More than 11 million ha of olives (Olea europaea L.) are currently grown worldwide, 98% of
which are localized in the Mediterranean Basin, with olives being one of the most important …

Fresh fruits are susceptible to bruising, a common type of mechanical damage during
harvest and at all stages of postharvest handling. In quest of developing and adoption of …

Modern almond growing travels on the tracks of super-high density (SHD). Born in 2010, it
has already reached 6700 ha planted all over the world. This new cultivation system needs …

This work presents a characterisation of the fruit and the bruising caused by some common
detachment methods (manual, stick, shaker comb, branch shaker) and interception methods …

New super-high-density (SHD) olive orchards designed for mechanical harvesting using
over-the-row harvesters are becoming increasingly common around the world. Some …

Highlights•Vibration transmission from harvester to hedgerow is close to 60%.•The main
direction of vibration is transverse to the harvester's displacement.•For 62% of the tree …

The need for the olive farm modernization have encouraged the research of more efficient
crop management strategies through cross-breeding programs to release new olive cultivars …

BACKGROUND Mechanical harvesting with over‐the‐row harvesters in super‐high‐density
(SHD) table olive orchards increases the effectiveness of fruit removal, although bruising …

Unlike olive orchards intended for olive oil, the production of table olives in narrow
hedgerows is very recent and the information available about this cropping system is yet …

In the table olive sector, there is no cleaning and fruit sorting by quality in the field of the
harvested olive batches, nor is there an exhaustive recording of traceability. As a result, the …