Picking Aid for Fresh Market Quality Apples and Pears

Author: Donald L. Peterson

Published: 2005

Summary: The objective is to develop a picking aid for fresh market quality apples and pears, grown on narrow inclined trellises that would maintain hand picked fruit quality, improve picker productivity, and permit in-field sorting so that only premium fruits are placed in the bins.

Keywords:

• Apple
• Pear
• Technology
• Automation
• Dry bin filler
• Picking aid