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The economics of mechanical harvesting of tomatoes in the Salinas Valley, California

Creator:

Duarte, Arthur Culver

Abstract:

A study was made to determine and examine the economics of the mechanical harvest of tomatoes in the Salinas Valley of California. To achieve this objective, it was necessary to detail the related cultural requirements of the machine harvested crop to the extent they budget technique, two economic models; one...

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Masters Thesis
Computer simulation of transient refrigeration load in a cold storage for apples and pears

Creator:

Adre, Norberto

Abstract:

Increased consumer demand for fresh fruit throughout the year has created a need for long term storage. Long term storage of fruit uses more energy than fresh market products, thus increasing production cost. Pacific Northwest energy costs and more competition for markets has made energy conservation an important factor to...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

. Associate Professor M. L. Hellickson Increased consumer demand for fresh fruit throughout the year has