DEVELOPMENT OF POTATO CROP HARVESTER SUITABLE FOR SMALL HOLDINGS
MAHER FATHY ATTIA MORSY;
Abstract
Potato (Solanum tuberosum) occupies an important place among food crops in many countries of the world, as it is in terms of nutritional value, is the first alternative to cereal crops in solving the food problem.
The quality of potato tubers is closely connected to the physical and chemical characteristics of plant tissues and varies also in other factors such as climate, growing conditions, cultivar and maturity at harvest time and harvesting method.
Harvesting potato crop is a very important part of the potato production and marketing operation. Damage occurs during digging, loading, and transporting operations. The damage resulting of impact on tubers during harvesting operations alone may cause losses in excess of 20%.
During harvest and transport the potato crop, potato tubers are exposed to damage which ranges from internal black spot, shatter bruising and tissue cracking.
Egyptian agriculture is characterized by a large base of very small holders of less than 0.8 hectare, referred to by the World Bank as poor holders, whose holdings represent about 66.35 % of the total number of holdings.
The quality of potato tubers is closely connected to the physical and chemical characteristics of plant tissues and varies also in other factors such as climate, growing conditions, cultivar and maturity at harvest time and harvesting method.
Harvesting potato crop is a very important part of the potato production and marketing operation. Damage occurs during digging, loading, and transporting operations. The damage resulting of impact on tubers during harvesting operations alone may cause losses in excess of 20%.
During harvest and transport the potato crop, potato tubers are exposed to damage which ranges from internal black spot, shatter bruising and tissue cracking.
Egyptian agriculture is characterized by a large base of very small holders of less than 0.8 hectare, referred to by the World Bank as poor holders, whose holdings represent about 66.35 % of the total number of holdings.
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| Title | DEVELOPMENT OF POTATO CROP HARVESTER SUITABLE FOR SMALL HOLDINGS | Other Titles | تطوير آلة لحصاد محصول البطاطس تناسب الحيازات الصغيرة | Authors | MAHER FATHY ATTIA MORSY | Issue Date | 2019 |
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