Productivity and operational cost of mechanized weed control in young stands of Acacia mangium in the northern of Costa Rica
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| Format: | artículo original |
| Estat: | Versión publicada |
| Data de publicació: | 2012 |
| Descripció: | Two mechanical weed control operations were assesed in young Acacia mangium stands located in the northern part of Costa Rica. Through a series of time and movement observations the productivity, efficiency and costs of both operations were determined. The two operations presented efficiency values higher than 55%. The productivity of the agricultural tractor was higher (4,98ha/day) than the obtained with trimmers (1,15 ha/day). Total cost per hectare was $13 for the agricultural tractor and $52 for trimmer. |
| Pais: | Portal de Revistas TEC |
| Institution: | Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas TEC |
| Idioma: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/376 |
| Accés en línia: | https://revistas.tec.ac.cr/index.php/kuru/article/view/376 |
| Paraula clau: | Acacia mangium Time study Productivity and costs Mechanical weed control Costa Rica Zona norte Chapea mecanizada Estudio de tiempos y movimientos Productividad y costos |