Tob. Sci., 1972, 16-41, p. 129-133, ISSN.0082-4523
Mechanical harvesting of flue-cured tobacco Part 2: Mechanical leaf alignment
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina USA; Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska USA
In conventional hand harvesting of flue-cured tobacco leaf alignment occurs naturally as the leaves are picked by the petioles and stored under the workman's arm with the petioles forward. In mechanical leaf harvesting alignment does not occur...