Evaluation of different mechanical fruit harvesting systems and oil quality in very large size olive trees

In 2006 and 2009, trials were carried out in the Apulia region in Southern Italy to evalu-ate the possibility of mechanizing olive harvesting in groves of old and very large trees. The trees belonged to the cultivars ‘Cellina di Nardò’ and ‘Ogliarola Salentina’. They were 60-100 years old and 7-9 m...

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Published in:	Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research
Main Authors:	Franco Famiani, Daniela Farinelli, Sara Rollo, Salvatore Camposeo, Claudio Di Vaio, Paolo Inglese
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) 2014-11-01
Subjects:	Olea europaea L. mechanical beater pneumatic combs branch shaker harvesting cost
Online Access:	http://revistas.inia.es/index.php/sjar/article/view/5794