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Cantaloupes
Author
Michael O'BrienAuthor Affiliations
Michael O'Brien is Specialist, Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis.Publication Information
Hilgardia 18(4):3-4. DOI:10.3733/ca.v018n04p3. April 1964.
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Abstract
The experimental harvester for cantaloupes described in this report has a conveyor belt allowing vines to be lifted as many as six or seven times with tensionremoval of ripe fruit without damage to melons remaining, or plants.
O'Brien M. 1964. Cantaloupes. Hilgardia 18(4):3-4. DOI:10.3733/ca.v018n04p3
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