Plant for treating horticultural products

A plant for the treatment of horticultural products, comprising at least one line for handling and treatment of horticultural products, provided at least with:

• a system for discrete conveyance of the horticultural products, which operates along at least one portion of said line and comprises a plurality of discrete accommodation units which are configured to move in a cyclic manner along said portion and are configured for conveyance in respective predefined positions of corresponding products,
• a detection station, which is arranged along said portion and is configured to acquire information related to at least one parameter of interest of each horticultural product in transit and to transmit said information to an electronic control and management element, and
• a distribution station, which is arranged downstream of said detection station and is configured for selective conveyance of each horticultural product in transit toward one of at least two separate collection stations, on a basis of commands sent by said electronic element as a function of the information acquired at least by said detection station,
• wherein said line comprises at least one expulsion apparatus, which is arranged along said portion upstream of said detection station and is configured to apply, at least at respective predefined instants, a pushing action toward an area that is different from said predefined positions and is normally free from products, at least at said instants, for a forced unloading from said units of any poorly positioned products that might be present in said area.