Evaluation of two methods of manual and mechanized harvesting Echium Amoenum L. and determine the most appropriate method of harvesting

Subject Areas : Journal of Medicinal Herbs, "J. Med Herb" (Formerly known as Journal of Herbal Drugs or J. Herb Drug)

عادل رنجی ¹ , حمید آقا گل زاده ² , محدثه پورعلی اشکلک ³ , محمد مهدی امیری خوریه ⁴

1 - دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، واحد تاکستان، باشگاه پژوهشگران جوان و نخبگان، تاکستان، ایران
2 - مکانیک ماشینهای کشاورزی – مدرس مرکز ترویج و توسعه تکنولوژی هراز (کاپیک)
3 - دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، واحد لاهیجان، باشگاه پژوهشگران جوان و نخبگان، لاهیجان، ایران
4 - دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، واحد تاکستان، باشگاه پژوهشگران جوان و نخبگان، تاکستان، ایران

Received: 2014-07-06 Accepted : 2014-09-12 Published : 2015-11-01

Keywords: style, Traditional, Echium Amoenum L, Impressions, Mechanized Harvesting Costs,

Abstract :

Borage herbs, wild herbs and is one year with significant economic value are highly regarded local market Due to the high economic value of borage any study to improve the quality of harvest and increase product seems necessary, Two Rahim Abad (GILAN) district in the province Eshkourat the highest level of production as the location of choice, and studies of the factors in determining the best way to harvest borage done, Location and climatic characteristics and parameters measured included plant height, height of flower, plant spacing, colors, flowers, field capacity, accuracy and speed in manual and mechanized methods of harvesting and harvesting costs; The results showed that both the mean density of seven plants per square meter, the average plant height and total height of the match between 9/476 mm and 2/15 mm, respectively measurements; Hand-picked farm capacity in approximately 1/0 kg borage varies in time and is expected to field capacity in mechanized harvesting between 3/0 to 4/0 kg per hour borage Influenced by the density of field capacity, operator skill, the roughness of the area and is Cost per kilogram to about 800 thousand riyals borage manual method and automated method are predicted to be between 300 and 400 thousand riyals; The results indicate that the accuracy and speed of harvest mechanization methods than Manual method is higher, according to the results of the study can be stated that mechanized methods, More appropriately than in the style of hand-picked harvest borage and development of mechanized harvesting methods to increase the acreage of crop production.

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