Modelling apple fruit yield using image analysis for fruit colour, shape and texture

European Journal of Horticultural Science

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 260-267

  Stajnko, D ^a   Rakun, J ^a   Blanke, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apple; Image analysis; Image processing; Modelling; Yield prediction

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA; ZIZIPHUS MAURITIANA;

EID: 70749099562     PISSN: 16114434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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