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Polytechnic Institute
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FROM NATURE TO PRODUCTS, TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY.

Deficit irrigation on olive orchards at Terra Quente Transmontana region to preserve water resources and increase olive oil production and quality

Project Type
Nacional / Público
Financial Program
PRODER - Medida 4.1
IPB Funding Value
83039.87 €
Type of project
Research Project
Principal Investigator
Arlindo Castro Ferreira de Almeida
Start
2012-01-01
End
2015-04-04
Description
The deficit irrigation (RD) is considered essential for a sustainable olive growing in the Vilariça Valley (Trás-os-Montes) region where water is a scarce factor. We intend to implement different strategies for deficit irrigation in order to identify an irrigation strategy allowing better efficiency of water use. Related aspects are studied, like the different strategies influence on the mechanical harvesting performance and the potential risk of soil erosion. Olive oil quality is studied. Five treatments are installed.


Project Team

Project Partners

  • ICETA- Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares, Universidade do Porto
  • UE - Universidade de Évora
  • UTAD - Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
  • Viaz-Produção e comercialização de Vinhos e Azeites, Lda.