Automation in Tree Fruit Production : Principles and Practice.: Principles and Practice. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Contents: Tree fruit production automation / Qin Zhang -- The economics of perennial crops' production automation / R. Karina Gallardo and David Zilberman -- Sensing for stress detection and high-throughput phenotyping in precision horticulture / Sindhuja Sankaran, Chongyuan Zhang and Afef Marzougui -- Light interception and canopy sensing for tree fruit canopy management / Francisco Rojo, Jingjin Zhang, Shrinivasa Upadhyaya and Qin Zhang -- Precision orchard systems / Matthew Whiting -- Variable rate irrigation on center pivots / R. Troy Peters -- Precision technologies for pest and disease management / Lav Khot, Gwen-Alyn Hoheisel, Yasin Osroosh and Reza Ehsani -- Precision nutrient management / Gerry Neilsen and Denise Neilsen -- Precise crop load management / Caixi Zhang and Du Chen -- Mechanical harvest and in-field handling of tree fruit crops / Manoj Karkee, Abhisesh Silwal and Joseph R. Davidson -- Opportunity of robotics in precision horticulture / Thomas Burks, Duke Bulanon and Siddhartha Mehta.
• Publisher Details: Wallingford : CAB International
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 338.1/74; Precision farming; Farm mechanization; Fruit trees
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781780648521; 1780648529
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