James Schupp, Ph.D.
- Professor of Pomology
- Email jrs42@psu.edu
- Office 717-778-4588
Areas of Expertise
- Tree fruit production
- Orchard management systems
- Crop load management of tree fruit
- Fruit tree pruning and training
Education
- PhD., Ohio State University, 1988
- M.S., Ohio State University, 1985
- B.S., Bowling Green State University, 1978
Publications
Bloom and Postbloom Thinner Effects and Interactions on 'Gala' Fruit Growth Rate, Return Bloom, and Yield Responses at Three Locations
Hortscience: A Publication of the American Society for Hortcultural Science, Larson, James E., Greene, Duane W., Schupp, James R., Clavet, Christopher D., Kon, Thomas M., 2023
'Bell' Pear
Hortscience: A Publication of the American Society for Hortcultural Science, Bell, Richard L., Schupp, James R., Dardick, Chris, Demuth, Mark, Gottschalk, Christopher, 2023
Converting Tall Spindle Apple Trees to Narrow Walls with Summer and Dormant Hedging Plus Root Pruning
Hortscience: A Publication of the American Society for Hortcultural Science, Campbell, Thiago, Schupp, James R., Marini, Richard P., 2023
Green fruit segmentation and orientation estimation for robotic green fruit thinning of apples
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, Hussain, Magni, He, Long, Schupp, James Rawlinson, Lyons, David, Heinemann, Paul, 2023
AN ADVANCED ROBOTIC SYSTEM FOR PRECISION CHEMICAL THINNING OF APPLE BLOSSOMS
Journal of the ASABE, Mu, Xinyang, Hussain, Magni, He, Long, Heinemann, Paul, Schupp, James, Karkee, Manoj, Zhu, Minghui, 2023
Mask R-CNN based apple flower detection and king flower identification for precision pollination
Smart Agricultural Technology, Mu, Xinyang, He, Long, Heinemann, Paul, Schupp, James, Karkee, Manoj, 2022
Establishment performance of the 2017 NC-140 vigor-limiting peach rootstock trial across ten sites in North America
Acta Horticulturae, Minas, I. S., Reighard, G. L., Black, B., Cline, J. A., Chavez, D. J., Coneva, E., Lang, G. A., Parker, M., Robinson, T. L., Schupp, J., Francescato, P., Lordan, J., Beckman, T., Shane, W. W., Pieper, J. R., Sterle, D. G., Bakker, C., Clark, B., Ouellette, D., Swain, A., Winzeler, H. E., 2022
Cold Injury to Apple Flower Buds: How and When to Assess the Severity
Fruit Times, Schupp, James, 2022
Using Logistic Regression to Predict the Probability That Individual ‘Honeycrisp’ Apples Will Develop Bitter Pit
Hortscience: A Publication of the American Society for Hortcultural Science, Marini, Richard P., Lavely, Emily, Baugher, Tara Auxt, Crassweller, Robert, Schupp, James R., 2022
Targeted blossom/ green fruit thinning with variable rate sprayer
Pennsylvania Fruit News, He, L, Schupp, James, Choi, D, Heinemann, Paul, 2022
Effect of Mechanical Dormant and Summer Hedging on Growth, Fruit Quality and Return Bloom of Apple Trees in High-Density Plantings
Pennsylvania Fruit News, Schupp, James, Schupp, Melanie, 2022
Effect of Rootstock on Performance of Cresthaven Peach Trees.
Pennsylvania Fruit News 102:24-25, Schupp, James, Schupp, Melanie, 2022
An Apple Tree Branch Pruning Analysis
HortTechnology, Zahid, Azlan, Mahmud, Md S, He, Long, Schupp, James, Choi, Daeun, Heinemann, Paul, 2022
Blossom Thinning Pennsylvania Apples Using the Pollen Tube Growth Model
Pennsylvania Fruit News, Schupp, J, Schupp, M., 2022
Use of Extenday Reflective Groundcover on Mid-Atlantic Apple Cultivars: Impact on Red Blush and Canopy Light Distribution
Pennsylvania Fruit News, Farcuh, M, Schupp, James, Weber, Daniel, 2022
Green Fruit Removal Dynamics for Development of Robotic Green Fruit Thinning End-Effector
Journal of the ASABE, Hussain, Magni, He, Long, Schupp, James, Heinemann, Paul, Heinemann, Paul, Schupp, James, 2022
Technological advancements towards developing a robotic pruner for apple trees: A review
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, Zahid, Azlan, Mahmud, Md Sultan, He, Long, Heinemann, Paul, Choi, Daeun, Schupp, James, 2021
Amid-Thin W® is now labelled for thinning apples at full bloom., Schupp, James, 2021
Investigation of branch accessibility with a robotic pruner for pruning apple trees
Transactions of the ASABE, Zahid, Azlan, He, Long, Choi, Daeun, Schupp, James, Heinemann, Paul, 2021
In-field apple size and location tracking using machine vision to assist fruit thinning and harvest decision-making, Mirbod, Omeed, Choi, Daeun, He, L, Heinemann, Paul, He, Long, Heinemann, P, Marini, R, Schupp, James, 2021
Technological Advancements Towards Developing a Robotic Pruner for Apple Trees: A Review. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture COMPAG-D-21-00252R1, Zahid, Azlan, Mahmud, Md Sultan, He, L, Heinemann, P, Choi, D, Schupp, James, 2021
Branch and fruit accessibility for mechanical operations with various tree canopies (Final report), He, L, Schupp, James, Choi, D, Weber, D, 2021
Development of a High-Density, Highly Mechanized, Pedestrian Peach System, Schupp, James, Lara, Catherine, Schupp, Melanie, Miller, K, 2021
Effect of a Pneumatic Defoliator on Apple Fruit Color Development, Schupp, James, Schupp, Melanie, Lara, Catherine, 2021
Verification and modification of a model to predict bitter pit for 'Honeycrisp' apples
Hortscience: A Publication of the American Society for Hortcultural Science, Marini, Richard P., Baugher, Tara Auxt, Muehlbauer, Megan, Sherif, Sherif, Crassweller, Robert, Schupp, James R., 2020
Development of an integrated 3R end-effector with a cartesian manipulator for pruning apple trees
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, Zahid, Azlan, Mahmud, Md, He, Long, Choi, Daeun, Schupp, James, Heinemann, Paul, Heinemann, Paul, Schupp, James, 2020
Screening thermal shock as an apple blossom thinning method. I. stigmatic receptivity, pollen tube growth, and leaf injury in response to temperature and timing of thermal shock
Hortscience: A Publication of the American Society for Hortcultural Science, Kon, Thomas M., Schupp, Melanie A., Winzeler, Hans E., Schupp, James R., 2020
Screening thermal shock as an apple blossom thinning method. II. pollen tube growth and spur leaf injury in response to temperature and duration of thermal shock
Hortscience: A Publication of the American Society for Hortcultural Science, Kon, Thomas M., Schupp, Melanie A., Winzeler, Hans E., Schupp, James R., 2020
Development of a robotic end-effector for apple tree pruning
Transactions of the ASABE, Zahid, Azlan, He, L., Zeng, Lihua, Choi, D., Schupp, J., Heinemann, P., 2020
Thermal properties of ‘Gala’ apples during growing season for predicting harvest time
Transactions of the ASABE, Caliskan-Aydogan, Oznur, Puri, V, Yi, H., Schupp, J. R., Yi, Hojae, Schupp, J, Heinemann, P. H., Choi, Daeun, Heinemann, P, Puri, V. M., 2020
A sensor-based irrigation test system for apple orchards (Final report)
PA Fruit News 100(1):24-26, He, L., Choi, D., Schupp, J, Baugher, T., 2020
Branch and fruit acessibility for mechanical operations with various tree canopies (Year 1 report)
PA Fruit News 100(1):22-24, He, L., Schupp, J, Choi, D., Weber, D., 2020
Development of a High Density, Highly Mechanized, Pedestrian Peach System.
PA Fruit News 100(1):43-44, Schupp, J>, Winzeler, H., Schupp, M., 2020
Effect of Rootstock and In-row Tree Spacing on Performance of Coralstar Peach Trees.
PA Fruit News 100(1):49-50, Schupp, J., Winzeler, H., Schupp, M., 2020
Evaluation of effective canopy depths of apple trees for optimal machine sensing performance - Year 2/2
PA Fruit News 100(1):39-41, Choi, D., Schupp, J, Baugher, T, He, L., 2020
High density pear tours.
PA Fruit News 100 (2):28, Seifrit, D., Weber, D., Schupp, J., 2020
Improving orchard performance with terrain analysis using drone technology and Geographical Information Systems.
PA Fruit News 199(1):45-46, Schupp, J., He, L., Winzeler, H., Schupp, M., Clowney, M., 2020
Collision free path planning of a robotic manipulator for pruning apple trees, Zahid, Azlan, He, Long, Choi, Daeun Dana, Schupp, James, Heinemann, Paul, 2020
Sampling apple trees to accurately estimate mean fruit weight and fruit size distribution
Hortscience: A Publication of the American Society for Hortcultural Science, Marini, Richard P., Schupp, James R., Baugher, Tara Auxt, Crassweller, Robert, 2019
Stub length and stub angle did not influence renewal shoot number or branch angle of tall spindle ‘gala’/malling 9 apple trees
HortTechnology, Schupp, James R., Winzeler, H. Edwin, Schupp, Melanie A., 2019
Estimating apple fruit size distribution from early-season fruit diameter measurements
Hortscience: A Publication of the American Society for Hortcultural Science, Marini, Richard P., Schupp, James R., Baugher, Tara Auxt, Crassweller, Robert, 2019
A sensor-based irrigation test system for apple orchards
PA Fruit News 99 (1):43-45, He, Long, Choi, Dana, Schupp, James, Baugher, Tara, 2019
Development of a high density, highly mechanized pedestrian peach system
PA Fruit News 99 (1):24-25, Schupp, James, Winzeler, Hans, Schupp, Melanie, 2019
Evaluation of Effective canopy depths of apple trees for optimal machine sensing performance
PA Fruit News 99 (1):52-54, Choi, Dana, Schupp, James, Baugher, Tara, He, Long, 2019
Relationships between fruit weight and diameter at 60 days after bloom and at harvest for three apple cultivars
Hortscience: A Publication of the American Society for Hortcultural Science, Marini, Richard P., Schupp, James R., Baugher, Tara Auxt, Crassweller, Robert, 2019
Tree trunk position estimation for accurate fruit counts in apple yield mapping, Jarvinen, Thomas, Choi, Daeun, Heinemann, Paul, Schupp, James, Baugher, T, 2019
Research and Applications of Artificial Spur Extinction in Pennsylvania Orchards
PA Fruit News 99 (1):22-23, Wiepz, Rebecca, Schupp, James, Schupp, Melanie, Winzeler, Hans, 2019
Apple crop load management with special focus on early thinning strategies: A US perspective, Kon, Thomas M., Schupp, James R., 2018
Fruit Disorders - Harvest practices to prevent storage disorders in Honeycrisp
Fruit Times, Marini, R, Schupp, J, Crassweller, R, Baugher, T, Walsh, C, 2018
Comparison of chemical blossom thinners using ‘golden delicious’ and ‘gala’ pollen tube growth models as timing aids
Hortscience: A Publication of the American Society for Hortcultural Science, Kon, Thomas M., Schupp, James R., Yoder, Keith S., Combs, Leon D., Schupp, Melanie A., 2018
Effects of rootstock and tree spacing n Mineral Nutrition and Productivity of peach trees in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Fruit News, Schupp, J, Winzeler, E, Schupp, M, 2018
Rootstock performance in the 2009 NC-140 peach trial across 11 states
Acta Horticulturae, Reighard, G. L., Bridges, W., Archbold, D., Atucha, A., Autio, W., Beckman, T., Black, B., Chavez, D., Coneva, E., Day, K., Kushad, M., Johnson, R. S., Lindstrom, T., Lordan, J., Minas, I., Ouellette, D., Parker, M. L., Pokharel, R., Robinson, T. L., Schupp, J., Warmund, M., Wolfe, D., 2018
After top-working: Managing the new grafts
Penn State Fruit Times, Schupp, J, 2018
Gala apple scarf skin 2018 Grower Trials
Penn State Fruit Times, Schupp, J, Winzeler, E, Schupp, M, Baugher, T, Weber, D, Seifrit, D, 2018
Is it okay to concentrate chemical thinners?
Penn State Fruit Times, Schupp, J, 2018
Scarf skin and russet, two apple skin disorders: Description, causes, and management
Penn State Fruit Times, Schupp, J, 2018
Thinning after hail
Penn State Fruit Times, Schupp, J, Crassweller, R, Marini, R, Baugher, T, 2018
Sensing and automation in pruning of apple trees: A review
Agronomy, He, Long, Schupp, James, 2018
Prediction of bitter pit in ‘Honeycrisp’ apples and best management implications
Hortscience: A Publication of the American Society for Hortcultural Science, Baugher, Tara Auxt, Marini, Richard, Schupp, James R., Watkins, Christopher B., 2017
A method for quantifying whole-tree pruning severity in mature tall spindle apple plantings
Hortscience: A Publication of the American Society for Hortcultural Science, Schupp, James R., Winzeler, H. Edwin, Kon, Thomas M., Marini, Richard P., Baugher, Tara A., Kime, Lynn F., Schupp, Melanie A., 2017
The development of mechanical apple harvesting technology: A review
Transactions of the ASABE, Zhang, Zhao, Heinemann, Paul, Liu, Jude, Schupp, James, Baugher, Tara, 2016
Design and field test of a low-cost apple harvest-assist unit
Transactions of the ASABE, Zhang, Z., Heinemann, P. H., Liu, J., Schupp, J. R., Baugher, T. A., 2016
NC-140 peach rootstock testing in thirteen U.S. states, Reighard, G., Bridges, W., Archbold, D., Wolfe, D., Atucha, A., Pokharel, R., Autio, W., Beckman, T., Black, B., Lindstrom, T., Coneva, E., Day, K., Johnson, R. S., Kushad, M., Parker, M., Robinson, T., Schupp, J., Warmund, M., 2015
Development of a selective automated blossom thinning system for peaches
Transactions of the ASABE, Lyons, D. J., Heinemann, P. H., Schupp, J. R., Baugher, T. A., Liu, J., 2015
Mechanical blossom thinning of 'GoldRush' / M.9 apple trees with two string types and two timings
J. Amer. Pomological Soc., Schupp, J., Kon, T., 2014
2014-2015 Pennsylvania Tree Fruit Production Guide, Crassweller, R., Schupp, J., Krawczyk, G., Biddinger, D., Frazier, M., Peter, K., 2014
Crop load and fruit nutrient studies in commercial Honeycrisp orchards to determine best practices for minimizing bitter pit
Pennsylvania Fruit News, Baugher, Tara, Schupp, James, Baugher, Tara, Lara, C., Marini, Richard, Watkins, C., Basedow, Michael, Jarvinen, Tom, 2014
Impact of summer disease management on store rot of apple
Pennsylvania Fruit News, Peter, Kari, Halbrendt, Noemi, Schupp, James, 2014
Rootstock research update
Pennsylvania Fruit News, Crassweller, Robert, Smith, D, Schupp, James, Winzeler, Hans, Schupp, Melanie, 2014
Design, fabrication, and testing of a low-cost apple harvest-assist device, Zhang, Zhao, Heinemann, Paul, Liu, Jude, Schupp, James, Baugher, Tara, 2014
NC-140 Peach Rootstock Testing in 13 U.S. States
Acta Hort., Reighard, G., Bridges, W., Archbold, D., Atucha, A., Autio, W., Schupp, J., 2014
Labor efficient apple and peach systems for profitability
Pennsylvania Fruit News, Schupp, James, Kon, T, Winzeler, H, Schupp, M, Heinemann, P, Liu, J, Zhang, Z, Baugher, T, Lara, C, 2014