Fresh? Juice? Paste? Canned? Stewed? Diced? Pureed? Sun Dried?
Salsa? Sauce? Ketchup? Rare is the cuisine that does not make use
of the tomato in some way, shape, or form, and the resulting
culinary popularity of the tomato has led to its proliferation in
fields and farms around the world. While some may still argue
whether the tomato is a fruit or a vegetable, few would argue that
tomato crops are highly lucrative, attractive to farmers in both
developing and developed countries and on large and small farms
alike. In fact, for those crops with significant global volume and
market share, tomatoes are the highest valued among those crops
that lack an affiliation to mind-altering drugs. But, the tomato
can be a persnickety critter. The tomato doesn't like it too hot,
too chilly, too wet, too dry, or too fertile. Many don't ripen at
the same time. Most are easily bruised. And, the selective breeding
that has yielded a larger, more attractive, and deep red tomato has
also mercilessly drained much of the taste and flavor from a once
sweet and delectable fruit. Enter the world of sensors and modern
sensing technology. The Internet of Things (IOT), when using well
chosen, well networked, and well aggregated sensors, has shown
tremendous potential to support precision agriculture, providing a
more detailed picture of crops than was previously possible using
conventional crop monitoring techniques. But, the stringent
resources and tight profit margins that are a fact of life among
many tomato growing operations, large and small, mean that sensor
technologies must be chosen and used carefully. There is no doubt
that each sensor must earn its keep in producing the perfect
tomato. With that in mind, this book explores key opportunities to
marry the potential of sensors that are networked within the IOT to
the needs of tomato production in ways that are economically
fruitful, technologically robust, and sustainable overall.
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