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apples, etc ; Bayesian theory; Internet; cultivars; decision support systems; diagnostic techniques; fruits; streams; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Post-harvest diseases of apple can cause considerable economic losses. Thus, we developed DSSApple, an interactive web-based decision support system, that helps users to diagnose post-harvest diseases of domesticated apple based on observed macroscopic symptoms on fruit. Specifically, DSSApple is designed as a two-stream hybrid diagnostic tool, that can be effectively used by both expert and non-e ...
... In order to enable the picking robot to detect and locate apples quickly and accurately in the orchard natural environment, we propose an apple object detection method based on Shufflenetv2-YOLOX. This method takes YOLOX-Tiny as the baseline and uses the lightweight network Shufflenetv2 added with the convolutional block attention module (CBAM) as the backbone. An adaptive spatial feature fusion ( ...
... This work concerns the inventory of invertebrates in the apple tree plot of Dorset golden variety in Tizi-Ouzou area by using four methods of trapping (Barber traps, coloured traps, sweep net and butterflies net) during the study period from July 2015 until June 2016. This study allowed us to collect 214 species belonging to 96 families, 18 orders and five classes of invertebrates. Ecological indi ...
apples, etc ; cadmium; enzymes; heavy metals; pollution; toxicity; Show all 6 Subjects
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... GABA, a four-carbon non-protein amino acid, plays an important role in animals and plants. We previously found GABA could alleviate alkali stress in apple seedlings. However, its physiological mechanism under heavy metal cadmium (Cd) stress need to be further studied. Thus, we explored its biological role in response to Cd stress. It was verified that 0.5 mM GABA could effectively alleviate Cd tox ...
apples, etc ; descriptive statistics; education; equations; fruits; surveys; Show all 6 Subjects
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... Apple preferences of US consumers are widely explored. However, the key factors that drive the importance that US consumers place on apple attributes are rather unexplored. To fill this literature gap, an online survey with 383 US apple buyers was conducted. A two-step analysis consisting of descriptive statistics and partial least squares structural equation modelling indicates that subjective kn ...
apples, etc ; agriculture; algorithms; data collection; electronics; models; orchards; Show all 7 Subjects
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... The work aimed at the visual identification of the growth forms of fruits to facilitate the subsequent use of different harvesting mechanisms for different growth forms of fruits by robots. The improved YOLOv5 deep learning algorithm was used to propose a visual identification method for the growth forms of apples in the orchard. Specifically, the feature extraction module of the YOLOv5 algorithm ...
apples, etc ; Malus domestica; cultivars; robots; statistical analysis; torque; Show all 6 Subjects
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... The torque required to cut branches is an important parameter for designing a robotic end-effector for pruning apple (Malus ×domestica) trees. In this study, the branch cutting torque was measured because it is important for the future development of a robotic pruning end-effector. To measure the branch cutting torque, a force-measuring sensor was integrated with a manual shear pruner. An inertial ...
apples, etc ; Biological Sciences; algorithms; calibration; models; prediction; technology; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Calibration transfer is an important step for practical applications of Visible and Near-infrared (Vis/NIR) instruments, making the developed model transferable and avoiding recalibration. A calibration transfer method between two developed portable Vis/NIR devices (master and slave devices) for predicting soluble solids content (SSC) of apples was investigated in this study. The partial least squ ...
apples, etc ; cultivars; drought tolerance; transcription (genetics); transcription factors; Show all 5 Subjects
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... Self-rooted apple stocks are widely used for the production of apples worldwide. However, self-rooted apple stocks are weak due to shallow roots and poor grounding, resulting in poor drought resistance. Therefore, it is essential to understand the molecular mechanisms to develop self-rooted apple stock cultivars with drought resistance. We reported that MdFLP, an R2R3-MYB transcription factor, dir ...
apples, etc ; agriculture; algorithms; automation; computer vision; electronics; fruits; orchards; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Accurate count of fruits is important for producers to make adequate decisions in production management. Although some algorithms based on machine vision have been developed to count fruits which were all implemented by tracking fruits themselves, those algorithms often make mismatches or even lose targets during the tracking process due to the large number of highly similar fruits in appearance. ...
apples, etc ; agriculture; automation; electronics; fruit trees; humans; neural networks; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Training of convolutional neural networks for semantic segmentation of fruit tree branches requires accurate pixel-wise labeling which requires large amounts of human effort. The human-in-the-loop method, where a human annotator corrects the outputs of a neural network, reduces labeling effort; however, it requires human intervention for each image. This paper describes an iterative training metho ...
apples, etc ; agriculture; apple peels; electronics; industry; postharvest storage; transportation; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Apple bruises, which are mainly caused by external forces during picking, transportation and marketing, could cause significant economic losses in postharvest storage. Considering the short time window (1–2 h) between bruises occurring and apples are stored, there needs a technique that can identify the invisible early stage bruises (defined as within 1–2 h after occurring), which cannot be comple ...
apples, etc ; algorithms; energy; fruits; models; prediction; principal component analysis; Show all 7 Subjects
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... This study proposes a method for predicting the mechanical parameters of apple after impact damage based on hyperspectral imaging with the range of 900–1700 nm. A damaged region detection algorithm combined with the principal component analysis (PCA) was developed and applied to the PC images, and the spectra were extracted based on the selected region. PCA and the successive projection algorithm ...
apples, etc ; climate; climate change; focus groups; Himalayan region; India; Show all 6 Subjects
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... Climate change in the Himalayan mountain region is an important component of global climate change. Several studies have provided evidence for climate change in this region as well as insights into its dynamics. Most of these, however, have focused on the physical aspects of climate change. As a result, these studies have paid relatively less attention to its social and economic dimensions. This p ...
apples, etc ; adults; gastrointestinal transit; horses; intestinal obstruction; stomach; surgery; Show all 7 Subjects
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... OBJECTIVE: To determine the influence of bit chewing on gastrointestinal transit in clinically normal horses. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective crossover designed study. ANIMALS: Six healthy adult horses. METHODS: Horses were assigned randomly to treatment (apple flavored bit) and control (no‐bit) groups and studied for 2 × 1‐week trial periods with a 2‐week washout period between trials. Horses were fast ...
apples, etc ; agricultural industry; agriculture; cameras; color; electronics; fruits; geometry; robots; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Field robotic harvesting is a promising technique in recent development of agricultural industry. It is vital for robots to recognise and localise fruits before the harvesting in natural orchards. However, the workspace of harvesting robots in orchards is complex: many fruits are occluded by branches and leaves. It is important to estimate a proper grasping pose for each fruit before performing th ...
apples, etc ; antioxidant activity; antioxidants; cultivars; flavanols; fruits; phenol; phloridzin; quercetin; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Total and specific phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity were quantified over two seasons in flowers, leaves, fruitlets, and ripe fruit at harvest of the apple cultivars ‘Brookfield’, ‘Granny Smith’ and ‘Fuji’, as well the crabapple cultivars ‘Hillary’ and ‘Manchurian’. The results showed that leaves had the highest phenol concentrations and antioxidant capacity. Phenolic and antioxidant con ...
apples, etc ; case studies; food research; laws and regulations; organic foods; Show all 5 Subjects
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... Organic food processors are guided by the European Council (EC) legislation for developing their products. However, the choice of processing technology remains relatively large. To help processors choosing a technology in line with organic principles, the partners involved in the European project ProOrg have designed an assessment framework which has been tested in real conditions on the processin ...
apples, etc ; agronomy; canopy; lighting; rootstocks; trees; vigor; Italy; New Zealand; Show all 9 Subjects
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... The adoption of high-density plantings (HDP) in apple orchards started with the introduction of dwarfing rootstocks from East Malling’s (UK) breeding program. A range of spindle-derived training systems have been developed to improve light interception/distribution with a variation in leader numbers. Many of these training systems cannot guarantee early, consistent, and uniform illumination of the ...
apples, etc ; DNA; bacteriophages; ciders; fermentation; fermented beverages; filtration; flocculation; metagenomics; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Phageomes are known to play a key role in the functioning of their associated microbial communities. The phageomes of fermented foods have not been studied thoroughly in fermented foods yet, and even less in fermented beverages. Two approaches were employed to investigate the presence of phages in cider, a fermented beverage made from apple, during a fermentation process of two cider tanks, one fr ...