Technology Drives Vegetable Industry

摘要

A robot for vegetable planting is able to examine growing conditions,detect disease of the vegetables and pick up the ripe ones through identifying the color;a tomato tree is able to produce up to 3,000kgs of tomatoes;sweet potatoes are growing in the air;fish and vegetables are living together harmoniously... Viewing these,you may doubt that you were in a fancy world.Actually,you are here at the 12th China(Shouguang) International Vegetable Sci-tech Fair. Technology shines out brightly The fair,which is themed around 'green agriculture,science and future', lasted for one month since April 20 in Shouguang City,China's largest vegetable production base which is known as 'Vegetable Town of China' in eastern Shandong Province. It was designed to display advanced agricultural technologies and vegetable culture development.Various planting technologies and techniques made their debut at the fair,indicating a new trend in vegetable cultivation. The aforementioned robot may be the most dazzling star at the fair.The intelligent robot,self-developed by the organizing committee and several Shouguangbased institutions,is responsible for management of vegetable in the Pavilion of Future where it works.