FiBL Collaboration
Project "BioFruitNet": Citrus fruit production
Within the EU funded project BIOFRUITNET, two guests, Giancarlo Roccuzzo from CREA and Vincenzo Verrastro from CIHEAM-IAMB were invited to a podcast to talk about solutions for the most important challenges in citrus fruit orchards.
Index
00:00 Introduction
01:20 Most important challenges in citrus fruit production
02:30 Citrus mealybug (Planococcus citri)
04:30 Monitoring ants as preventive measure
05:40 Oils as preventive measure
07:00 Beneficial insects and monitoring as a long-term strategy
10:25 Antagonists to the mealybug: Leptomastix dactyloppii and Cryptolemus montrouzieri
13:00 Launch of beneficial insects
16:30 Number of beneficials that should be released
18:20 Soil fertility management: from uniformity to diversity
24:20 Recycling of organic matter within the orchard
27:45 Increasing soil organic matter and positive effect on pest control
29:10 Distance between insectarium and orchard
31:10 Network between farmers, insectaria, research and public institutions
32:25 Long-term results of increasing soil fertility, biodiversity and organic matter
37:40 Benefits of biodiverse orchards
40:00 Alien pests
42:00 Resilience of orchards in times of globalization
Within the EU funded project BIOFRUITNET, two guests, Giancarlo Roccuzzo from CREA and Vincenzo Verrastro from CIHEAM-IAMB were invited to a podcast to talk about solutions for the most important challenges in citrus fruit orchards.
Index
00:00 Introduction
01:20 Most important challenges in citrus fruit production
02:30 Citrus mealybug (Planococcus citri)
04:30 Monitoring ants as preventive measure
05:40 Oils as preventive measure
07:00 Beneficial insects and monitoring as a long-term strategy
10:25 Antagonists to the mealybug: Leptomastix dactyloppii and Cryptolemus montrouzieri
13:00 Launch of beneficial insects
16:30 Number of beneficials that should be released
18:20 Soil fertility management: from uniformity to diversity
24:20 Recycling of organic matter within the orchard
27:45 Increasing soil organic matter and positive effect on pest control
29:10 Distance between insectarium and orchard
31:10 Network between farmers, insectaria, research and public institutions
32:25 Long-term results of increasing soil fertility, biodiversity and organic matter
37:40 Benefits of biodiverse orchards
40:00 Alien pests
42:00 Resilience of orchards in times of globalization