• Frequency response of Valencia oranges to selective harvesting by vibration 

      Castro García, Sergio; Blanco Roldán, Gregorio L.; Ferguson, Louis; Sánchez González, E.J.; Gil Ribes, Jesús
      Citrus mechanical harvesting has been investigated since the 1960’s. Even though mechanical harvesting could significantly lower production costs, the implementation by the private sector has been slow. The current harvesting ...
    • Mechanical canopy and trunk shaking for the harvesting mechanization of table olive orchards 

      Sola Guirado, Rafael Rubén; Castillo-Ruiz, Francisco J.; Blanco Roldán, Gregorio L.; González Sánchez, Emilio Jesús; Castro García, Sergio (Universidad Nacional de Cuyo; Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Centro Coordinador de Ediciones Académicas, 2020)
      Table olive harvesting is highly dependent on manual labour and may jeopardize the crop benefit. The introduction of a mechanical harvest system requires a global evaluation of the whole process. A trunk shaker along with ...
    • Olive Crown Porosity Measurement Based on Radiation Transmittance: An Assessment of Pruning Effect 

      Castillo-Ruiz, Francisco J.; Castro García, Sergio; Blanco Roldán, Gregorio L.; Sola Guirado, Rafael Rubén; Gil Ribes, Jesús (MDPI, 2016)
      Crown porosity influences radiation interception, air movement through the fruit orchard, spray penetration, and harvesting operation in fruit crops. The aim of the present study was to develop an accurate and reliable ...