1.Mango, Sapota and Lime Harvesters
- To harvest fruits
- Capacity : 50 to 120 kg/hour
- Labour saving: 50%
- Labour need not climb the tree
- Easy to operate
- Fruits are harvested with pedicel which enhances shelf life by 2-3 days
- Cost: Rs 150/-
2.Tractor Drawn Hydraulic Platform for Harvesting and Pruning
- To harvest fruits and to do pruning operation
- Labour saving: 50%
- Labour need not climb the tree
- Damage to the fruits is reduced by 40%
- Capacity: 500 kg/hour for harvesting and one tree per hour for pruning
- Cost: Rs 1,50,000/-
3.Hot Water Treatment Plants
- Controls anthracnose and fruitfly in mangoes
- 200 kg/hr for control of fruitfly
- Uniform Ripening of fruits
- Capacity: 1 tonne/hr for control of anthracnose
- Cost: Rs 75,000/-
Source-
- Indian Institute of Horticulture