Types of threshing

Maturation stage of the fruits (0 day after harvest)a

Green

Yellow

Ripe

Dried on the ground

Dried on the plant

Manual

0.138 aA

0.109 bcB

0.126 abB

0.095 cB

0.102 bcA

Mechanical

0.145 bA

0.180 aA

0.169 aA

0.124 bA

0.099 cA

Maturation stage of the fruits (120 days after harvest)a

Green

Yellow

Ripe

Dried on the ground

Dried on the plant

Manual

0.125 aA

0.099 bB

0.113 abA

0.087 bA

0.091 bA

Mechanical

0.132 abA

0.162 aA

0.132 abA

0.102 bA

0.096 cA

Maturation stage of the fruits (240 days after harvest)a

Green

Yellow

Ripe

Dried on the ground

Dried on the plant

Manual

X

0.223 aB

0.227 aB

0.178 bA

0.187 bA

Mechanical

0.284 a

0.310 aA

0.263 aA

0.196 bA

0.188 bA