Forests, Volume 15, Issue 3
March 2024 - 178 articles
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Cover Story: This research focused on poplar mechanization systems used in Italy. After significant development, popular cultivation in Italy has declined rapidly since the 1980s. Production could be increased through mechanization because innovative machinery and equipment can reduce the exposure of forest workers to common risk factors, ensure greater and better productivity, increase the efficiency of operations, and reduce costs. In fact, from the research carried out, it appears that the use of a strong mechanization involves a percentage reduction of the average cost per ton of wood chips produced (EUR/t) of 23%, from 33.52 EUR/t to 25.88 EUR/t and a percentage reduction of the average gross cost per hectare of wood chips produced (EUR/ha) of 37%, from an amount of 4518.8 EUR/ha to 2850.8 EUR/ha. View this paper