How can jatropha seeds be harvested at different stages of ripening?

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I.e. when the seeds are green, black and yellow without hand picking. Or is there a harvester in place that can determine the degree of ripeness of this seeds?

Luigi Pari

we are working on this topic within the JatroMed Project. Testing vibration and beating olive harvesters

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