Mobile platforms increase orchard management efficiency and profitability

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 824, Issue , 2009, Pages 361-364

  Baugher, T ^a   Schupp, J ^a   Lesser, K ^a   Harsh, R M ^a   Seavert, C ^b   Lewis, K ^c   Auvil, T ^d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

Fruit thinning; Fruit tree harvest; Fruit tree pruning; Fruit tree training; Malus domestica; Prunus persica; Work assist; Work platform; Workforce efficiency

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA; PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 70350097951     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.824.42     Document Type: Conference Paper

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