Trends in olive fruit handling previous to its industrial transformation
Until the 1940s, when production economics and labor shortages became pressing, olives around the world were hand harvested. Despite 60 years of research, mechanical. There are two major reasons for this. First, trees over 20 years old are too tall and poorly structured for mechanical harvesting. Se...
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Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
2006-03-01
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| Series: | Grasas y Aceites |
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| Online Access: | http://grasasyaceites.revistas.csic.es/index.php/grasasyaceites/article/view/17 |