Spain: Optimal development of barley, triticales, oats and chickpeas in Alcañiz, Teruel

Published 2021년 5월 20일

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The Los Pueyos Cooperative in Alcañiz, Teruel, has participated in the Transfer Days organized by the Arax Network, showcasing the successful development of barley, triticales, oats, and chickpeas under optimal climatic conditions that have kept diseases at bay. Conducted in a semi-arid climate, the trials have seen positive results with 20 barley varieties, 19 triticale, and 15 oat varieties, focusing on drought resistance and rust resistance. This year's trials have also seen success with chickpeas, marking a novelty in the ongoing experiments to study the long-term evolution of this crop.

Despite some challenges like septoria in oats and helminthosporium in barley, these have been effectively managed by wind and specific treatments. The trials are designed to provide valuable insight and assistance to local farmers, enabling them to make informed decisions about which crop varieties to use based on their performance and characteristics.

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The Los Pueyos Cooperative, from Alcañiz (Teruel), has participated in the Transfer Days organized by the Arax Network. He has exposed how the emergence and development of barley, triticales, oats and chickpeas has been. It has been optimal. The wind has kept diseases at bay. Francisco Pozo, a technician at the Los Pueyos Cooperative, explained the trial work that is carried out, which is highly valued by farmers in the area, when they see the evolution of the varieties and thus be able to make better agricultural decisions. This climatic zone is a semi-arid dry land (and sometimes even arid). There they experiment with 20 varieties of barley, 19 of triticale and 15 of oats. Drought resistance (in terms of productivity) and which variety is most resistant to rust is measured. This year some septoria attack has been observed in oats, although they have been solved thanks to the wind and ...

Source: Diario del Campo