Ortiz Sánchez, María Coral; Torregrosa, A.(American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 2013)
[EN] Mechanical citrus harvesting systems in Spain can solve the problem of the high costs of manual harvesting.
Previous results, without the use of abscission agents, have shown the effectiveness of trunk and limb shakers ...
Torregrosa Mira, Antonio; Ortiz Sánchez, María Coral; Martin, B.; Moreno, R.; Molto, E.; Chueca, P.(International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS), 2012)
Harvesting is one of the more expensive tasks in a Spanish citrus crop because it is done manually. Spanish researchers are investigating the possibilities of mechanical harvesting of citrus cultivated under Spanish ...
Moreno, R.; Chueca, P.; Garcera, C.; Intrigliolo Molina, Diego Sebastiano; Molto, E.; Torregrosa Mira, Antonio(International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS), 2012)
Spain accounts for more than 55% of the European citrus production and is predominantly oriented towards fresh market. Harvesting accounts for more than 50% of production costs and methods of mass harvesting are under ...