Time measurements by apple harvest methods

In 1998 the picking performance has been studied for different picking meth ods in apple. Measurements took place at seven fruit farms for two picking methods. The picking with "harvest-cart" is compared with the newer method "Pluk-o-trac". The time-measurement method is adapted for records during th e apple harvest. There is a strong indication for a significant difference between the two harvest methods, at the measured farms. The method Pluk-o-t rac led to a 24% higher picking performance as the "harvest-cart". Due to t he low number of fruit farms in the study, results should be interpreted ca refully.