Interaction Between Agronomic and Mechanical Factors for Fiber Crops Harvesting

Abstract

This paper considers the first steps in some of the production chains of kenaf and fiber sorghum.

Effects of agronomic techniques (such as crop density, sowing and harvesting period, and variety) are evaluated. Their influence on biometric characteristics of the crops is studied on the basis of harvesting and first transformation machines. Effects of the interaction between agronomic techniques and machines are considered with respect to the qualitative and quantitative characteristics of the product obtained.

Key Words:

• Fiber
• phytotechnique
• harvest
• kenaf
• fiber sorghum