Agroscope tests UV-C robots against powdery mildew in strawberries

Recently, UV-C emitting robots have been available on the market to combat powdery mildew. Agroscope is testing a model from the Dutch company Octiva in strawberry crops as part of a project of the Fruit and Berry Competence Network (a partnership between Agroscope and the Swiss Fruit Association). The "Lumion" model is equipped with pneumatic tyres, which allows it to be used

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