Apple harvest aid for inclined trellised canopies

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 529-534

  Peterson, D L ^a,b   Miller, S S ^b   Wolford, S D ^b  

^a ASAE ^*  (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apple; Harvest; Harvest aid; Mechanization

Indexed keywords

APPLE HARVEST AID; DESIGN CONCEPT; INCLINED TRELLISED CANOPIES;

FRUITS; HARVESTING; MACHINE DESIGN; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

HARVESTERS;

MALUS X DOMESTICA; MILETINAE;

EID: 0031147940     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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