Applying new sustainable and profitable strategies, avoiding excessive tillage and reducing the use of disinfectant substances in favor of probiotics and biostimulants, are some of the recommendations provided by the director of IDEAGRO, ing. Pedro Palazón, in an interview prior to the next Citrus Connect conference scheduled for May 2 at 4:00 p.m. Spanish time.
Pedro Palazon, a recognized expert in agriculture and founder of Ideagro, will be one of the speakers at the next day of Citrus Connect, where he will address the topic of suppressive soils and their importance for crop nutrition and protection.
In an exclusive interview for agromarketing, Palazón highlighted the need to improve soil health as one of the main challenges worldwide in order to feed a constantly growing population, protect biodiversity and manage the planet's climate crisis. “We have to do more with less“Said the expert and affirmed that arable soils in the world are subjected to different factors that degrade surfaces equivalent to that of Australia every year.
One of the key aspects for soil health, according to Palazón, is its suppression, which is achieved through the presence of beneficial microorganisms that prevent the proliferation of crop pathogens. For this, it is necessary to apply new sustainable and profitable strategies, avoid excessive tillage that causes the breakage of the aggregates and reduce the use of disinfectant substances in favor of probiotics and biostimulants. “This paradigm shift will lead to the soil becoming not only a suppressive soil, but a living entity with great biological fertility.”, he assured.
The vision of Palazon and Ideagro since its formation is to work to promote sustainability in agriculture, since it is probably the only way to continue feeding the world population. "This includes recovering the dynamics of the soil and its ecosystem services through not only the application of microorganisms, but also the study and understanding of the soil-plant-microorganism trinomial", highlighted Palazón.
Citrus Connect: A unique day is coming up that will address the main challenges and innovative solutions for the post-harvest stage
Citrus Connect is the first international, online and free congress that brings together professionals from the world citrus sector. The objective it pursues is to debate the main challenges of the sector, while the new scientific advances and innovative solutions that set the course of production are discussed, led by prestigious researchers and agricultural companies.
Palazón highlighted the importance of participating in this type of international conference to promote the transfer of knowledge and transmit the value of the research carried out at Ideagro, promoting a more sustainable and profitable agriculture. "The most important thing is that thanks to this type of conference, the end user can have access and allow its implementation”, he concluded.
The VI block of the online mega event will take place on May 2 at 4:00 p.m. Spanish time. The conference that will deal with the post-harvest stage in citrus will be broadcast live on the platform Online agricultural training – Agromunity – Your agricultural community.
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