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<p>The subject of this study was to evaluate the visible crop losses during the mechanized harvesting of grapes, assess the impacts of changes in the machine parameters and thus to look for the possibility of reducing losses when utilizing this method of harvesting. A comparison with the amount of losses arising from the manual harvesting was also monitored. The research results indicated the average amount of total losses of 1.10–5.62% of harvested crop when utilizing mechanized harvesting. The monitoring revealed the losses occurring in the area of columns in the supporting structure. These ranged from 0.2% to 0.53% of harvested crop. Losses during manual harvesting were found at an average of 1.09% or 1.78%. This research explored how losses due to mechanized grape harvesting can be reduced.</p>
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The subject of this study was to evaluate the visible crop losses during the mechanized harvesting of grapes, assess the impacts of changes in the machine parameters and thus to look for the possibility of reducing losses when utilizing this method of harvesting. A comparison with the amount of losses arising from the manual harvesting was also monitored. The research results indicated the average amount of total losses of 1.10–5.62% of harvested crop when utilizing mechanized harvesting. The monitoring revealed the losses occurring in the area of columns in the supporting structure. These ranged from 0.2% to 0.53% of harvested crop. Losses during manual harvesting were found at an average of 1.09% or 1.78%. This research explored how losses due to mechanized grape harvesting can be reduced.

Evaluation and Impacts of Grape Harvester Parameters on Harvest Losses

Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Faculty of Engineering

Acta Technologica Agriculturae

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The subject of this study was to evaluate the visible crop losses during the mechanized harvesting of grapes, assess the impacts of changes in the machine...

Evaluation and Impacts of Grape Harvester Parameters on Harvest Losses

Published Online: Nov 01, 2022

Page range: 183 - 189

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ata-2022-0027

Keywords
viticulture, mechanized grape harvesting, harvesting losses, manual harvesting

© 2022 Martin Dočkalik et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Evaluation and Impacts of Grape Harvester Parameters on Harvest Losses

Published Online: Nov 01, 2022

Page range: 183 - 189

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ata-2022-0027

Keywordsviticulture, mechanized grape harvesting, harvesting losses, manual harvesting

© 2022 Martin Dočkalik et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
viticulture, mechanized grape harvesting, harvesting losses, manual harvesting