Open AccessThe Development of SORREL Systematic Roselle Harvesting System for Efficient Transfer Process
Author(s) -
Edwar Ali,
Khairul Manami Kamarudin,
Rosalam Che Me,
Rabiha Sulaiman,
Hassan Alli
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/697/1/012029
Subject(s) - hibiscus sabdariffa , agricultural engineering , process (computing) , quality (philosophy) , malvaceae , microbiology and biotechnology , agroforestry , business , environmental science , computer science , engineering , agronomy , horticulture , biology , philosophy , epistemology , operating system
Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) belongs to the family of Malvaceae or Hibiscus the Malaysian national flower. In Malaysia, this plant is first introduced in the state of Terengganu as one of the alternatives to replace tobacco plants in sandy soils. Studies conducted on Roselle plantation in Malaysia identified too many repetitive steps in harvesting and deseeding process, as well as separating different grades of Roselle flowers and its logistics. The paper focuses on the improvement of harvesting and deseeding Roselle flowers, aiming to hybridize both processes into one effective process. The reason of developing such combination is to prevent frequent transferring of Roselle flowers to avoid damages, at the same time increasing the quality of harvest. This study also considers embedding few appropriate but simple technologies for systematic harvesting, making sure the Roselle flowers collected are in top quality and in best hygiene by user-friendly, ergonomic and safe to use processes.