mapping gaps in sugarcane by UAV RGB imagery: The lower and earlier the flight, the more accurate
Barbosa Júnior, M. R.; Tedesco, D.; Correa, R. G.; Moreira, B. R. A.; Silva, R. P.; Zerbato, C.
Agronomy — DOI
Predicting on multi-target regression for the yield of sweet potato by the market class of its roots upon vegetation indices
Tedesco, D.; Moreira, B. R. A.; Barbosa Júnior, M. R.; Papa, J. P.; Silva, R. P.
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture — DOI
2020
UAV applications in Agriculture 4.0
Amaral, L. R.; Zerbato, C.; Freitas, R. G.; Barbosa Júnior, M. R.; Simões, I. O. P. S.
Revista Ciência Agronômica — DOI
2025
Autonomous Ground Robots for Specialty Crops: Where We Are and Where Are We Going?
Oliveira, L.; Barbosa, M.; Porter, W.;
UGA Extension — In press
Mechanical Transplanters for Tree Fruit and Vegetable Seedlings
Oliveira, L.; McAvoy, T.; Santos, R.; Barbosa, M.;
UGA Extension — Link
2023
A Remote Vision on Sugarcane: Toward the Sugar Content Estimation
Barbosa Júnior, M. R.; Orgeron, A. I.; Gravois, K.; Bufon, V.; Chevez, D. D.; Bringel, A.; Setiyono, T.; Shiratisuchi, L. S.;
LSU AgCenter — Link