Unattended Electric Weeder (UEW): A Novel Approach to Control Floor Weeds in Orchard Nurseries

This study developed an unattended electric weeder (UEW) to control floor weeds in an orchard greenhouse. The UEW was a motor-driven dolly equipped with a spark exposer. The spark exposer was constructed by applying an alternating voltage (10 kV) to a conductor net (expanded metal net). The charged...

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Main Authors: Yoshinori Matsuda, Koji Kakutani, Hideyoshi Toyoda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-07-01
Series:Agronomy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/7/1954