Use of Covering Methods in Fruit Cultivation and Precision Orchard Management
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Fruit Production Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (26 October 2024) | Viewed by 2138
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fruit tree physiology; protected fruit growing; precision orchard management
Interests: tree fruit physiology; plant nutrition; abiotic stress; impacts of pre harvest environment on post harvest physiology
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: drought; deficit irrigation; plant water relations; water stress; vineyards and fruit orchards
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Fruit cultivation under covering and precision orchard management are two techniques that have been expanding in recent years to achieve more resilient and sustainable fruit production systems.
Protected orchards under covers help to reduce losses in fruit yield and quality due to abiotic (solar radiation, heat, hail, rain, frost and water shortage) and biotic (pests and diseases) factors. These systems include different designs (roofs, high tunnels, greenhouses) and materials (plastics, nets, woven). In recent years, photo-selective covers have been developed to optimize the physiology, yield and fruit quality, while the incorporation of covering with photovoltaic panels is currently in development for more energy-efficient orchard systems.
Precision orchard management includes smart tools, such as sensors, artificial intelligence, mechanization and robotics, to optimize horticultural practices such as pruning, crop load regulation, irrigation, nutrition, and harvest, improving the efficiency in the use of resources and mitigating environmental impacts. It also includes the use of modelling and engineering tools to predict harvests and adverse meteorological events and to create more efficient orchard designs.
For this Special Issue, we welcome the submission of articles on the physiological, environmental, horticultural, and technological advances in fruit cultivation under covering systems and precision orchard management of deciduous and evergreen fruit trees.
Dr. Richard M. Bastías
Dr. Lee Kalcsits
Dr. Arturo Alberto Calderón-Orellana
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- protected fruit growing
- smart fruticulture
- physiology
- sensors
- robotics
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