Mechanical olive harvesting systems

• Autor(es): Almeida, Arlindo ; Dias, António ; Peça, José ; Pinheiro, Anacleto ; Santos, Luís S.S. dos ; Reynolds, Domingos ; Lopes, João
• Data: 1999
• Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10198/6494
• Origem: Biblioteca Digital do IPB
• Assunto(s): Olives mechanical harvesting; Three collecting systems
• Tipo de Documento: Artigo
• Idioma: Inglês

Descrição

Trunk or bough shakers for the mechanical harvesting of olives can be complemented by collecting equipment now available: the inverted umbrella and the rolling canvas catching frame. The performance of both is compared with the traditional method of collecting olives on a canvas layed manually under the tree, the fruit being detached by shakers. Work rates and costs are compared under field trials in Portugal (Alentejo and Trás-os-Montes regions).