Commercialisation of precision agriculture technologies in the macadamia industry

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Rees, Steven, Dunn, Mark, Werkman, Peter and McCarthy, Cheryl. 2009. Commercialisation of precision agriculture technologies in the macadamia industry. Toowoomba, Australia. University of Southern Queensland.
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Commercialisation of precision agriculture technologies in the macadamia industry

Report TypeProject report
AuthorsRees, Steven (Author), Dunn, Mark (Author), Werkman, Peter (Author) and McCarthy, Cheryl (Author)
Institution of OriginUniversity of Southern Queensland
Number of Pages45
SeriesHAL Project
Year2009
PublisherUniversity of Southern Queensland
Place of PublicationToowoomba, Australia
Abstract

A prototype vision-based yield monitor has been developed for the macadamia industry. The system estimates yield for individual trees by detecting nuts and their harvested location. The technology was developed by the National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture, University of Southern Queensland for the purpose of reducing labour and costs in varietal assessment trials where yield for individual trees are required to be measured to indicate tree performance. The project was commissioned by Horticulture Australia Limited.

KeywordsAustralia; macadamia industry; yields; calculations; monitoring
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020401304. Photogrammetry and remote sensing
300207. Agricultural systems analysis and modelling
460306. Image processing
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Byline AffiliationsNational Centre for Engineering in Agriculture
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