Mechanical Thinning of Apricot Fruitlets

Apricot trees usually bear more fruits than they can adequately support. Crop load adjustment through fruit thinning is a routine practice adopted by fruit growers to obtain a marketable product. Manual thinning, although effective, is a labor-intense and expensive operation, accounting for over 30%...

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Main Authors: S. Faugno, M. Cacchi, S. Sirri, G. Caracciolo, D. Giovannini, I. Quaquarelli, V. Civitarese, A. Assirelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIDIC Servizi S.r.l. 2017-06-01
Series:Chemical Engineering Transactions
Online Access:https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/1308