A method and system for managing bearing plants so that their in-ground portions (e.g., root-zones) are clustered together to improve water-use effectiveness; and training their above-ground structures such that their above-ground structures have the wider spacing they require. It is applicable to plants (e.g., vine-like plants including wine grapes) whose trunks can be oriented at an angle other than vertical or which can be otherwise shaped so that their distal ends are not centered above their in-ground portions but rather are horizontally offset from the in-ground portions.

A method for disinfecting explants of Kadsura coccinea stems with buds and a method for directly inducing rapid proliferation of sterile buds by using the explants of Kadsura coccinea stems with buds involve processes such as selection, treatment and disinfection of explants, primary culture, subculture proliferation culture. The problem of difficulty in tissue culture and primary culture of Kadsura coccinea stems is solved, and the advantages include low contamination rate of explants, high propagation rate and robust proliferation of axillary buds. This allows obtaining sterile axillary buds of Kadsura coccinea through tissue culture, and provides support for tissue culture, rapid propagation and factory seedling of Kadsura coccinea in the future.

The present invention relates to a decision support method for the management of an orchard of fruit trees, the method comprising the following steps: Receiving (10) a plurality of digital images acquired in color, Then for each current image of the plurality of images: Converting (20) the current digital image acquired, into a converted HSL image coded in Hue Saturation and Lightness components, Filtering (30) the Hue Saturation and Lightness components, Combining (40) the filtered Hue Saturation and Lightness planes (5, 6, 7) to obtain a Combined plane (12), Calculating (50) a Work plane (13) from the Combined plane (12), Counting (60) the objects of interest in the Work plane (13), Determining (70) a blossoming level for each current image as a function of the number of objects of interest counted for said current image.

The present disclosure provides for, and includes, environments for the production, transport and storage of agricultural products including, but not limited to, fruits, vegetables, grains, tubers, decorative plants, flowers and mushrooms. The present disclosure also relates to methods of preparing environments for the preservation and production of agricultural products Also provided are organic agricultural products having reduced levels of microorganisms and residual organic compounds.

An Internet-of-Things management and control system for an intelligent orchard includes a server, agricultural machinery equipment, an image acquisition apparatus disposed on the site, and various sensors. The agricultural machinery equipment, the image acquisition apparatus and the various sensors are in communication connection with the server. The server includes an orchard management subsystem and an information monitoring subsystem. The orchard management subsystem includes a fruit tree planting planning module, a task management module and various information management modules, and the information monitoring subsystem includes a meteorological environment monitoring module, a soil moisture monitoring module and a disease and pest monitoring module. According to the Internet-of-Things management and control system, all-round management for an orchard from planning to picking can be achieved.

Systems, methods, and/or processes for agricultural parameter determination are provided. One or more can include or use processing circuitry configured to: manage one or more land parcels for agricultural parameter optimization (such as soil organic carbon optimization); and determine one or more agricultural parameters of at least a portion of one land parcel (such as an alleyway between commodity crops) during a first time period without sampling the portion of the one land parcel. Systems, methods, and/or processes for increasing soil organic carbon are also provided.

Methods for predicting a yield of fruit growing in an agricultural plot are provided. At a first time, a first plurality of images of a canopy of the agricultural plot is obtained from an aerial view of the canopy of the agricultural plot. From the first plurality of images, a first number of detectable fruit is estimated. At a second time, a second plurality of images of the canopy of the agricultural plot is obtained from the aerial view of the canopy of the agricultural plot. From the second plurality of images, a second number of detectable fruit is estimated. Using at least the first number of detectable fruit and the second number of detectable fruit and agricultural plot information, predict the yield of fruit from the agricultural plot.

A method for disinfecting explants of Kadsura coccinea stems with buds and a method for directly inducing rapid proliferation of sterile buds by using the explants of Kadsura coccinea stems with buds involve processes such as selection, treatment and disinfection of explants, primary culture, subculture proliferation culture. The problem of difficulty in tissue culture and primary culture of Kadsura coccinea stems is solved, and the advantages include low contamination rate of explants, high propagation rate and robust proliferation of axillary buds. This allows obtaining sterile axillary buds of Kadsura coccinea through tissue culture, and provides support for tissue culture, rapid propagation and factory seedling of Kadsura coccinea in the future.

Movable apparatus (5) with automatic autonomous operation (AGV) slidable along pre-established paths (9) among rows of vineyard (10, 11), for the anti-bacterial, fungicide and anti-parasitic treatment in general of the same vineyards, and in particular of the leaves, the trees and the bunches of grapes, comprising a base structure (12) supported on to the ground by sliding by means of wheels (6) or tracks (7), comprising a plurality of ultraviolet lamps (53) with germicide function, which are supported by panels overlapped to each other (42-45), in a manner to direct the ultraviolet radiation against the component parts of the vineyards. There are described accurately all the component parts of the apparatus and the displacements of the apparatus and the different operative steps thereof, for performing the required anti-parasitic treatment in to all the vineyards, also in those in which the advancement paths of the apparatus are displaced and not communicating with other advancement paths for the same apparatus.

Movable apparatus (5) with automatic autonomous operation (AGV) slidable along pre-established paths (9) among rows of vineyard (10, 11), for the anti-bacterial, fungicide and anti-parasitic treatment in general of the same vineyards, and in particular of the leaves, the trees and the bunches of grapes, comprising a base structure (12) supported on to the ground by sliding by means of wheels (6) or tracks (7), comprising a plurality of ultraviolet lamps (53) with germicide function, which are supported by panels overlapped to each other (42-45), in a manner to direct the ultraviolet radiation against the component parts of the vineyards. There are described accurately all the component parts of the apparatus and the displacements of the apparatus and the different operative steps thereof, for performing the required anti-parasitic treatment in to all the vineyards, also in those in which the advancement paths of the apparatus are displaced and not communicating with other advancement paths for the same apparatus.