Performance evaluation of lateral canopy shakers with catch frame for continuous harvesting of oranges for juice industry
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Keywords: harvester, mechanical harvesting, fruit removal, tree damage, Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck
DOI: 10.25165/j.ijabe.20201303.4998
Citation: Sola-Guirado R R, Castro-Garcia S, Blanco-Roldán G L, Gil-Ribes J A, González-Sánchez E J. Performance evaluation of lateral canopy shakers with catch frame for continuous harvesting of oranges for juice industry. Int J Agric & Biol Eng, 2020; 13(3): 88–93.
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