Harvesting attachment for whole plant harvesting

A harvester comprising:

• a harvesting attachment for whole plant harvesting configured to be attached to harvester and movable over a field in a forward direction, the harvesting attachment including:
• a supporting framework,
• a plurality of juxtaposed mowing and intake devices configured to cut and convey plants from the field,
• a first transverse conveyor belt;
• a second transverse conveyor belt, the first transvers conveyor belt and the second transverse conveyor belt configured to convey the plants picked up by the mowing and intake devices transversely in the direction of a longitudinal central plane of the harvesting attachment,
• a discharge conveyor belt configured to convey the plants coming in from the transverse conveyor belts rearward to a rear discharge opening of the harvesting attachment, and
• an elongate conveyor drum configured to operate in an undershot manner and including an axis of rotation extending transversely to the forward direction, wherein the conveyor drum is connected to the framework above the discharge conveyor belt, in front of the discharge opening, by a support, and
• wherein the support of the conveyor drum on the framework is provided in the center of the conveyor drum.