Interventions and published results
Management of high-density pear orchards, identification of agricultural techniques, economic evaluation and variety transfer – Cooperative for agricultural assistance and services
The experiment for the creation of agricultural techniques in high-density pear orchards has been carried out in the area of Mezzano in the Po Delta by the Cooperative for Agricultural Assistance and Services” – C.A.S.A of Mezzano, in cooperation with the Department for Tree Cultivation of the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Bologna. The main objective of the project is to organise pilot initiatives in fruit production and its integration in landscape and environment. The results are satisfactory. Ad hoc planting and growing technologies have been identified for specific environmental characteristics. These technologies grant an economic return for farmers, high-quality products and a low impact on the environment. An important effect at biological and environmental level has been assessed through the experimental application of technologies for the control of some insects and the limited development of some plants to low-salinity water, as well as the involvement of young farmers and experts in carrying out the experiment. The results obtained will be used to reproduce the experiment in other agricultural areas with similar geo-morphological characteristics.