Selection assessment of gooseberry varieties for suitability for mechanized harvesting

In the early 70-s of the previous century, due to the intensification of berry farming, great attention was paid to mechanized harvesting the fruits of berry crops. In 1961Christensen was the first to report about the technology of mechanized harvesting of gooseberries. In modern conditions for the purpose of mechanized harvesting, the method of shaking is used. The issues and problems of using mechanized technologies and means of harvesting berry crops in our country have not yet been studied enough. The requirement for mechanized harvesting is high-yielding varieties of gooseberries with simultaneously maturing berries, with skins resistant to mechanical damage. It is important that the fruits are to be easily separated from the pedicels and that removable berries are to be dry. One of the conditions for mechanized harvesting is a strong attachment of leaves to branches, since the yield of berry crops will be reduced in proportion to the loss of leaves during the harvest next year...