The video documents a technical visit to a nursery carried out by agronomist Vito Vitelli together with Citricom representatives, focusing on Valley Gold mandarin plants ready for field transplanting. The discussion takes place with Giuseppe, nursery specialist at Vivai Filippo Di Natale in Policoro (Matera, Italy), highlighting the importance of high-quality plant material for modern citrus orchards. video Special attention is given to plant certification and traceability through the phytosanitary passport system, identified by yellow labels, which ensures plant origin, health status and compliance with the protocols required for a patented variety such as Valley Gold. From an agronomic perspective, the focus is on the quality of the root system, which must be well-balanced, properly structured and not forced. The importance of careful nursery nutrition is emphasized to ensure rapid establishment after transplanting. The video also provides practical technical guidelines o...

While in Zaragoza, I could not miss the opportunity to document in the field the classic “Zaragoza” system, developed in this very region from a joint idea by agronomists Vito Vitelli and Jordi Mor Gaya. Today, it stands as a benchmark for modern almond growing and arboriculture. The observed orchard is designed with a spacing of 5 meters between rows and 2 meters within the row, equivalent to approximately 1,000 trees per hectare, and features a simple yet effective structure: a clean trunk up to about 80 cm, followed by an orderly arrangement of productive branches. A distinctive aspect of this observation is the direct comparison between two varieties planted in adjacent plots: “Penta” and “Makako”, both developed by the CEBAS CSIC research center in Murcia, Spain, an internationally recognized institution in almond breeding. The orchard, established in 2020, demonstrates a good onset of production and a well defined vegetative productive balance. The trees appear compact, with ...

GIORNATA DI AGRUMICOLTURA Caulonia (Reggio Calabria) 12 aprile 2024 visualizza programma clicca   TUTTE LE FOTO DELLA GIORNATA clicca  TUTTI I VIDEO  DELLA GIORNATA Agronomo Vito Vitelli  scarica la presentazione in pdf Negli areali agrumicoli italiani più noti, buona parte degli impianti sono ancora impostati e condotti secondo sistemi tradizionali di bassa e media densità d'impianto, che prevedono piante alte, gestite ancora con l'utilizzo di scale e caratterizzate da fruttificazioni periferiche, superficie fogliare mal esposta alla luce, tronchi di grandi dimensioni, spesso logorati da organismi nocivi. video rimedi per la gestione degli impianti tradizionali Tecniche vetuste che dunque comportano, con il tempo, una ridotta resa per ettaro, problemi fitosanitari, maggiore consumo irriguo e altre difficoltà tecnico-organizzative. agrumeto gestito con sistemi tradizionali. Bassa densità di impianto, errata gestione della chioma, lavorazione del suolo e dispendio del...