Olive was introduced into cultivation more than 3000 years ago, but only during the last two
decades has cultivation shifted from low density to dense hedgerow orchards. This …

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 …

The mechanization of farming operation plays an important role in improving the profitability
of the agricultural sector by increasing work productivity and reducing production costs …

Olive fruit and its oil are in great demand due to its nutritional value, which can be influenced
by the pre-and post-harvest factors. The preand post-harvest factors are discussed in this …

Hand‐harvested traditional plantations with 70–100 trees ha− 1 are being replaced by high‐
density mechanically harvested orchards. Diverse typologies of high‐density orchards are …

In Asia, decreasing farmer and labor populations due to various factors is a serious problem
that leads to increases in labor costs, higher harvesting input energy consumption and less …

Highlights•Traditional olive trees are harvested using available fruit detachment
technologies.•Fruit harvest efficiency and debris production vary with applied vibration …

This research was performed in order to assess the optimal harvesting time of four olive
cultivars for continuous harvest, by following the seasonal changes of the most reliable …

A 3D model of a middle-size olive tree has been analyzed considering various shaking
conditions by using an attached trunk shaker to improve the harvesting rate as regards the …

This study shows a heuristic process for identification of natural frequencies and modes of
vibration of the fruit-peduncle system of Coffea arabica L. var. Colombia by means of a …