This news article was originally written in Spanish. It has been automatically translated for your convenience. Reasonable efforts have been made to provide an accurate translation, however, no automated translation is perfect nor is it intended to replace a human translator. The original article in Spanish can be viewed at El Irta asesora a Túnez en la reforestación de sus tierras agrícolas
The Irta advises Tunisia in the reforestation of agricultural land
14/09/2009
September 14, 2009
Irta, the CTFC (forest technology centre of Catalonia) and the Tunisia INRGREF are involved in the Aecid project that evaluates the interest of the use of the stone pine grafted to the reforestation of agricultural land in Tunisia. The stay of the DRA. Neus Aletà and technical specialist Ramon Magrinyà of Irta in this North African country, it allowed to visit areas to reforest and facilities viverísticas available.
Interior of the North West of Tunisia areas to reforest with stone pine.
Graft pattern white pine and stone pine in container, from different controlled origins of Catalonia and Tunisia, is made in the Irta's Tower Marimon Caldes de Montbui (Barcelona), using clones of stone pine located in the Catalan regions of origin.
The transfer of technology for the production of the plant, as well as the designs of the field in Tunisia trials are carried out by the Catalan agencies. This project has a projected performance framework of four years (2008-2011) and has, as main goal, the use of stone pine grafted on white pine in areas of poor and calcareous soil of Tunisia where the white pine vegeta without problems.
Related Companies or Entities
Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentària - IRTA
