Economical feasibility of the harvesting and the processing of Jatropha curcas L. seeds in different stage of maturation
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2012v33n6p2047Keywords:
Jatropha curcas L., Harvester, Costs.Abstract
The aim of this study was to analyze the economical feasibility of the harvesting process and the processing of Jatropha seeds, in order to replace the manual operation by semi-mechanized process. The study was composed of three harvesting systems, in which two machines harvested the two sides of the plant, the two machines operating simultaneously on the same line of culture and harvesting. And also two processing systems of the Jathropa fruits: the mechanical thresh with manual separation and the manual thresh. Considering that the operating costs of the mechanized harvesting was 26,2% lower than the obtained using the manual harvesting and that the cost o threshing and partially mechanized separation was 86,5% lower than the manual threshing and separation, we conclude that it is economically viable the replacement of the manual operation by the semi-mechanized.
Downloads
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Semina: Ciências Agrárias adopts the CC-BY-NC license for its publications, the copyright being held by the author, in cases of republication we recommend that authors indicate first publication in this journal.
This license allows you to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format, remix, transform and develop the material, as long as it is not for commercial purposes. And due credit must be given to the creator.
The opinions expressed by the authors of the articles are their sole responsibility.
The magazine reserves the right to make normative, orthographic and grammatical changes to the originals in order to maintain the cultured standard of the language and the credibility of the vehicle. However, it will respect the writing style of the authors. Changes, corrections or suggestions of a conceptual nature will be sent to the authors when necessary.
