Articles
Biostimulants in citrus: research lines of the Biostimulants and Climate Change group of CEBAS-CSIC and EPSO-UMH
Article number
1399_67
Pages
539 – 544
Language
English
Abstract
Two of the challenges the Spanish citrus industry is facing are related to climate change and the environment.
Climate change is causing crops, such as citrus, to develop in adverse environmental conditions, in which the lack of water and the high temperatures cause a decrease in their production and quality of the fruit.
On the other hand, it is necessary to reduce the application of conventional pesticides and fertilizers to reduce the negative impact of agriculture on the environment.
Members of the research group Biostimulants and Climate Change of the CEBAS-CSIC (Murcia, Spain) and the Escuela Politécnica Superior de Orihuela (EPSO-UMH, Alicante, Spain), together with numerous Spanish citrus companies such as Naranjos Jiménez (Almería), Cítricos la Perdiz (Alicante), Agrobalia (Alicante), the biostimulant company Atlántica Agrícola (Alicante) and Hilfe Agrotechnical (Tarragona), are developing several lines of research aligned with these challenges.
This communication shows the research projects that are currently being conducted: i) application of Se and humic/fulvic acids in orange trees to mitigate the negative effects caused by the use of non-conventional waters for irrigation that contain high concentrations of boron; ii) development of the necessary technology to transform the pruning remains of lemon trees into a biostimulant with chemostatic capacity; iii) formulation of biostimulants with algae extracts to reduce the toxicity of boron in lemon trees; iv) application of microorganisms to reduce the application of conventional fertilizers in lemon and orange trees; and v) development of new Fe fertilizers to reduce the application of chelates.
Climate change is causing crops, such as citrus, to develop in adverse environmental conditions, in which the lack of water and the high temperatures cause a decrease in their production and quality of the fruit.
On the other hand, it is necessary to reduce the application of conventional pesticides and fertilizers to reduce the negative impact of agriculture on the environment.
Members of the research group Biostimulants and Climate Change of the CEBAS-CSIC (Murcia, Spain) and the Escuela Politécnica Superior de Orihuela (EPSO-UMH, Alicante, Spain), together with numerous Spanish citrus companies such as Naranjos Jiménez (Almería), Cítricos la Perdiz (Alicante), Agrobalia (Alicante), the biostimulant company Atlántica Agrícola (Alicante) and Hilfe Agrotechnical (Tarragona), are developing several lines of research aligned with these challenges.
This communication shows the research projects that are currently being conducted: i) application of Se and humic/fulvic acids in orange trees to mitigate the negative effects caused by the use of non-conventional waters for irrigation that contain high concentrations of boron; ii) development of the necessary technology to transform the pruning remains of lemon trees into a biostimulant with chemostatic capacity; iii) formulation of biostimulants with algae extracts to reduce the toxicity of boron in lemon trees; iv) application of microorganisms to reduce the application of conventional fertilizers in lemon and orange trees; and v) development of new Fe fertilizers to reduce the application of chelates.
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Authors
F. García-Sánchez, M. Alfosea-Simón, V. Lidón, V. Navarro-Pérez, I. Simón, S. Simón-Grao
Keywords
climate change, circular economy, R&D projects, biostimulants, biodiversity
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