This paper gives two contributions to the state-of-the-art for viticulture technology research.
First, we present a comprehensive review of computer vision, image processing, and …

Bunch compactness (or density) is a grapevine specific trait that affects the commercial
quality and sanitary status of wine and tablegrapes. Compact bunches are more susceptible …

Water is now considered the most important but vulnerable resource in the Mediterranean
region. Nevertheless, irrigation expanded fast in the region (eg South Portugal and Spain) to …

Fruit traits such as cluster compactness, fruit maturity, and berry number per clusters are
important to blueberry breeders and producers for making informed decisions about …

In agriculture, crop monitoring and plant phenoty** are mainly manually measured.
However, this practice gathers phenoty** information at a lower rate than genoty** …

Highlights•The segmentation methodology is capable of working under field conditions.•The
algorithm properly analyses images taken with a low-cost device.•A novel set of descriptors …

Berry thinning is one of the most important tasks in the management of high-quality table
grapes. Farmers often thin the berries per cluster to a standard number by counting. With an …

Wine growers prefer cultivars with looser bunch architecture because of the decreased risk
for bunch rot. As a consequence, grapevine breeders have to select seedlings and new …

Background Low pollen viability may limit grapevine yield under certain conditions, causing
relevant economic losses to grape-growers. It is usually evaluated by the quantification of …

Table grapes are one of the most productive and economically relevant fruit crops
worldwide. Table grape production characterizes by high water productivity but also by an …