TIMES OF EFFICIENCY AND QUALITY OF SOYBEAN CROP MECHANICAL OPERATION IN GEOMETRY FUNCTIONS OF PLOTS

ABSTRACT The knowledge of the operational quality of soybean harvester provides useful information to management in order to obtain the maximum performance of all available resources, with minimal expenses. The aimed of this study was to evaluate the quality of mechanized soybean harvesting operation in different formats of plots through statistical process control. Treatments were established from the formats of existing plots in the area (irregular, trapezoidal and rectangular). The activities carried out during the harvest were monitored (harvesting, unloading, handling, maneuvering and cli...