Variable-rate mechanical pruning: a new way to prune vines

Hand pruning is a precise operation, with a visual evaluation of each grapevine to adapt bud load to the vigor. With the advent of mechanical pruning the individual evaluation is lost, and the plant balance relies solely on self-regulation mechanisms. However, precision agriculture provides remote s...

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Main Author: Botelho, M. (author)
Other Authors: Cruz, A. (author), Mourato, C. (author), Castelo-Branco, J. (author), Ricardo-da-Silva, J. (author), Ribeiro, H. (author), Braga, R. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2021
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/23336
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/23336