Automation in tree fruit production : principles and practice

Tree fruit production automation -- The economics of perennial crops production automation -- Sensing for stress detection and high-throughput phenotyping in precision horticulture -- Light interception and canopy sensing for tree fruit canopy management -- Precision orchard systems -- Variable rate irrigation on center pivots -- Precision technologies for pest and disease management -- Precision nutrient management -- Precise crop load management -- Mechanical harvest and in-field handling of tree fruit crops -- Opportunity of robotics in precision horticulture