African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6863

Full Length Research Paper

Effect of planting axles, sunlight faces and rod vibration frequencies in the mechanized coffee harvesting

Marcelo Tufaile Cassia
  • Marcelo Tufaile Cassia
  • Department of Rural Engineering, Univ Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Campus of Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Rouverson Pereira da Silva
  • Rouverson Pereira da Silva
  • Department of Rural Engineering, Univ Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Campus of Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Felipe Santinato
  • Felipe Santinato
  • Department of Rural Engineering, Univ Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Campus of Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Ariel Muncio Compagnon
  • Ariel Muncio Compagnon
  • Instituto Federal Goiano, Campus Ceres. Rod. 154 Km 03 Zona Rural, 76300-000, Ceres, Goiás, Brazil.
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Alberto Carvalho Filho
  • Alberto Carvalho Filho
  • Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Campus de Rio Paranaíba, Rodovia BR 354, Km 310, 38810-000, Rio Paranaíba, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 25 February 2015
  •  Accepted: 20 November 2015
  •  Published: 04 February 2016

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