Cultural Practices: Affect success of U. C. lettuce harvester

Authors

R. E. Garrett
M. Zahara

Authors Affiliations

Roger E. Garrett is Assistant Agricultural Engineer, Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis; Mike Zahara is Assistant Specialist, Department of Vegetable Crops, University of California, Davis.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 19(7):4-5. DOI:10.3733/ca.v019n07p4. July 1965.

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Abstract

Certain conditions resulting from tilling, bed shaping, planting, thinning, and cultivating practices may cause lettuce heads to develop off center—which leads the U. C. mechanical selective lettuce harvester to “believe” that the heads are not ready to harvest, or affects the harvester's ability to cut the heads accurately.