An end-effector for robotic cotton harvesting

Cotton, a major crop worldwide, is harvested in mechanized production systems once at the end of the growing season. To facilitate harvest and maximize fiber quality, the plants are typically defoliated when about 60% of the cotton bolls are open. Due to non-uniform maturation, the bolls that have o...

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Main Authors: Hussein Gharakhani, J. Alex Thomasson, Yuzhen Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:Smart Agricultural Technology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772375522000107