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The Ministry of Agriculture and Water held a technical conference yesterday to show to interested farmers producing 70 varieties of cherry, as a result of R & D project on the fruit that is taking place at the experimental farm La Maestra, the Center Integrated Agricultural Training and Experience (CIFE) in Jumilla.

The Director General of Operations and Training Modernization of Agricultural Lidón Ángel García stressed the importance of tests in this property, since "they are a good reference for farmers when making a plantation."

He stressed that the initiative also "to achieve greater productivity and quality depending on the variety chosen, taking into account the demands of consumers and market prices."

As stated by the responsible regional, cherry can be a profitable crop in the region, "especially in its early productions, as well as on other days of the campaign, if it reaches higher grades to those produced in other areas."

Diego Frutos, a researcher at the Instituto Murciano Research and Agricultural Development and Food (Imide) is the director of the draft R & D.

For this specialist, the behavior patterns of varieties and provide confidence to industry Jumilla fruit on the cherry crop, which seems possible on a large scale throughout the northern region.

The experimental results obtained so far indicate what are the most suitable rootstock for cherry successfully grown in the region, while others are discarded classic patterns used in other regions.

The fruit was presented yesterday was subjected to organoleptic assessment and other quality parameters (size, color, hardness, etc..) By the attendees in the technique developed in the La Maestra.

He also found the results of the agronomic performance of the patterns under study.

Imide director, Adrian Martinez, said that with this initiative, "the Ministry contributes to better decision making by farmers when planning new plantations in areas of the Altiplano, Northwest, River Mula and Vega Alta del Segura, which are the largest producers of stone fruit in the region. "

Source: CARM