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AssigneesThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington State University Research Foundation
InventorsJulie M. Tarara, John C. Ferguson, Francis J. Pierce, Marvin J. Pitts, Gary M. Hyde, Robert L. Wample, Andre L. Baritelle
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The present disclosure concerns apparatus and methods useful in estimating crop yields of plants that are supported on a trellis. According to one aspect, a method for measuring the mass of trellised plant structures includes measuring the tension of a support wire of the trellis structure on which the plant structures are supported, such as with a load cell placed in-line with the support wire. The tension of the support wire is converted into the mass of new plant growth supported on the support wire, using, for example, an empirically derived algorithm specific to the trellis structure.
A method for measuring the mass of plant structures supported on a support wire of a trellis structure, the method comprising:
A method for measuring the mass of plant structures supported on a trellis structure, the method comprising:
A method for measuring the load induced on a trellis structure by plant structures, comprising the steps of:
A system for measuring the mass of living plant structures supported on a trellis structure comprising:
A trellis apparatus for supporting plant structures, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.