Abstract
Mechanized harvest for processing markets has become commercially accepted for blackberries (Rubus sp.), highbush (Vaccinium corymbosum), lowbush (V. angustifolium) and rabbiteye (V. ashei), blueberries, cranberries (V. macrocarpon), grapes (Vitus labruscana, V. vinifera, V. rotundifolia, V. sp.), raspberries (Rubus ideaus) and to a lesser extent for strawberries (Fragaria × ananassa). Fruit bruising during harvest and sorting often contributes to reduced “eye appeal” and keeping quality for fresh sales. Highbush and rabbiteye blueberries are successfully machine harvested for fresh markets, however, high temperature and rain will often make product quality unacceptable. Highbush blueberries grown in cool climates and rabbiteye blueberries with greater inherent resistance to bruising have most consistently given acceptable quality. Cultivar improvement and equipment that causes less bruising during harvest and sorting will be required for increased mechanization for fresh markets. Mechanical pruning of blackberries, blueberries, grapes and raspberries can reduce costs by up to 80%. The audience will be involved in discussion of advancements in mechanization techniques.
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Claims 17
Claim · model-written summary
Mechanized harvest for processing has become commercially accepted for blackberries.
RubusOrganisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Mechanized harvest for processing markets has become commercially accepted for blackberries (Rubus sp.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Mechanized harvest for processing has become commercially accepted for blueberries.
Verbatim
e0“highbush (Vaccinium corymbosum), lowbush (V. angustifolium) and rabbiteye (V. ashei), blueberries”
e1“Mechanized harvest for processing markets has become commercially accepted”
Claim · model-written summary
Mechanized harvest for processing has become commercially accepted for cranberries.
Verbatim
e0“Mechanized harvest for processing markets has become commercially accepted for blackberries (Rubus sp.), highbush (Vaccinium corymbosum), lowbush (V. angustifolium) and rabbiteye (V. ashei), blueberries, cranberries (V. macrocarpon)”
Claim · model-written summary
Mechanized harvest for processing has become commercially accepted for grapes.
Verbatim
e0“Mechanized harvest for processing markets has become commercially accepted for blackberries (Rubus sp.), highbush (Vaccinium corymbosum), lowbush (V. angustifolium) and rabbiteye (V. ashei), blueberries, cranberries (V. macrocarpon), grapes (Vitus labruscana, V. vinifera, V. rotundifolia, V. sp.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Mechanized harvest for processing has become commercially accepted for raspberries.
Verbatim
e0“Mechanized harvest for processing markets has become commercially accepted for blackberries (Rubus sp.), highbush (Vaccinium corymbosum), lowbush (V. angustifolium) and rabbiteye (V. ashei), blueberries, cranberries (V. macrocarpon), grapes (Vitus labruscana, V. vinifera, V. rotundifolia, V. sp.), raspberries (Rubus ideaus)”
Claim · model-written summary
Mechanized harvest for processing is commercially accepted to a lesser extent for strawberries.
- Taxon
- strawberries
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Fragaria ×ananassae0 - Treatment
- Mechanized harveste1
- Outcome
- commercially acceptede1
- Qualifier
- to a lesser extente0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“to a lesser extent for strawberries (Fragaria × ananassa)”
e1“Mechanized harvest for processing markets has become commercially accepted”
Claim · model-written summary
Bruising during harvest and sorting reduces eye appeal and keeping quality of small fruit for fresh sale.
Verbatim
t0“SMALL FRUIT CROPS”
e0“Fruit bruising during harvest and sorting often contributes to reduced “eye appeal” and keeping quality for fresh sales”
Claim · model-written summary
Highbush blueberries are successfully machine harvested for fresh markets.
Verbatim
e0“Highbush and rabbiteye blueberries are successfully machine harvested for fresh markets”
Claim · model-written summary
Rabbiteye blueberries are successfully machine harvested for fresh markets.
Verbatim
e0“Highbush and rabbiteye blueberries are successfully machine harvested for fresh markets”
Claim · model-written summary
High temperature and rain often make machine harvested blueberry quality unacceptable.
Verbatim
e0“Highbush and rabbiteye blueberries are successfully machine harvested for fresh markets, however, high temperature and rain will often make product quality unacceptable”
Claim · model-written summary
Highbush blueberries in cool climates most consistently give acceptable quality.
- Taxon
- Highbush blueberries
Vaccinium corymbosume0 - Outcome
- acceptable qualitye0
- Setting
- cool climatese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Highbush blueberries grown in cool climates and rabbiteye blueberries with greater inherent resistance to bruising have most consistently given acceptable quality”
Claim · model-written summary
Rabbiteye blueberries with greater bruising resistance most consistently give acceptable quality.
Verbatim
e0“Highbush blueberries grown in cool climates and rabbiteye blueberries with greater inherent resistance to bruising have most consistently given acceptable quality”
Claim · model-written summary
Mechanical pruning can reduce blackberries production costs by up to 80%.
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Mechanical pruning of blackberries, blueberries, grapes and raspberries can reduce costs by up to 80%”
Claim · model-written summary
Mechanical pruning can reduce blueberry production costs by up to 80%.
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Mechanical pruning of blackberries, blueberries, grapes and raspberries can reduce costs by up to 80%”
Claim · model-written summary
Mechanical pruning can reduce grape production costs by up to 80%.
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Mechanical pruning of blackberries, blueberries, grapes and raspberries can reduce costs by up to 80%”
Claim · model-written summary
Mechanical pruning can reduce raspberry production costs by up to 80%.
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Mechanical pruning of blackberries, blueberries, grapes and raspberries can reduce costs by up to 80%”
Claim · model-written summary
Cultivar improvement and equipment that causes less bruising are needed to expand mechanization for fresh markets.
Verbatim
t0“SMALL FRUIT CROPS”
e0“Cultivar improvement and equipment that causes less bruising during harvest and sorting will be required for increased mechanization for fresh markets”
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