Harvesting System Design and Performance - Engineering and Science of Biomass Feedstock Production and Provision - page 110

Fig. 5.27 ( a )Wholestalkharvestingofwillowstems.Adaptedfrom[ 24 ]. ( b ) Tree chip cutter.
Adapted from [ 15 ]
pile of debris can be left behind after chipping. The second option in two-pass har-
vesting is to cut and shred the crop with a mulcher (Fig. 5.28a ) and bale the shred-
ded windrow using a baler (see Fig. 5.28b ). The bales are dropped in the field and
later collected and transported.