Given the importance of olive growing, especially in Mediterranean countries, it is crucial
that there is a constant process of modernization aimed at both environmental sustainability …

Manual harvesting of fruits is an expensive, time‐consuming, and labor‐intensive operation.
Due to labor shortages in the late 1950s, mechanical harvesters were developed to reduce …

Innovations are increasingly needed by companies to engage in new market
competitiveness. Conscientious consumers are demanding sustainable products and …

The application of vibration in the mechanical harvesting of fruit trees is a determining factor
to achieve fruit detachment. The acceleration required to do so is experimentally determined …

Olive pruning residues are a by-product that can be applied to soil or used for energy
production in a circular economy model. Its benefits depend on the amount of pruning, which …

Water deficit, especially during summer, is currently one of the most important stress factors
that influence olive oil production in olive orchards. A precision irrigation strategy, based on …

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 …

Most crops destined for industrial transformation employ mechanical harvesters that have
been developed satisfactorily by adapting the tree to the machine features. Not all fruit trees …

The tea tree is a type of horticultural crop and agricultural crop, its leaves are used to be an
important ingredient in many beverages. However, the tea-leaf harvest is mainly …

A further increase of biomass share in energy production in the European Union (EU)
causes an interest in new sources of this renewable fuel. Agricultural residues coming from …