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Assessment of the mechanization of row covers for cucurbit crops

Author(s) -

Rachel L. Herzberg,

H. Mark Hanna,

Brian L. Steward,

Kurt A. Rosentrater

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

2017 spokane, washington july 16 - july 19, 2017

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Conference proceedings

DOI - 10.13031/aim.201700686

Subject(s) - software deployment , mechanization , agricultural engineering , row , cover (algebra) , computer science , reduction (mathematics) , agronomy , environmental science , database , engineering , mathematics , operating system , agriculture , biology , mechanical engineering , ecology , geometry

Row covers provide pest protection for cantaloupe and squash, but require labor to set up and remove. A mechanical retrieval system reduced time to remove cover and generally added to labor savings, reducing total time for deployment and retrieval by 5 minutes (nearly a 10% time reduction as compared to manual retrieval). Using conduit hoops in the Proteknet system increased time to insert and erect hoops into the soil. Hoop erection and hoop handling in and out of storage required 12 minutes more time for the Proteknet/conduit system (nearly a 27% time increase), with much of the time attributed to deployment issues.

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