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In–field technology for mango quality and quantity Kerry Walsh and Nick Anderson, CQUniversity [email protected] F750 – ‘Fruit quality meter’, for assessment on fruit dry matter content. This technology is of use in context of gauging fruit harvest maturity, and to ensure that the eating quality DM specification is achieved. Fruitmaps.com - this web app allows display of DM records on a farm map and offers a project to when a crop will be ready on a user set DM specification. The web app also allows for display of heat sums, input of block flowering time, and crop load estimation. In-field machine vision – prototype technology is available for imaging and mapping of flowering and fruit load across orchards. Sizing of fruit on tree is also possible. With a capability to ‘see’’ fruit and estimate distance to fruit will come the ability to robotically harvest fruit. Expect this soon! WHERE DOES VALUE LIE FOR THE MANGO INDUSTRY? DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY AND RESOURCES Page 1 of 2
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Page 1: In–field technology for mango quality and quantity  · Web viewIn–field technology for mango quality and quantity. In–field technology for mango quality and quantity. DEPARTMENT

In–field technology for mango quality and quantity

Kerry Walsh and Nick Anderson, [email protected]

F750 – ‘Fruit quality meter’, for assessment on fruit dry matter content. This technology is of use in context of gauging fruit harvest maturity, and to ensure that the eating quality DM specification is achieved.

Fruitmaps.com - this web app allows display of DM records on a farm map and offers a project to when a crop will be ready on a user set DM specification. The web app also allows for display of heat sums, input of block flowering time, and crop load estimation.

In-field machine vision – prototype technology is available for imaging and mapping of flowering and fruit load across orchards. Sizing of fruit on tree is also possible.

With a capability to ‘see’’ fruit and estimate distance to fruit will come the ability to robotically harvest fruit. Expect this soon!

WHERE DOES VALUE LIE FOR THE MANGO INDUSTRY?

DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY AND RESOURCESPage 1 of 1