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The Minister of Agriculture and Water said today in Cehegín successful Alcuza recovery but, also called but Cehegín in 14 plantings by farmers in this village, and driven by the Department and the City, in which have planted a total of 3,143 trees on 3.10 acres.
Cerdá visited in the afternoon, along with the mayor of Cehegín, Jose Soria, and local farmers involved in this project, plantations established from 2008 in Camino de la Tejera sites and salt water, where they planted 330 and 230 trees respectively, "grown-Cerdá-highlighted with modern farming techniques of clean, sustainable, healthy, maximum water saving and caring environment."
The adviser said the Alcuza But is "emblematic culture has distinct characteristics in terms of unique aromas and flavors that distinguish it from other quality apples."
This variety, he added, "was in danger of disappearing cultivation be progressively reduced to small areas."
Therefore, the Ministry of Agriculture and Water, at the request of the City of Cehegín, initiated a research project called 'clonal and sanitary selection of the variety of apple But Cehegín'.
The ultimate goal, Cerdá concluded, is "to obtain the designation of origin to enhance this native variety."
9 clones but
The said project was initiated in 2006 by the Instituto Murciano Research and Agricultural Development and Food (IMID), with the graft of 9 clones but that were planted on a plot of the experimental farm El Chaparral.
After DNA tests and tests for the material under study showed genetic uniformity and good health status, enabling rapid progress on the objectives.
All information derived from this project was transferred to the fruit growers Cehegín two technical conferences held in 2006 and 2007.
On this last day the general manager of Operations and Training Modernization of Agricultural, Ángel García Lidón, proposed the establishment of a network of reference plantations, preferably drip fertigation, all local farmers who wanted to join this project, for Ministry which would facilitate free up to 4,000 trees on rootstock Alcuza But M7, in order to get trees into production faster and smaller size than those currently grown in Cehegín.
The trees obtained with the graft material selected by the IMIDA were produced in the nursery 'Multiplication SL Industrial Plant' of Lobosillo, being the only available technology produced by the IMIDA, capable of propagating a large number of plants in conditions set by that general direction.
All activities for the establishment of plantations has been coordinated by the Department of Agriculture Cehegín City Council and the Regional Office team Agrarian Caravaca de la Cruz.
The logistics of transportation, receipt and distribution of plants has enjoyed the cooperation of the nursery and Cooperativa La Aparecida Cehegin Quípar.
The counselor concluded that "based on the results of this research project will develop a new economic activity with Alcuza But involving the farmers themselves and their trade organizations, with the support of this Council."
Source: CARM
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