CRISPR Turns a Little-Known Fruit Into a Big Farming Opportunity

Scientists are using CRISPR to fast-track the domestication of a wild fruit. For roughly 10,000 years, farming communities ...

Bacterium hijacks fruit ripening program in citrus plants to steal sugars, research reveals

The bacterial pathogen Xanthomonas citri, which causes canker disease in citrus trees, activates selected parts of the fruit ...
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How Does Autonomous Machinery Stack Up Against Labor Costs on Midwest Row Crop Farms?

A first-of-its-kind academic analysis looks at labor rates and current autonomous solutions to spur a discussion on the ...
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This electric farm truck drives itself, lifts fruit pickers, and works all day for $3

Jane Motors, the EV manufacturer founded by automotive parts specialist DIC, has unveiled the Terrian, the country’s first ...
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Is Harvesting The Key To Dealing With An Edible Invasive Fruit Tree? Here's What We Know

If you have an invasive tree in your backyard, it can be difficult to know what to do. For trees that produce fruit, harvesting the crops seems like a reasonable way to deal with them. Most invasive ...
Oregonian

To pick or not to pick: Oregon fall fruit begs the question

Fall brings the anticipation of ripe pears and apples as branches bend with fruit and gravity begins to pull them to the ground. But how do you know when it’s the right time to pick? According to ...
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8 Fruit Trees You Should Harvest Sooner Rather Than Later, According to Experts

When it comes to harvesting, fruit usually falls into one of two categories: the type that continues to ripen off the tree, and the type that doesn’t. In the former category, it's best to harvest ...
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AI model brings affordable 3D vision to automated fruit harvesting

The innovation combines a new wax gourd dataset with a specialized neural network, TPDNet, which captures depth and spatial information from a standard RGB image. Meeting the global demand for fruits ...