Current status and future trends in mechanized harvesting systems for wolfberry (Lycium barbarum L.).

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Title: Current status and future trends in mechanized harvesting systems for wolfberry (Lycium barbarum L.).
Alternate Title: Situação atual e perspectivas futuras em sistemas mecanizados de colheita de Wolfberry (Lycium barbarum L.).
Authors: Deng, Bo1, Wang, Xiaoyan1, Zhang, Xuemin1, Xu, Jing2, Tu, Yuhang1
Source: Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental - Agriambi. 2026, Vol. 30 Issue 3, p1-11. 11p.
Subjects: Harvesting machinery, Farm mechanization, Harvesting equipment, Berries, Fruit, Computer vision
Geographic Terms: China
Abstract (English): Wolfberry originates from China and is mainly distributed across temperate and subtropical regions. Currently, wolfberry is predominantly harvested manually, which presents significant challenges, such as high labor intensity, low picking efficiency, and high cost. With the advancement of agricultural automation, mechanized wolfberry harvesting has become an inevitable trend and a research hotspot. In recent years, scholars have made numerous innovative attempts to develop wolfberry harvesting machinery, but a systematic review of these technologies and devices is still scarce. Therefore, this review comprehensively examines the cultivation characteristics and harvesting challenges of wolfberries. It categorizes and elaborates on the research status and progress of various mechanized harvesting devices based on their working principles and structural designs. It also discusses the challenges confronting the development of mechanized wolfberry harvesting technology. Finally, it reviews several promising research directions, including vibration-pneumatic hybrid harvesting systems, non-contact harvesting methods utilizing pulsed vortex-ring airflow, and differentiated precision harvesting approaches integrating visual recognition technology. This review aims to provide a crucial reference for the future development of mechanized wolfberry harvesting technology and equipment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Abstract (Portuguese): A wolfberry é originária da China e está distribuída principalmente em regiões temperadas e subtropicais. Atualmente, a colheita da wolfberry é predominantemente manual, o que apresenta desafios significativos, como alta intensidade de mão de obra, baixa eficiência de colheita e alto custo. Com o avanço da automação agrícola, a colheita mecanizada da wolfberry tornou-se uma tendência inevitável e um tema de pesquisa muito procurado. Nos últimos anos, os estudiosos fizeram inúmeras tentativas inovadoras para desenvolver máquinas de colheita da wolfberry, mas ainda há poucas revisões sistemáticas dessas tecnologias e dispositivos. Portanto, esta revisão examina de forma abrangente as características de cultivo e os desafios da colheita de wolfberries. Ela categoriza e detalha o estado da pesquisa e o progresso de vários dispositivos de colheita mecanizada com base nos seus princípios de funcionamento e projetos estruturais. Também discute os desafios enfrentados pelo desenvolvimento da tecnologia de colheita mecanizada de wolfberry. Por fim, ela analisa várias direções de pesquisa promissoras, incluindo sistemas híbridos de colheita por vibração-pneumática, métodos de colheita sem contato que utilizam fluxo de ar pulsado em anel de vórtice e abordagens diferenciadas de colheita de precisão que integram tecnologia de reconhecimento visual. Esta revisão tem como objetivo fornecer uma referência crucial para o desenvolvimento futuro da tecnologia e dos equipamentos de colheita mecanizada de wolfberry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:Wolfberry originates from China and is mainly distributed across temperate and subtropical regions. Currently, wolfberry is predominantly harvested manually, which presents significant challenges, such as high labor intensity, low picking efficiency, and high cost. With the advancement of agricultural automation, mechanized wolfberry harvesting has become an inevitable trend and a research hotspot. In recent years, scholars have made numerous innovative attempts to develop wolfberry harvesting machinery, but a systematic review of these technologies and devices is still scarce. Therefore, this review comprehensively examines the cultivation characteristics and harvesting challenges of wolfberries. It categorizes and elaborates on the research status and progress of various mechanized harvesting devices based on their working principles and structural designs. It also discusses the challenges confronting the development of mechanized wolfberry harvesting technology. Finally, it reviews several promising research directions, including vibration-pneumatic hybrid harvesting systems, non-contact harvesting methods utilizing pulsed vortex-ring airflow, and differentiated precision harvesting approaches integrating visual recognition technology. This review aims to provide a crucial reference for the future development of mechanized wolfberry harvesting technology and equipment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:18071929
DOI:10.1590/1807-1929/agriambi.v30n3e291574