Kinematic model for mechanical apple blossom thinning

The international apple trade requires apples with diameters of over 70 mm. Left untouched, apple trees tend to produce many apples of small diameter. To increase apple size, the number of blossoms can be reduced in their early growth stage, leaving fewer apples which will grow larger because of ac...

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Main Authors: Daniel Veal, Lutz Damerow, Peter Schulze Lammers, Michael Blanke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2024-01-01
Series:Journal of Agricultural Engineering
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Online Access:https://agroengineering.org/index.php/jae/article/view/1553