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Angled advantages
A
12-foot angled canopy (compared to a vertical system with a 10-foot drive
row) will increase the number of leaders spaced at 22 inches by 66 per-
cent per acre — from 2,376 leaders in a 10-foot vertical row to 3,960 leaders in a
12-foot angled canopy row. The higher number of leaders also makes it possible
to reduce the capacity of each, in order to keep the fruit on the outside of the
wire for harvest. In a V system, the interior of the V will need to be manually
pruned or thinned. —T. Auvil
End effector
Keep the area
clear between the
fruit and the end
effector, which
picks the fruit.
Tie downs
Fasten long fruiting
limbs to prevent them
from being taken into
the harvester.
Organized
canopies
Ultra-narrow fruiting
walls with short bourse
shoots or spurs are the
ideal setup for robotic
harvesting.
