The 2010 ASHS Annual Conference

Objective(s):
The history and future progress in mechanization technology for selected fruit and vegetables will be presented.

Efficient mechanical harvest of vegetable, fruit and nut crops is critical to the long term viability of many agricultural industries. Collaboration between horticulturalists, physiologists, breeders, as well as engineers is critical to the successful transition to mechanized systems. Experts will present current information on equipment development, crop management and breeding strategies developed in union to successfully transition to mechanized crop production.