The economic analysis of semi-mechanised harvesting of lemon balm

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="http://acta.mendelu.cz/media/pdf/actaun_2016064010291.pdf" target="_blank" >http://acta.mendelu.cz/media/pdf/actaun_2016064010291.pdf</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.11118/actaun201664010291" target="_blank" >10.11118/actaun201664010291</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The economic analysis of semi-mechanised harvesting of lemon balm

Original language description

In recent years area for cultivation of Melissa officinalis is ranged around 40 ha. Low production could be also caused by less intensive use of machinery. Aerial parts could be fully harvested by mechanisation, but in case of small growers using of special machinery is not economic. The majority of growers harvest manually and this type of harvest represents up to 80% of the costs associated with the cultivation. The less expensive alternative of harvest by a hedge trimmer is evaluated in this article. The goal is to compare two ways of harvest (manual harvest and hedge trimmer harvest) of lemon balm aerial parts in production practise. According to results of experiments were calculated and determined boundaries of effective use of hedge trimmer in production of lemon balm in comparision to manual harvest and fully mechanised harvest. Obtained data shown an increase of harvest performance in case of hedge trimmer (0.0425-0.0525 ha.hrMINUS SIGN 1) compared to manual harvest (0.0185-0.0216 ha.hr-1). According to calculations, we can say that effective use of hedge trimmer (including purchase price) is from 0.37 ha at planting surface and 0.48 ha at planting rows. Results could also be used for other MAP crops with similar harvest technology as for lemon balm (for example Mentha spp., Origanum spp., Achillea spp.).

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

GB - Agricultural machines and construction

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis

ISSN

1211-8516

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

64

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

6

Pages from-to

291-296

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-84960101373