Open field soilless system using cocopeat substrate bags improves tree performance in a young Mediterranean persimmon orchard

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Tree Growth Performance in Orchard Trials 2005-2007 CV orchard trial

Intelligent In-Orchard Bin-Managing System for Tree Fruit Production

The labor-intensive nature of harvest in the tree fruit industry makes it particularly sensitive to labor shortages. Technological innovation is thus critical in order to meet current demands without significantly increasing prices. This paper introduces a robotic system to help human workers during fruit harvest. A second-generation prototype is currently being built and simulation results dem...

Research on Orchard Field Data Service System

The precise management of orchards cannot do without the support of various orchard field data, and the orchard field data server is an effective solution thereto. The orchard field data server consists of data acquisition unit, data communication unit, data analysis unit and such diversified server sockets of user terminal as supportive personal computer (PC), notebook computer, mobile phone a...

Future Climate Forcings and Olive Yield in a Mediterranean Orchard

The olive tree is one of the most characteristic rainfed trees in the Mediterranean region. Observed and forecasted climate modifications in this region, such as the CO2 concentration and temperature increase and the net radiation, rainfall and wind speed decrease, will likely alter vegetation water stress and modify productivity. In order to simulate how climatic change could alter soil moistu...

Orchard tree structure digital test system and its application

Tree structure probing is a significant basic part of target precision spraying. Orchard tree structure digital test system, which consists of three components, is designed by using the ultrasonic sensors. The conveying platform is for fixing and precisely moving the sensor which is used for probing the tree profile. The lower computer can process the test data and communicate with upper comput...