APPLES
December 1st, 2002
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A RESEARCHER from New Zealand's Massey University has invented an electronic one-handed "grip" to measure apples on the tree, transmitting dimensions digitally to a computer, helping growers assess whether crops will meet the required size at harvest.
A RESEARCHER from New Zealand's Massey University has invented an electronic one-handed "grip" to measure apples on the tree, transmitting dimensions digitally to a computer, helping growers assess whether crops will meet the required size at harvest.
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