Development of POMME, the pest and orchard management expert system

Development of POMME, the pest and orchard management expert system

Direct dissemination of expert knowledge to agricultural producers through computer programs will increase product quality as well as profit margin. The construction of an expert system to help farmers manage apple orchards is reported. The system provides advice regarding specific pest management,...

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Main Author: Virkar, Rajesh S.
Other Authors: Computer Science and Applications
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2019
Subjects:
LD5655.V855 1984.V578
Expert systems (Computer science)
Fruit-culture > Management > Data processing
Pests > Control > Data processing
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/88589
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spelling ndltd-VTETD-oai-vtechworks.lib.vt.edu-10919-885892020-09-26T05:35:42Z Development of POMME, the pest and orchard management expert system Virkar, Rajesh S. Computer Science and Applications LD5655.V855 1984.V578 Expert systems (Computer science) Fruit-culture -- Management -- Data processing Pests -- Control -- Data processing Direct dissemination of expert knowledge to agricultural producers through computer programs will increase product quality as well as profit margin. The construction of an expert system to help farmers manage apple orchards is reported. The system provides advice regarding specific pest management, treatment of winter injuries, drought control and general pesticide selection. The knowledge structures employed in the construction of the system are explained, and some sample interactions are provided. A model of the apple scab disease cycle is incorporated into POMME to give the system a more fundamental reasoning capability than available from the use of infection tables. Extension experts who have run trial cases on the system have approved its release for use by commercial apple growers. Master of Science 2019-03-26T19:17:00Z 2019-03-26T19:17:00Z 1984 Thesis Text http://hdl.handle.net/10919/88589 en_US OCLC# 12112625 In Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ vii, 94 leaves application/pdf application/pdf Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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topic LD5655.V855 1984.V578
Expert systems (Computer science)
Fruit-culture -- Management -- Data processing
Pests -- Control -- Data processing
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Expert systems (Computer science)
Fruit-culture -- Management -- Data processing
Pests -- Control -- Data processing
Virkar, Rajesh S.
Development of POMME, the pest and orchard management expert system
description Direct dissemination of expert knowledge to agricultural producers through computer programs will increase product quality as well as profit margin. The construction of an expert system to help farmers manage apple orchards is reported. The system provides advice regarding specific pest management, treatment of winter injuries, drought control and general pesticide selection. The knowledge structures employed in the construction of the system are explained, and some sample interactions are provided. A model of the apple scab disease cycle is incorporated into POMME to give the system a more fundamental reasoning capability than available from the use of infection tables. Extension experts who have run trial cases on the system have approved its release for use by commercial apple growers. === Master of Science
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title Development of POMME, the pest and orchard management expert system
title_short Development of POMME, the pest and orchard management expert system
title_full Development of POMME, the pest and orchard management expert system
title_fullStr Development of POMME, the pest and orchard management expert system
title_full_unstemmed Development of POMME, the pest and orchard management expert system
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