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  • Cornell AgriTech
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Fruits
A team of researchers has sequenced the Honeycrisp apple genome, a boon for scientists and breeders working with this popular and economically important cultivar.

A team of researchers has sequenced the Honeycrisp apple genome, a boon for scientists and breeders working with this popular and economically important cultivar.

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soft robot gripper with strawberry

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Cornell researchers used stretchable fiber-optic sensors to create a soft robot gripper that can predict the ripeness of strawberries by touch, then pick them without causing any damage.

  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
  • Fruits
Robotics technician Cole Regnier works on an autonomous robot designed to detect disease on grapevines on the Cornell AgriTech campus in Geneva, New York.

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The development of the robot is critical as managing such diseases as powdery and downy mildews in vineyards is the top concern for grape growers and viticulturists.

  • Cornell AgriTech
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section