Evaluation of Mango Harvesting Methods at Nakhon Pathom

Authors

  • Bundit Jarimopas The National Agricultureal Machinery Center, Kasetsart University Research and Development Institute, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand.
  • Sivaluk Pataweerat Agricultural Engineering Department, Faculty, of Engineering, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen Campus.
  • Somboon Danthonglang The National Agricultureal Machinery Center, Kasetsart University Research and Development Institute, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand.
  • Chanchai kanjanasirisombat The National Agricultureal Machinery Center, Kasetsart University Research and Development Institute, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand.

Keywords:

mango, harvesting method

Abstract

Five means of mango harvesting, a) ratten takraw, b) locally-made 4 wheel harvesting vehicle, c) 3-wheel harvesting vehicle, d) locally-made 4 wheel harvesting vehicle together with 2-m. long ratten takraw, e) 3-wheel harvesting vehicle together with 2-m. long ratten takraw, were employed to harvest mangoes of KeoSavoey variety. For three different height ranges of the mango tree 2 to 4 meters, 4 to 6 meters, and beyond 6 meters, the harvesting vehicle with ratten takraw exhibited the highest harvesting rate of 141 kgs./hr. while the use of ratten takraw could work averagely 76 kgs./hr.

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Published

1993-12-31

How to Cite

Bundit Jarimopas, Sivaluk Pataweerat, Somboon Danthonglang, and Chanchai kanjanasirisombat. 1993. “Evaluation of Mango Harvesting Methods at Nakhon Pathom”. Agriculture and Natural Resources 27 (5). Bangkok, Thailand:94-100. https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/anres/article/view/241746.

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 5 (1993): January-December

Section

Research Article

License

online 2452-316X print 2468-1458/Copyright © 2022. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/),
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