Fruit Farming Articles
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Reasons To Get A Fresh Paper Pulp Molding Machine
It is actually very common for firms that produce chicken eggs to cultivate exponentially over time. Maybe you may have acquired additional farms with chickens, sometimes numbering from the thousands. In case you are producing thousands of eggs each day, it is very important to use a paper pulp moulding plant. Perhaps you are in a different business that concerns the use of packaging fruit, ...
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How can we increase the apple yield that reaches commercial yield?
The metabolism activity of the tree from flowering till the harvest is essential to ensure the highest possible commercial yield. Metabolism linked to fruit growth has to be supported by the energy of the plant. If not, the caliber will be scarce and irregular at harvest. Supporting the energetic production and transport into the plant is thus ...
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Delta-T Devices sensors at the NIAB EMR WET Centre - 2020 data shows record crop yields
2020 was a record year for strawberry yields at the Water Efficient Technology Centre (WET Centre), based at NIAB EMR in Kent, UK. The WET Centre is an extensive research and demonstration facility that features a portfolio of innovative growing techniques and smart irrigation systems for the soft fruit sector. It showcases the latest solutions to improve water use efficiency and local water ...
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3D dimensional inspections on fruit harvesting machines
A 3D scanner is a trusted professional tool In the agri-food sector, the range of treats has been growing for a long time: sweet snacks, chocolate spreads and pastries are becoming more popular all over the world. To produce these delicacies, different kinds of shell nuts are necessary, such as walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts and macadamia nuts. The challenge of harvesting these nuts was taken on ...
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Palm Kernel Processing Plant
Palm kernel oil (PKO) is has very similar compositions and properties as coconut oil. It is a kind of co-product of palm oil production. With the fast growth of palm oil, palm kernel oil will replace coconut oil as the main resource of lauric acid. Palm Fruit Oil Vs Palm Kernel Oil The chemical properties and physical properties of these two oils are very different. They also have different ...
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Mechanical Harvest of Berries in the Past and Present
Poland is one of the leading European producers of berries. For over 40 years, the cultivation of currants, gooseberries, chokeberries, and raspberries has become the main source of income for many fruit growers in Poland. Soft fruit plantations became more popular. The manual harvest was laborious. It caused that growers had started to think about mechanical ...
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How to choose grow lights for your small farm
Whether you’re a grower wanting to extend your season in the hoop house or greenhouse, an urban rooftop farm, or a small indoor start-up—horticultural lighting gives you the flexibility and assurance that you will be growing the highest quality products year-round. With demand for local grown produce increasing, it’s not surprising to see many small growers expand into ...
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High efficiency and high quality controlled release fertilizer has a broad market space
1. High quality controlled release fertilizer is a special fertilizer for vegetables and fruits. Vegetables, fruits and other products are high-value agricultural products, in the international market price competitiveness is strong, so vegetables, fruit crops in the special fertilizer demand is larger. 2. Industrial organic fertilizer. Long term partial application of chemical fertilizer can ...
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Italy - 2004 & 2005 CROPS - Melons - Case Study
PREAMBLE: Melons are members of the cucurbit family, which includes pumpkins, zucchini, cucumbers and squash, all of which have similar growth requirements. Melon quality is directly related to the sugar content of the fruit. High sugar content is achieved by avoiding all stress during the growing season. Stress comes from foliar diseases, insect pests, weeds, poor nutrition, and excesses or ...
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Power Z Grow liquid growth enhancer increases strawberry yield and nutrition
Fruit growers among other agriculture growers across the world are looking to surmount the challenge of increasing crop production with a dramatic reduction of synthetic agrochemical use and a reduction of environmental nutrient leaching in ground water and surface water sources. Many growers are pursuing ways to integrate more sustainable agriculture practices that will simultaneously enhance ...
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Improved Fruit Quality & 25% Yield Increase of Cherries in Chile - Case Study
Details: Kyminasi Plant Booster (KPB) technology was installed on a field of cherry trees in ...
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Organic fertilizer equipment changes to green ecology
With the improvement of people's quality of life, people put forward higher requirements for agricultural products, non-toxic and pollution-free green food has gradually become a new favorite on the table, which also requires modern agricultural production to change to green ecology. People's demand for high-quality agricultural products promotes the development of organic fertilizer, which ...
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Plum Harvest With Maja Automatic - With a Visit in the Orchard
September is the time of intensive harvesting in orchards and on plantations. We recently visited our customer while harvesting plums with the MAJA AUTOMATIC LK machine. Fruit grower – Wojtek produces mainly plums, sour cherries and black currants on his farm. He has picked up fruit in his orchard by hand so far. He worked alone with his wife and daughters and hired additional staff. ...
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Improved Fruit Quality & Larger Fruit Size of Blueberries in Peru - Case Study
Details: Kyminasi Plant Booster (KPB) technology was installed on 4 acres of their blueberries in December 2019 and harvested in August 2020. Post-harvest quality measurements were completed after 30 days of storage at ...
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Project - MacroPro
Seafood aquaculture is one of the fastest growing food production sectors, and there is a growing demand for organic farmed aquaculture products in many countries. Therefore, it is urgent to find alternative sustainable feed ingredients for aquaculture feeds to address these issues. A widely available but underutilised Nordic bio-resource is macroalgae (seaweed). Traditionally, macroalgae have ...
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How to better color the fruit
Open the light path and promote coloring. Promote photosynthetic crops, promote fruit dry matter accumulation and soluble sugar accumulation, can better promote fruit color conversion. Proper fertilizer and water to promote coloring. In the fruit growth period, especially in the late growth period, it is necessary to continuously increase the application rate of potash fertilizer. Of course, ...
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Why doesn`t fruit have a good color?
There are Five factors Temperature affacts coloring. Low temperature promotes the formation of anthocyanins, while high temperature has the opposite inhibitory effect, which is why fruit trees often appear in producing areas with high temperature for a long time during the coloring period, where the fruit is very sweet and the fruit is ripe, but its color has not yet reached the standard for ...
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Blueberry Harvest - Videorelation From a Blueberry Plantation
The fruit harvesting season is long over. Maybe are you following our Facebook profile and YouTube channel? Therefore, you have probably seen a harvest of blueberries, raspberries, or haskap with the KAREN harvester. In this article, you will learn more about the blueberry harvester and see how it has worked this ...
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Maximize Yields with Smart Lighting Strategies: Using Metrics for a More Efficient Grow
There is a strong relationship between lighting and yield, as we know that with every 1% increase in light, there is a 1% increase in growth and yield. Measuring yield in your greenhouse is an important way to measure efficiencies and profitability, so you can better assess how your inputs affect overall yield and plant growth. In this article, we are going to overview the relationship ...
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Efficient Vineyard Irrigation Series #3: How to dynamically optimise irrigation scheduling
As climate change increases the cost and scarcity of water, as well as consumer concerns over environmental impact, efficient irrigation is fast becoming a key component of successful vineyard management. The need for efficiency is also growing with the increased frequency of extreme weather events (e.g. extreme heat, fluctuating rainfall, bushfires and droughts), which effect vine growth and ...
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