Portable harvester in the total and selective harvesting of coffee fruits

Authors

  • Cristiano Márcio Alves de Souza Federal University of Grande Dourados image/svg+xml
  • Daniel Marçal de Queiroz Federal University of Viçosa image/svg+xml
  • Leidy Zulys Leyva Rafull Federal University of Grande Dourados image/svg+xml

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab2006.v41.7327

Keywords:

harvesting capacity, agricultural mechanization, energy, ergonomics

Abstract

The objective of this work was to evaluate the performance of a portable coffee harvester to mountain areas. Two procedures were tested: harvesting all fruits in only one operation, and the selective harvesting. Coffee yield, harvesting capacity, index of leaves taken during harvesting process, harvesting efficiency, noise level and fuel consumption were measured. The harvesting system with two portable harvester presented better performance than with only one machine. Selective harvesting was highly influenced by the percentage of ripen fruits and by coffee yield.

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Published

2006-11-01

Issue

v.41, n.11, nov. 2006

Section

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY

How to Cite

de Souza, C. M. A., Queiroz, D. M. de, & Rafull, L. Z. L. (2006). Portable harvester in the total and selective harvesting of coffee fruits. Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira, 41(11), 1637-1642. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab2006.v41.7327

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