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EI más - the more plus
A traditiunul and sucresfull .ection of Horticultura/
Hortirultura International, with all the smull but
impurtunt events that make the day to day of the
hurticultural industry. Shurt business repurts, new
products, meetings, personalities... all which is remurjkable
has been extended from the traditional two
pages to six or eight. It was worth the effort...
Resistance to TSWV in italian strains
of pepper
In the last tw^^ years, new strain.ti of Italian type
peppers, which are resistant to tomato spotted wilt
virus (TSWV) have been developed. These new strains
have also good agronomical traits, which means that
they display yields and yuality similar or even
improved when compared with susceptible varieties.
A comparative report on these impurtant development.
Seed reproduced artichokes
Practicall^^ all the artich^^ke rr^^pped in Spain belom^s
[o the variety "Blanca de "Tudela", which is reproduced
vegetatively through cuttings. Seed reproduction has
been, up to now, very inconvenient due to the fart of
the high variability of the sexually reproduced material.
From generation tu generation. seed artichukes
differ too much fr^^m their parent plants. In spite of
that, seed reprudurtion shows important advantages, if
the disad^^antages could be overcome...
Investment in Horticultural technology
in Mexico
Following the free trade arrangements between
Mexico and the USA, new horticultural areas are
being developed in that coutry. Important investments
in mudern technulogy are being made in order to
supply the Northern nation with fresh vegetables from
Mexico. Within that f^rame, Mexican gruwers have
developed an interest in Spanish horticultural technology,
including greenhouses and hydroponic tiystems.
Scientixts of Ihe University of Almeria and Spani.tih
husinessmen huve visited Mexiro to build there last
generation greenhouses and uther auxiliary ^ystemti.
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Technique and trade of cherries, apricots
and plums
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The report of a mectim^ at Seros (Lleida. Spain),
organizad by "Catalonia Qualitat", the pmducer
association of the fruit ^rowers of thiti Spanish region.
Highlight of the meeting was the presentation uf the
Turkish fruticulture, a future new partner in the
European Union and already n feared cumpetitor. Other
countries represented were Hungary, a brand new
member uf the Union, and Frunce.
Portuguese horticulture: edible products
Recently Horticultura dedicated it^ti sertiun "Origen° t^^
the production of ornamentals in Purtugal. Nuw i^ the
turn to edible products. Numberti about the main
products, grower"s associations, enterpritie^, research,
yuality labels, producer"s markets; are handled in this
very informed report of Jaime R. Mutus.
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All on biological control in Internet
The Go^^ernin^^ Buard of the Spani^^h Regi^^n uf
Andalucia has integrated ^^n its web page a 4ery utieful
section dedicated to plant protection. The article shows
[he way into this instrument for agronomist, technicians
und fnrmers.
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Talking with Miguel Durán Granados
Miguel Durán Granados i^ ^^ne ^^f the hcst known
businessmen uf the hurticultural sectur in the Spanitih
region of Murcia. Chairman uf the "Duran Group", a
family enterpritie with more than 600 hu of greenhouses
in Spain and Morocco - and 5UU ha of ritrus -; Mr
Durán is a man aheud of his time and with a I