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  • Dr. Terence Robinson on PACMAN

    Dr. Terence Robinson on PACMAN (Precision Apple Cropload MANagement). August 19, 2024 at Cornell AgriTech, Geneva, New York, USA. ©2024 Jon Clements and UMass Extension.

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  • Mod Farming 2: Introduction to Markusim

    How it Works and How it Doesn’t: Mark Russell DISCLAIMER: Not necessarily approved or endorsed by PACMAN Cropload management is the major must for peak orchard profitability, and a critical, season-defining responsibility of the modern orchard manager. For generations this was achieved through good horticulture plus trial-and-error PGR (plant growth regulator) applications at optimal timings,…

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  • Green fruit segmentation and orientation estimation for robotic green fruit thinning of apples.

    Hussain, M., He, L., Schupp, J., Lyons, D. and Heinemann, P. 2023. Green fruit segmentation and orientation estimation for robotic green fruit thinning of apples. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 207, p.107734. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2023.107734 AbstractApple is a highly valued specialty crop in the U.S. Green fruit thinning is an important operation of apple production, which is…

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