The harvesting of delicate fruits (strawberries, raspberries, grapes, plums) and vegetables (tomatoes, mushrooms, lettuce) for the fresh market has not been successfully completed despite a substantial investment in crop breeding and mechanization research. Machines that can harvest such delicate biological tissues, generally inflict too much damage on a product destined for the fresh market but have been successful with product destined for processing. Selective harvesting is another substantial challenge facing researchers in the fruit and vegetable sector in particular.The emphasis on shifts in power sources, especially the shift to tractors, can cause misunderstandings about which operations are the most likely candidates for mechanization in developing countries. This section therefore discusses mechanization in terms of operations and pays only occasional attention to power sources.
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The harvesting of delicate fruits (strawberries, raspberries, grapes, plums) and vegetables (tomatoes, mushrooms, lettuce) for the fresh market has not been successfully completed despite a substantial investment in crop breeding and mechanization research. Machines that can harvest such delicate biological tissues, generally inflict too much damage on a product destined for the fresh market but have been successful with product destined for processing. Selective harvesting is another substantial challenge facing researchers in the fruit and vegetable sector in particular.The emphasis on shifts in power sources, especially the shift to tractors, can cause misunderstandings about which operations are the most likely candidates for mechanization in developing countries. This section therefore discusses mechanization in terms of operations and pays only occasional attention to power sources.
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