Design, Development and Testing of Feeding Grippers for Vegetable Plug Transplanters
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
Design of Experiment
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Hand | Two-Finger | Needle | |
---|---|---|---|
leek | 100 | 80 | 80 |
fennel | 100 | 100 | 100 |
lettuce | 100 | 100 | 67 |
chicory | 100 | 100 | 80 |
Source | Leek | Fennel | Lettuce | Chicory |
---|---|---|---|---|
p-Value | ||||
Treatment | ns | ns | ns | ns |
Date | *** | *** | *** | *** |
Treatment × Date | ns | ns | ns | ns |
Species | Green Cover Percentage (%) | LSD | ||
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0 DAT | 12 DAT | 35 DAT | ||
leek | 10.2 b | 14.79 b | 23.97 a | 5.97 |
fennel | 20.99 b | 38.08 a | 45.28 a | 7.31 |
lettuce | 14.12 b | 18.22 b | 30.01 a | 4.54 |
chicory | 16.06 b | 19.63 b | 35.9 a | 4.86 |
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Jorg, O.J.; Sportelli, M.; Fontanelli, M.; Frasconi, C.; Raffaelli, M.; Fantoni, G. Design, Development and Testing of Feeding Grippers for Vegetable Plug Transplanters. AgriEngineering 2021, 3, 669-680. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriengineering3030043
Jorg OJ, Sportelli M, Fontanelli M, Frasconi C, Raffaelli M, Fantoni G. Design, Development and Testing of Feeding Grippers for Vegetable Plug Transplanters. AgriEngineering. 2021; 3(3):669-680. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriengineering3030043
Chicago/Turabian StyleJorg, Oliver Jonas, Mino Sportelli, Marco Fontanelli, Christian Frasconi, Michele Raffaelli, and Gualtiero Fantoni. 2021. "Design, Development and Testing of Feeding Grippers for Vegetable Plug Transplanters" AgriEngineering 3, no. 3: 669-680. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriengineering3030043