En Cataluña, el cultivo del almendro (Prunus dulcis) es un cultivo típico de las comarcas del litoral de Tarragona y de la Plana de Lleida, principalmente de la zona de secano, que se había centrado tradicionalmente en zonas marginales, ya que se trataba de las pocas alternativas productivas para tierras semiáridas y con suelos de baja calidad. Sin embargo, y a partir de los estudios del IRTA, se han impulsado nuevas variedades y técnicas de cultivo del almendro en regadío (nuevos modelos productivos, nuevas estrategias de riego, etc). En este contexto de nuevas prácticas agronómicas y sistemas de cultivo del almendro es necesario prestar atención a las enfermedades que puedan limitar el desarrollo potencial, y consolidación, de las nuevas plantaciones de regadío, como puede ser la enfermedad causada por Monilinia spp. En el GO-ALMOND se ha estudiado la epidemiología de la moniliosi en almendro de la zona productora del Valle del Ebro, identificando el agente causal, monitorizando su presencia en material vegetal infectado y evaluando su sensibilidad a los principales productos fungicidas utilizados en el manejo intensivo de este cultivo. Además, en este proyecto se ha determinado la importancia de los daños causados por Monilinia spp. en almendro y los factores que contribuyen.
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Agricultural run-off and subsurface drainage tiles transport a significant amount of nitrogen and phosphorus leached after fertilization. alchemia-nova GmbH in collaboration with University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna developed two multi-layer vertical filter systems to address the agricultural run-off issue, which has been installed on the slope of an agricultural field in Mistelbach, Austria. While another multi-layer addressing subsurface drainage water is implemented in Gleisdorf, Austria. The goal is to develop a drainage filter system to retain water and nutrients. Both multi-layer filter systems contain biochar and other substrates with adsorption properties of nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus). The filter system can be of practical use if an excess of nutrients being washed out is of concern in the fields of the practitioner by keeping the surrounding waters clean. This approach may result in economic value by re-using the saturated biochar as fertilizer and improving the soil structure, thus increasing long-term soil fertility. Link: https://wateragri.eu/a-bio-inspired-multilayer-drainage-system/
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under Grant Agreement No 858735This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under Grant Agreement No 858735. FACTSHEET NANOCELLULOSE MEMBRANES FOR NUTRIENT RECOVERY Key information Functionalized nanocellulose membranes can take up nitrate and phosphate. These membranes can be put in a water treatment unit. As the membranes are biobased, degradable materials, they can after use be added to the soil, thus returning the leached nutrients back for their original purpose providing fertilizers (nutrient recycling).
Because variables such as temperature and humidity have a profound effect on the activity of crop pests, diseases and natural enemies, the ability to monitor environmental conditions within a crop has always been important for crop protection.