Portable harvester in the total and selective harvesting of coffee fruits

Authors

  • Cristiano Márcio Alves de Souza Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados
  • Daniel Marçal de Queiroz Universidade Federal de Viçosa
  • Leidy Zulys Leyva Rafull Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados

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

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

Issue

v.41, n.11, nov. 2006

Section

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY