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Sep 2026
Low-damage mechanised harvesting of shallots: from biomechanical interaction mechanisms to bionic and flexible design strategies
With the rapid expansion of the shallot industrial scale, the high costs and low efficiency associated with traditional manual harvesting have emerged as core bottlenecks restricting the sustainable development of the industry. When deployed in shallot fields, existing general-purpose root-crop harvesting equipment enc...
Hong-Lei Zhang, Xiao-Ying He, Zhong Tang
· Frontiers in Plant Science · 0 citations