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Article

Analysis and Evaluation of Harvest Quality Effectiveness of Carrot Clamping and Conveying Device

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Nanjing Institute of Agricultural Mechanization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Nanjing 210014, China
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Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Equipment, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Nanjing 210014, China
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Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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Agriculture 2025, 15(3), 275; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15030275
Submission received: 31 December 2024 / Revised: 17 January 2025 / Accepted: 21 January 2025 / Published: 27 January 2025
(This article belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Abstract

China’s carrot planting area and total output rank first in the world, but China’s mechanized carrot harvesting level is relatively backward. There are many problems in the existing machine operation process, among which the problems of a high leakage rate and high damage rate are the main difficulties faced. In order to study this problem, a test platform composed of clamping and pulling devices and conveying devices is designed, and it can complete the experiments of clamping, pulling and conveying carrot plants and collecting carrot stalks at one time. During the test, the clamping speed was divided into four test levels: 0.40 m/s (T1), 0.85 m/s (T2), 1.30 m/s (T3), and control test (CK), and each test level was carried out three times at different forward speeds. Finally, the leakage rate and damage rate were statistically analyzed. The results show that the average damage rate of Xiahong2 is 6.13%, 3.53%, and 9.36% and that of Sanhong is 6.22%, 3.76%, and 9.88% under the clamping and conveying speeds of T1, T2, and T3 in two years. The average carrot missed-pulling rate of two consecutive years corresponding to two carrot varieties, Xiaohong2 and Sanhong, was 3.68% and 4.14%, respectively. The carrot missed-pulling rate of CK in the control group of two carrot varieties, Xiaohong2 and Sanhong, was high and stable at 96.2% to 97.5%. At the same time, T1, T2, and T3 had similar overall trends of high carrot leakage rates for two carrot varieties at different clamping and conveying speeds. This control experiment also proves that the experimental arrangement is scientific and accurate. The average carrot leakage rate of T1, T2, and T3 for Xiahong2 is 3.91%, 3.42%, and 6.22%, and that of T1, T2, and T3 for Sanhong is 4.06%. The research results can provide a theoretical basis and reference for the optimization and improvement of carrot clamping and conveying devices, and this research can provide a reference for how to reduce the harvest loss of carrot combine harvesters in China.
Keywords: carrot; clamping conveyor; damage rate; missed extraction rate carrot; clamping conveyor; damage rate; missed extraction rate

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Wang, B.; Hu, Z.; Wu, F.; Gu, F. Analysis and Evaluation of Harvest Quality Effectiveness of Carrot Clamping and Conveying Device. Agriculture 2025, 15, 275. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15030275

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Wang B, Hu Z, Wu F, Gu F. Analysis and Evaluation of Harvest Quality Effectiveness of Carrot Clamping and Conveying Device. Agriculture. 2025; 15(3):275. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15030275

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Wang, Bokai, Zhichao Hu, Feng Wu, and Fengwei Gu. 2025. "Analysis and Evaluation of Harvest Quality Effectiveness of Carrot Clamping and Conveying Device" Agriculture 15, no. 3: 275. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15030275

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Wang, B., Hu, Z., Wu, F., & Gu, F. (2025). Analysis and Evaluation of Harvest Quality Effectiveness of Carrot Clamping and Conveying Device. Agriculture, 15(3), 275. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15030275

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