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The Director General of Operations and Training Modernization of Agricultural, Ángel García Lidón, said today that "the future of Mediterranean agriculture going to differentiate in the search for solutions to various problems affecting plant our crops."
Responsible autonomy was speaking on the occasion of his visit to the new premises of the company Biosur in Torre Pacheco, dedicated to the breeding of beneficial insects and specialized in the study and propagation of native species to control pests of citrus.
This company works with the Department of Agriculture and Water in Clean Agriculture Program.
Lidón García noted that "most of the experiments are aimed at developing an integrated control strategy white louse, a major pest that affects the cultivation of lemon" and added that in this strategy "is used a pheromone mating disruption , first synthesized at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, and also the release of the parasite Aphytis melinus, which feeds on the individuals of this plague. "
He added, "working in the farming of other biological control organisms indigenous character."
The new plant breeding company from a project Biosur bioclimatic architecture, which has considered eco-efficiency criteria in the design and materials used, in order to maximize natural resources such as solar and geothermal energy .
The CEO explained the company responsible for the regional administration "will support this and other projects related to the promotion of biological control of crops."
Emerging Pests
Biosur also works in other experiments designed jointly by the Plant Protection Service of the Department and the Instituto Murciano Research and Agricultural Development and Food (Imide), to find alternatives to control aphids in pepper crops in greenhouses.
Lidón Garcia said, "the elimination of applications of pesticides in this crop is causing the emergence of new emerging pest aphid species."
Moreover, the forced reduction of plant protection products raised by the European Union, together with a greater demand for quality by consumers, has prompted the use of chemical tools in plant control programs "are becoming increasingly conditioned has to resort to the release of various parasites and predators that feed on aphids, "said the CEO.
"These innovative actions are allowing the export of knowledge to other producing areas and also contribute to the differentiation from other systems, with a total reliance on the so-called production inputs, such as plant protection products," concluded Garcia Lidón.
Source: CARM
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