Members of the National Research Council José Egea and David Ruiz, along with the Technical Department of Agriculture, Pedro José Guirao and Councilman of the City of Cehegín agriculture, Juan Antonio Chico, participated in a conversation where they discussed the situation búlida apricot current and future.
Engineers have submitted a number of varieties that can replace the variety grown in búlida Cehegín as are "Murcia", "Red Passion" and "Valorange", all more resistant to viruses.
These varieties, focused marketing fresh, can adapt to the area, according to experts, highlighting the variety "Murcia" in addition to its marketing fresh for the industry serves.
For his part, Councillor for Agriculture, Juan Antonio Chico, said that "we are at the end of the growing cycle of the variety of apricot búlida in Cehegín, it is not profitable for farmers both in performance and price area, when your destination is the industry. "
It has also agree with technicians that keep growing apricot Cehegín must work with other varieties.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cehegín