Mechanized Production System for Orchards on Sloping Land in Japan

JARQ : Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly
ISSN 00213551
書誌レコードID(総合目録DB) AA0068709X
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In Japan, most of the farm operations in orchards on sloping land in the past had been carried out manually, since no suitable machincry was available. However presently, the problem of aging farmers and shortage of young successors, especially for citrus orchards on steep hillsides must be solved. Therefore, a mechanized production system (MPS) for orchards on sloping land was developed involving the construction of farm paths and the use of machines behind which the operator walks, such as airblast sprayer, raised bed transporter, and fertilizer spreader. The benefits of MPS were confirmed by comparison with a conventional production system (CPS) in an actual farmer’s orchard at Yoshida town, Ehime prefecture, which is one of the leading citrus-production districts in Japan. The use of this system enabled to reduce the total working hours by 35% as well as improve the working conditions without yield decrease and decline of the quality of fruits.

刊行年月日
作成者 Masahiro MIYAZAKI
オンライン掲載日
国立情報学研究所メタデータ主題語彙集(資源タイプ) Journal Article
34
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開始ページ 239
終了ページ 245
言語 eng

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