The fruit detachment force/fruit weight ratio can be used to predict the harvesting yield and the efficiency of trunk shakers on mechanically harvested olives

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 965, Issue , 2012, Pages 61-64

  Farinelli, D ^a   Tombesi, S ^a   Famiani, F ^a   Tombesi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Canopy density; Growth habit; Olea europaea L.; Vibrating head

Indexed keywords

OLEA EUROPAEA; OLEACEAE;

EID: 84872074760     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2012.965.5     Document Type: Article

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