In the U.S., tomatoes are only exceeded by potatoes in economic importance. Among fresh vegetable products, annual per capita consumption of fresh tomatoes is only exceeded by lettuce and potatoes. Consumption of fresh tomatoes has remained fairly constant at around 12.8 pounds for the past 10 years as compared to the consumption of processed tomatoes in the form of ketchup and sauces which has...

This development was accompanied by the birth of new catchwords like EDP (electronic data processing), MIS (management information systems), DSS (Decision Support Systems), IDSS (Integrated Decision Support Systems) or KBS (Knowledge-based Systems). But the overall goal behind all the terms has been remaining the same: to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of farm-management. So the pape...

Studies on the Effect of Pre-planting Treatments of Corms (Minisetts) with Different Organic and Inorganic Substances on Growth and Yield of Elephant Foot Yam under Agro-climatic Condition of Chhattisgarh Plains Sarita Sahu 1 , Vijay Kumar 2 1. Scientist Horticulture, College of Agriculture & Research Station, Raigarh (C.G.), India 2. Department of Horticulture, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishvavidya...

Online quality assessment of various horticultural products using machine vision provides not only quick but also objective, consistent and quantitative measurement. Horticultural products of different sizes and shapes (circular or elliptical) are classified based on the area occupied, which is calculated by known geometrical method. Another factor in the classification is the detection of defe...