Dr Kojo Atta Aikins

Research Associate: Agricultural Engineering UniSA STEM

email Kojoatta.Aikins@unisa.edu.au

Research

Research focus

Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
Agriculture, Land and Farm Management
Environmental Sciences
Other Engineering
Biological Sciences

Research

Outputs

Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2024	Awuah, E, Zhou, J, Aikins, KA, Antille, DL, Liang, Z, Gbenontin, BV & Makange, NR 2024, 'Performance evaluation of Jerusalem artichoke digging tool in cohesive soil using discrete element method', Journal of the ASABE, vol. 67, no. 1, pp. 43-58.
2024	Budu, KA, Akowuah, JO, Bobobee, EY, Aikins, KA, Arkoh, AK & Asante, EA 2024, 'Determination of drying performance of different slice thicknesses from different cassava varieties using hybrid dryer', vol. 12, pp. 1-11. Open access
2024	Budu, KA, Bobobee, EYH, Aikins, KA & Arkoh, AK 2024, 'Effects of variations in speed and cutting blade projection on performance and conformity of slice thickness to the adjustment of the cutting blade projection of motorised cassava slicer', online , pp. 1-9. Open access 1
2023	Aikins, KA, Ucgul, M, Barr, JB, Awuah, E, Antille, DL, Jensen, TA & Desbiolles, JM 2023, 'Review of discrete element method simulations of soil tillage and furrow opening', Agriculture (Switzerland), vol. 13, no. 3, article number 541. Open access 34 28 3
2023	Awuah, E, Aikins, KA, Antille, DL, Zhou, J, Gbenontin, BV, Mecha, P & Liang, Z 2023, 'Discrete element method simulation and field evaluation of a vibrating root-tuber shovel in cohesive and frictional soils', Agriculture (Switzerland), vol. 13, no. 8, pp. 1-22. Open access 2 1
2022	Awuah, E, Zhou, J, Liang, Z, Aikins, KA, Gbenontin, BV, Mecha, P & Makange, NR 2022, 'Parametric analysis and numerical optimisation of Jerusalem artichoke vibrating digging shovel using discrete element method', Soil and Tillage Research, vol. 219, article no. 105344, pp. 1-14. 41 29
2022	Kotir, JH, Bell, LW, Kirkegaard, JA, Whish, J & Aikins, KA 2022, 'Labour demand - the forgotten input influencing the execution and adoptability of alternative cropping systems in Eastern Australia', Agricultural Systems, vol. 203, pp. 1-16. 5 5
2021	Aikins, KA, Antille, DL, Ucgul, M, Barr, JB, Jensen, TA & Desbiolles, JM 2021, 'Analysis of effects of operating speed and depth on bentleg opener performance in cohesive soil using the discrete element method', Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, vol. 187, article no. 106236, pp. 1-13. 31 26 1
2021	Aikins, KA, Barr, JB, Antille, DL, Ucgul, M, Jensen, TA & Desbiolles, JM 2021, 'Analysis of effect of bentleg opener geometry on performance in cohesive soil using the discrete element method', Biosystems Engineering, vol. 209, pp. 106-124. Open access 23 21
2021	Aikins, KA, Desbiolles, JM, Jensen, TA & Antille, DL 2021, 'A new frame-based calibration method for extended octagonal ring transducers', Applied Engineering in Agriculture, vol. 37, no., pp. 379-387. Open access 2 2
2021	Aikins, KA, Jensen, TA, Antille, DL, Barr, JB, Ucgul, M & Desbiolles, JM 2021, 'Evaluation of bentleg and straight narrow point openers in cohesive soil', Soil and Tillage Research, vol. 211, article no. 105004, pp. 1-13. Open access 15 13 1
2021	Aikins, KA, Ucgul, M, Barr, JB, Jensen, TA, Antille, DL & Desbiolles, JM 2021, 'Determination of discrete element model parameters for a cohesive soil and validation through narrow point opener performance analysis', Soil and Tillage Research, vol. 213, article no. 105123, pp. 1-13. Open access 69 54
2021	Nardón, GF, Botta, GF, Aikins, KA, Rivero, D, Bienvenido, F & Antille, DL 2021, 'Seeding system configuration effects on sunflower seedling emergence and yield under no-tillage', Soil Systems, vol. 5 , no. 4 , pp. 1-12. Open access 5
2020	Aikins, KA, Barr, JB, Ucgul, M, Jensen, TA, Diogenes, LA & Desbiolles, JM 2020, 'No-tillage furrow opener performance: a review of tool geometry, settings and interactions with soil and crop residue', Soil Research, vol. 58, no. 7, pp. 603-621. 41 30 4
2020	Aikins, KA, Jensen, TA & Antille, DL 2020, 'Three-dimensional scanning of soil surface and furrow profiles using a portable and affordable unit', Biosystems Engineering, vol. 193, pp. 279-289. 8 6
2019	Aikins, KA, Antille, DL, Jensen, TA & Blackwell, J 2019, 'Performance comparison of residue management units of no-tillage sowing systems: a review', Engineering in Agriculture Environment and Food, vol. 12, pp. 181-190. 31

Conferences

Year	Output
2019	Aikins, KA, Barr, JB, Jensen, TA & Antille, DL 2019, 'Measuring soil surface and furrow profiles using a portable and affordable 3D scanner', ASABE Annual International Meeting, ASABE - American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, article no. 1900038, pp. 1-10. Open access 2
2017	Aikins, KA, Antille, DL, Jensen, TA & Blackwell, J 2017, 'Advances in residue management mechanisms of zero-tillage planters', 2017 ASABE Annual International Meeting, ASABE - American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, paper no. 1700449 , pp. 1-12. Open access 7

External engagement & recognition

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Organisation	Country
Charles Sturt University	AUSTRALIA
CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research organisation)	AUSTRALIA
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology	GHANA
Nanjing Agricultural University	CHINA
National University of Rosario	ARGENTINA
Seed Terminator	AUSTRALIA
Takoradi Technical University	GHANA
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Southern Queensland	AUSTRALIA

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