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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2024-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Agricultural Engineering |
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Online Access: | https://agroengineering.org/index.php/jae/article/view/1553 |