Mechanization of dates fruit harvesting

ASAE Annual International Meeting 2004

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 171-178

  Abounajmi, Mohammad ^a,b,c  

^a Mechanics of Agricultural Machinery   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c ASAE ^*  (Iran)

Author keywords

Date Palm; Hand Harvesting; Mechanical date harvesting

Indexed keywords

DATA PALM; HAND HARVESTING; MECHANICAL DATE HARVESTING;

HARVESTING; PERSONNEL;

FRUITS;

FRUITS; HARVESTING; PERSONNEL;

EID: 30044444723     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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