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Improving Crop Water Productivity and Nutritional Quality of Orchards
Project Type
Technical Cooperation Project
TC Region
Europe
Project Code
BUL5018Approved Date
1 January 2022
Status
Active
Objectives
To increase fruit yields by at least 15-20% with a 30% increase in water productivity by adoption of the CRNS based soil water content monitoring and to develop procedures for efficient and ecologically friendly application of fungicides through the microirrigation systems (fungigation) adding 20% to fungicide efficiency and minimizing the risk of eventual chemical contamination of both the subsoil and the groundwaters.