What does chemistry have to do with the production of pecans? "Everything," says Germán Basso, whose profession allowed him to

Published 2025년 12월 2일

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In the Pecanes Mercedinos productive enterprise, curiously, what is most abundant are chemical engineers. Besides Roberto Basso, its founder, two of his three children chose that same professional branch over agronomy, confident that it would be of great utility to them. And they were not wrong.
"Chemistry is in everything. In the plants, in the soil, in the water, and in all the products we make. For me, it is an important contribution," said engineer Germán Basso, now also a pecan producer, to Bichos de Campo.
Indeed, chemistry turned out to be a great complement to the agronomic project that this family has been running on 17 hectares in the town of Mercedes, which has become a beacon for many producers in that Buenos Aires province area. The 70 plants with which they started in 2004 have grown into 950 that they now manage with pressurized irrigation and great technology.

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In the Pecanes Mercedinos production venture, curiously, what is most abundant are chemical engineers. Besides Roberto Basso, its founder, two of his three children chose that same professional branch over agronomy, confident that it would be of great use to them. And they were not wrong. "Chemistry is in everything. In the plants, in the soil, in the water, and in all the products we make. For me, it is an important contribution," said engineer Germán Basso, now also a pecan producer, to Bichos de Campo. Indeed, chemistry turned out to be a great complement to the agronomic project that this family has been running on 17 hectares in the town of Mercedes, which has become a beacon for many producers in that Buenos Aires province area. The 70 plants with which they started in 2004 have become 950 that they now manage with pressurized irrigation and great technology.

Source: Bichos de campo