News about Artificial intelligence

A computer vision system to assess the quality of cherries

Post-harvest​

19 Dec 2024

Research by the Department of Food Science and Engineering at Zanjan University (Iran) used RGB images to study alterations in surface defects, estimate physical and chemical properties and classify the quality of sweet cherries.

GP Graders' AI to support cherry production in Chile

Post-harvest​

12 Dec 2024

With Chile leading the world in cherry exports, especially to markets such as China, GP Graders' innovations are proving to be a key element in maintaining the country's competitiveness. The incorporation of AI improves product quality and system efficiency.

Subsidies and consultancy: a boost for the digitisation of the production process

Post-harvest​

29 Nov 2024

The management of ESPAGRY IBÉRICA needed to digitise part of the production process and opted to purchase a machine with artificial intelligence. The cost of the machine was partially subsidised by the regional government.

Lucaston Park Orchards: growth through technology and automation

Post-harvest​

29 Nov 2024

“The way technology detects defects, precisely identifies colors, and sorts sizes is far superior to what mechanical sorters and humans could achieve. Considering the large volumes we handle and the high standards we need to meet today, using optical sorting is simply a must.”

Assessing root architecture with radar and artificial intelligence

Tech management

06 Aug 2024

A study at the University of Michigan (USA) analysed the roots of orchard trees in full production using an 800 MHz GPR antenna. The resulting images were processed with artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to extract root patterns.

A smartphone is now enough to diagnose cherry diseases

Crop protection

23 Jul 2024

Three separate methodologies, namely the YOLOv8s, RtmDET MM Detection and DETR Transformer algorithms, were trained on the generated hybrid dataset and compared with each other. The YOLOv8s algorithm showed the best performance as a result of the training.