The video documents a technical visit to a very young Valley Gold mandarin orchard located in the countryside of Pisticci (Matera), through a direct discussion with the grower Marco Vitelli. The conversation focuses on the modern agronomic choices adopted since the design phase of the orchard, highlighting how accurate technical management is crucial to achieving superior productive and economic results. video During the interview, several structural aspects of the orchard are examined, starting with the high-density planting layout, designed to maximize production efficiency. A central role is attributed to the creation of the double sloped raised bed, a solution that improves soil management, promotes drainage and root oxygenation, and optimizes the distribution of water and nutrients. Considerable attention is given to the irrigation system, based on a double drip line, which will later be buried a few centimeters to increase protection and durability. This choice allows m...

RESOCONTO CON FOTO E VIDEO  GIORNATA DIVULGATIVA DI AGRUMICOLTURA Opportunità di sviluppo di una filiera moderna e tutta italiana 30 LUGLIO 2024 - ORE 17,30  Gallico Superiore (Reggio Calabria) – Italy ( FOTO E VIDEO DELL'INCONTRO ) Il frutto degli agrumi, una bacca speciale denominata esperidio, per le sue peculiarità è definito frutto superiore.  Dalla lavorazione di alcuni agrumi, bergamotto, arancia, limone, limette, mandarino, clementine, cedri e pompelmi, si ricavano prodotti di particolare pregio. Dalla polpa si estraggono i succhi, destinati, tal quali o concentrati, a diversi settori dell’industria alimentare per bevande, gelati e prodotti dolciari da forno. Molto preziosi sono gli oli essenziali, contenuti nella buccia, richiesti dalle industrie profumiere . I processi di estrazione si realizzano sempre a basse temperature al fine di preservare la fragranza delle essenze. Le scorze di arancia e limone congelate sono utilizzate tal quali, oppure, se tagliate ...

  La carenza idrica sta mettendo a dura prova molte aziende agricole del Centro-Sud Italia. Nell'assetata ricerca di soluzioni, alcune tecniche agronomiche consentono l'impiego di  acque di scarsa qualità , ad esempio con concentrazione salina al limite della sopportazione per le piante, purché somministrate con prodotti che tendono ad attenuare l'effetto fitotossico dei sali. Tra i tanti a praticare tecniche per ottenere un effetto lisciviante (detto anche dissalante) è Emanuele Triolo , un imprenditore agricolo di Ribera (Agrigento), il quale preleva, per irrigare, da un corso d'acqua con valori di salinità notevoli, oltre  4.000 µS/cm : "l'emergenza idrica, specie qui in Sicilia, va avanti ormai da troppo tempo e quando si ha la consapevolezza che nei mesi invernali, solitamente quelli più piovosi, le precipitazioni risultano assenti, bisogna soltanto intervenire per limitare i danni alle coltivazioni, che potrebbero peggiorare con l'arrivo della stagion...

En la zona rural de Stornarella, en la provincia de Foggia, el Doctor Agrónomo Vito Vitelli está llevando a cabo la recuperación de un olivar inicialmente conducido como sistema superintensivo en pared arbustiva. Se trata de una plantación que, con el paso de los años, había manifestado problemas tanto en la gestión vegetativa como desde el punto de vista fitosanitario, con una sensibilidad particular a la tuberculosis del olivo. El principal problema no estaba relacionado con el sistema superintensivo en sí, sino con el exceso de vigor acumulado a lo largo del tiempo. La pared vegetal se había vuelto demasiado desequilibrada, compacta y poco aireada, con una vegetación desplazada progresivamente hacia la parte superior y un fuerte sombreado interno. En estas condiciones disminuye la formación de vegetación productiva equilibrada, aumenta la competencia entre las ramas vigorosas y se crean microclimas favorables para el desarrollo de bacteriosis y otros problemas fitosanitarios. Po...

We are in Decimomannu, in the province of Cagliari, within a traditional olive grove undergoing a radical and practical transformation based on the free-vase ZaragoZa® system, promoted by agronomist Dr. Vito Vitelli. This intervention arises from the need to overcome the structural limitations of historical low-density plantations, typically characterized by excessive woody biomass and limited productive efficiency. The original planting layout consisted of a 6 × 5 meter spacing, a variation of the classic 6 × 6, with fewer than 300 trees per hectare. Under these conditions, light interception is suboptimal, and a significant portion of the plant’s energy is diverted toward maintaining unproductive wood. Hence the decision to implement a decisive, uncompromising intervention. The first step involved the reform pruning of mature trees. Cuts were made at a height of approximately 100–110 cm from the collar, at a 45° angle, following the main vertical axes of the plant. This drastic i...

In Caltabellotta, in the province of Agrigento, at elevations exceeding 700–800 meters, a young olive grove composed almost entirely of the Biancolilla variety stands as a concrete example of modern olive cultivation in hilly, rainfed conditions. The technical framework, developed by Agronomist Vito Vitelli, follows the principles of the Zaragoza free vase system, with the aim of establishing efficient, well balanced, and early bearing trees. Two years after planting, the trees display a well defined trunk of 70–80 cm, still protected, along with a structure already rich in branching. This result has been achieved through two topping and edging interventions, sufficient to stimulate widespread and orderly multi branching. The vegetative response is evident, yet what is most striking is the strong predisposition to flowering already at this early stage. In a rainfed system, the presence of flowers and subsequent fruit set plays a strategic role. Fruiting becomes a natural mechanism ...

In Sant’Arcangelo (Potenza), agronomist Dr. Vito Vitelli addressed a representative case of traditional olive cultivation: trees exceeding 10–15 meters in height, characterized by a strong predominance of woody mass and production limited to the upper canopy. Such a system is no longer sustainable, either technically or economically. Olive grove “Foresta” before the reform A clear and decisive approach was adopted: reform pruning. The trees were topped at 110–130 cm, with cuts made at a 45° angle to ensure proper water runoff and to stimulate a well organized vegetative response. This marked the beginning of a new phase in tree structure development. Olive grove after the reform The regrowth was managed through 2 to 3 cycles of topping and edging, carried out progressively at 15–20 cm from the previous cut. Once this phase was completed, the tree was allowed to evolve into a bush like form (free vase Zaragoza), lower, more expanded, and more functional. Subsequent interventions wer...