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AgroPv project: semi-transparent solar panels to increase sustainability

Planting systems

06 Sep 2024

“This project aims to create a synergy between agricultural systems and photovoltaic systems,” says Victor Pizarro, project director. “The crop benefits because sunburn and excessive radiation are avoided; there’s also an increase in water efficiency".

Performance of the Super Slender Axe (SSA) training system on Gisela 6 and MaxMa14 rootstocks

Planting systems

04 Sep 2024

The objective of a Turkish research was to compare the performance of the cultivar ‘0900 Ziraat’ on two different rootstocks in terms of phenological characteristics, fruit quality, yield, harvest and pruning times, modelled with the SSA training system.

Smart greenhouses and sustainability: the future of cultivation in Xin'an (China)

Planting systems

19 Aug 2024

The success of these intelligent greenhouses lies in their sophisticated monitoring and control systems. A large screen in the control room displays real-time data on temperature, humidity, light and carbon dioxide levels inside the greenhouse.

Trentino-Alto Adige (IT): an experimental cherry orchard indicates Bibaum® and spindle as the systems to rely on to anticipate harvesting

Planting systems

29 Jul 2024

During the first six years, the high-density Bibaum® and spindle systems showed higher cumulative per-hectare yields than other breeding systems, while the medium-density UFO and spindle systems showed less rapid entry into production.

Finca Albalate's greenhouses offer optimal conditions for promoting cherry cultivation

Planting systems

26 Jul 2024

Some of this work was also carried out in other external farms belonging to their customers, located in different parts of Spain, Azerbaijan or Georgia: where the homogenisation of flower products is being tested.

Energy and agriculture: protection and agro-photovoltaics panels for cherry orchards

Planting systems

12 Jul 2024

One of the great advantages of this new technology is that thanks to its height (4.5 metres) it acts as a physical protection against damage caused by rain and hail, greatly reducing fruit splitting, which generates losses in the millions every year.

KISS: the training system for simplified cultivation

Planting systems

11 Jul 2024

Agronomist Diego Romero presented the KISS (Keep It Super Simple) training system at El Rosal in Los Angeles, designed to facilitate handling and reduce operator work. Lapins and Regina varieties were visited, in two types of soil.

How the UFO system revolutionises farming in Central Otago (New Zealand)

Planting systems

08 Jul 2024

"At the end of the day, all we do is harvest light: without light, nothing can be grown and we have to maximise it," says cherry consultant Earnscy Weaver, who introduced a new cherry growing system in New Zealand.

Potted cherry trees grown in Pergola under greenhouse in Hungary

Planting systems

16 Feb 2024

The greenhouse was built in 2019 and the micro-grafted cherry trees were planted in 2020. The goal is an early harvest, which will take place between 10 and 20 May and should reach a production of 20 tonnes/hectare in the early part of the European season.

Forest Lodge Orchard: the world's first 100% electric cherry orchard

Tech management Planting systems

13 Dec 2023

The orchard now runs on a near-zero energy bill: a solar system has been installed and a three-phase connection to the power grid. Two antifreeze fans were imported from South Africa and travel is done by electric golf-carts.