On the future of automated selective asparagus harvesting technology

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 137-145

  Arndt, G ^a   Rudziejewski, R ^a   Stewart, V A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asparagus harvesting; Automation; Selective harvesting

Indexed keywords

CONTROL; CROPS; HARVESTERS; HARVESTING; SENSORS; TECHNOLOGY;

AUTOMATED SELECTIVE ASPARAGUS HARVESTING; ECONOMIC VIABILITY; ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY;

AUTOMATION;

ASPARAGUS; MILETINAE;

EID: 0030676345     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0168-1699(96)00033-6     Document Type: Article

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