From daytime irrigation to selling surplus energy: solutions to optimize the use of solar energy in irrigation communities
Hydraulics and Irrigation researchers present strategies for the use of energy in the Lower Guadalquivir Valley, which boasts the largest photovoltaic plant for self-provisioning
Artificial Intelligence tool designed to identify olive varieties based on photos of olive pits
The Ucolivo group, within the framework of the GEN4OLIVE European project, is participating in the development of a neural network trained with the largest photographic database of olive endocarps
Predictive models augur that at the end of the century fields will need more water than today
A team from the University of Cordoba has published evapotranspiration projections for Andalusia through 2100, using a machine learning model that allows this data to be obtained based on the air temperature
A laboratory test demonstrates that applying silicon to olive leaves promotes their growth
A DAUCO team finds that silicon is a potential means of promoting plant growth, probably by favoring the absorption of nutrients such as potassium
Restrictions on the use of certain agrochemicals, such as fertilizers or pesticides, in the field of agribusiness have boosted interest in looking for alternatives to protect and strengthen crops like olive groves. In this context, a team from the María de Maetzu Unit of Excellence in the Department of Agronomy at the University of Cordoba has verified how an element that is naturally present in the soil, silicon, can be used to bolster the growth of plants by favoring their absorption of potassium.
Microorganism shows potential as an iron biofertilizer for cucumber plants
A UCO study shows that the FO12 strain of the Fusarium oxysporum fungus improves cucumber plants' responses to iron deficiencies, promoting their growth without having to resort to environmentally harmful products
Resistance Induction, a Potential Strategy to Control Olive Verticilosis
A team at the UCO evaluates the effectiveness of two beneficial microorganisms and a fertilizer as a strategy to bolster the olive tree's natural defenses against Verticillium Wilt of olive (VWO), a disease that poses a serious threat to olive groves
Dead or alive? Identifying factors that predispose trees to death after windstorms in Central European forests
Soil, growth pattern and species heterogeneity in the forest determine tree survival after windstorms, according to a study by the University of Cordoba and The Silva Tarouca Research Institute in the Czech Republic.
Severe irrigation restrictions due to drought would threaten almond plantations
Researchers at the Department of Agronomy of the UCO, IAS-CSIC and IFAPA have evaluated the physiological and productive responses to reduced or suspended irrigation during a single season on an irrigated almond plot, demonstrating that restrictive measures could threaten the plantations' survival
Foliar Application Boosts the Zinc Content of Wheat Grain by Up to 50%
A team from the Department of Agronomy at the UCO has demonstrated, through field tests carried out during 8 agricultural seasons, that foliar feeding with fertilizer increases the concentration of zinc in wheat more than if it is applied to the soil
Low-cost Technology Reduces the Cost and Carbon Footprint of Pressurized Irrigation
Researchers from the Agronomy Department at the University of Cordoba have field tested a technology that takes advantage of excess pressure from the grid to generate energy, saving more than 2,000€ and 9 tonnes of CO2 per year.