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MACHINERY FOR HARVESTING FRUITS

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Mango harvester Lime harvester Sapota harvester
   
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Tractor operated hydraulic platform for harvesting, pruning and spraying operations in orchards

 

The harvesting of fruits is done manually and is very labour intensive. The manual harvesting is time consuming and tedious , the harvesters will increase the efficiency of the labour and reduce the harvesting time. India is the largest producer of mango and about 23 lakh hectare of land is under cultivation of mango.  The mango harvester for mango and tractor operated hydraulic platform have been developed for harvesting mangoes from tall trees.  The mango harvester harvests mango with 1-2 cm long pedicle, it needs less force to harvest the fruit and shelf life of the fruit is increased by 3-4 days. About 100 kg of mango fruits can be harvested in one hour. The tractor operated hydraulic platform is having a variable height of upto 6 m. The fruits can be easily harvested from a height of 9-10 m. The platform can also be used for pruning and spraying of the orchards.

 

Citrus is cultivated in almost 8.5 lakh hectare of land and lime harvester has been developed for harvesting limes. It is easy to push the lime harvester in dense canopy of the plant. The fruit is held in the hook, harvested and collected in the box while pulling the harvester.  About 15-20 kg of lime fruits can be harvested in one hour.

 

Guava is cultivated in 2.1 lakh hectares of land and sapota is cultivated in 1.6 lakh hectare of land in India. The sapota harvester has been been developed and it is also suitable for harvesting guava. The fruits of required size only get harvested while the immature fruits are left on the tree. About 100 kg of fruits can be harvested in one hour.