03166 a2200517 4500 1032092920 20250317100416.0 250312042021xx 10 eng 9781032092928 Taylor & Francis GBP 22.99 BB 01 eng TVB thema TVD thema TVS thema KNA thema PST thema TCBS thema TBM thema TDCT thema MBNH3 thema MQW thema THR thema TVB bic TVD bic TVS bic KNAC bic PST bic TCBS bic TBM bic TDCT bic MBNH3 bic MQW bic THR bic MED060000 bisac SCI086000 bisac TEC003000 bisac TEC064000 bisac 635.642 bisac Denise Wilson Sensing the Perfect Tomato An Internet of Sensing Approach 1 CRC Press 20210630 184 p 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. 2857 2857