The FrontAg Nexus project’s experience at ElBosten Phytagri highlights complexities in manual cross-pollination for self-incompatible pitaya (‘White from Mexico’) using a self-fertile variety (‘White from Vietnam’). Initial trials, while challenging, underscored the critical need for a deeper understanding of varietal compatibility, climatic impacts, and greenhouse environmental effects on pollen viability.
The FrontAg Nexus project showcases ElBosten Phytagri’s adapted pitaya cultivation under greenhouse cover, highlighting customized, low-input irrigation and fertilization practices. This approach optimizes water and nutrient delivery, efficiently utilizing the plant’s shallow root system for quality production.
This presentation provides an in-depth exploration of adapting greenhouse technologies to Mediterranean and similar arid climates. It addresses the challenges and solutions for cultivating in environments characterised by high temperatures, strong solar radiation, and limited, saline irrigation resources.
This presentation provides an in-depth exploration of adapting greenhouse technologies to Mediterranean and similar arid climates.