Mechanical olive harvesting systems

• Author(s): Almeida, Arlindo ; Dias, António ; Peça, José ; Pinheiro, Anacleto ; Santos, Luís S.S. dos ; Reynolds, Domingos ; Lopes, João
• Date: 1999
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10198/6494
• Origin: Biblioteca Digital do IPB
• Subject(s): Olives mechanical harvesting; Three collecting systems
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

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).