An elongated touch fastening strip of flexible material has mutually engageable touch fastener elements carried on the faces of the flexible material to releasably fasten overlapping portions of the fastener material together with the fastening strip wrapped about an object. The strip has a head end that extends asymmetrically toward one side of the fastening strip to form a lateral tab that can be gripped while the strip is wrapped about an object, such as to support growing plants.

A method includes generating an image, segmenting the image to identify a component of an agricultural item, detecting one or more agricultural features of the agricultural item based on the image, the one or more agricultural features being associated with the component of the agricultural item, generating a two-dimensional grab-point based on the component of the agricultural item and the one or more agricultural features, and generating a three-dimensional grab-point based on the two-dimensional grab-point and a depth estimation of the agricultural item.

A system for forming trunks of trees, plants, and vines into predetermined letter, word, numerical, and shape configurations having a wire assembly with a guide wire having a predetermined configuration; and a trunk of a predetermined thickness, whereby the trunk is secured to the guide wire, wherein the trunk adopts the configuration of the guide wire as it grows, thickens, and matures. The guide wire is a single continuous wire and is of a predetermined gauge to be shaped into said predetermined configuration. The configuration is a letter, letters, a word, words, a number, numbers, and/or a geometric shape, shapes. The trunk is secured to said guide wire with zip ties that are positioned separated a predetermined distance from each other allowing the trunk to align with the guide wire to adopt to the predetermined configuration.

A system for forming trunks of trees, plants, and vines into predetermined letter, word, numerical, and shape configurations having a wire assembly with a guide wire having a predetermined configuration; and a trunk of a predetermined thickness, whereby the trunk is secured to the guide wire, wherein the trunk adopts the configuration of the guide wire as it grows, thickens, and matures. The guide wire is a single continuous wire and is of a predetermined gauge to be shaped into said predetermined configuration. The configuration is a letter, letters, a word, words, a number, numbers, and/or a geometric shape, shapes. The trunk is secured to said guide wire with zip ties that are positioned separated a predetermined distance from each other allowing the trunk to align with the guide wire to adopt to the predetermined configuration.

A tying tool for tying at least two elements to be joined, including a longitudinal body or handle extending in a longitudinal direction from a proximal end to a distal end and comprising a pushbutton activating at least a main motor and a secondary one connected at least to a feeding mechanism, a holding mechanism and a closing mechanism carrying out the tying of at least two elements to be joined by a holding element and a closing element of the holding element. The tying takes place in a semiautomatic manner by the holding element that is an elastic and flexible elastomer that surrounds the elements to be joined with a controllable tension, and it is closed a closing element.

A tying tool for tying at least two elements to be joined, including a longitudinal body or handle extending in a longitudinal direction from a proximal end to a distal end and comprising a pushbutton activating at least a main motor and a secondary one connected at least to a feeding mechanism, a holding mechanism and a closing mechanism carrying out the tying of at least two elements to be joined by a holding element and a closing element of the holding element. The tying takes place in a semiautomatic manner by the holding element that is an elastic and flexible elastomer that surrounds the elements to be joined with a controllable tension, and it is closed a closing element.

A staple including a body part that is formed from a flexible wire rod and that opens in a first direction, a first leg part that extends continuously from a first end section on one opening side of the body part, and a second leg part that extends continuously from a second end section on the other opening side of the body part, the first leg part having a first section that curves and extends outward, and a second section that curves from the first part and extends in the first direction, and the second leg part having a third section that extends in the first direction, and a fourth section that is bent outward from the tip-end part of the third section, the third section being longer than the second section.

A method for tying/twisting an agricultural item of interest and a support structure together includes capturing the agricultural item of interest with an agricultural tool, capturing the support structure with the agricultural tool, and tying/twisting the agricultural item of interest and the support structure together such that the agricultural item of interest is supported by the support structure.

A method for tying/twisting an agricultural item of interest and a support structure together includes capturing the agricultural item of interest with an agricultural tool, capturing the support structure with the agricultural tool, and tying/twisting the agricultural item of interest and the support structure together such that the agricultural item of interest is supported by the support structure.

A method for generating an agricultural cut-point for an agricultural item includes capturing an image of the agricultural item, generating a depth estimation of the agricultural item, segmenting the image of the agricultural item to generate a segmented image that identifies different segments of the agricultural item, detecting an agricultural feature of the agricultural item based on the image of the agricultural item, generating a two-dimensional cut-point based on the segmented image and the agricultural feature, and generating a three-dimensional cut-point based on the two-dimensional cut-point and the depth estimation of the agricultural item.