Qin Zhang 
Automation in Tree Fruit Production [EPUB ebook] 
Principles and Practice

The technology that allows automation in agriculture is rapidly developing and being applied to wide variety of key crops. This book focuses on automation in tree fruit crops worldwide. It covers topics such as automated tree fruit production systems, plant stress sensing and high-throughput phenotyping in precision horticulture, the economics of automation in tree fruit production, light interception sensing systems for canopy management, precision irrigation and water management, precision technologies for pest and disease management, opportunities for the application of robotics in tree fruit production, and the mechanical harvesting and handling of fruit crops.

Over de auteur

Qin Zhang is a Professor in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering and the Director of the Center for Precision and Automated Agricultural Systems, Washington State University, USA