OpIRIS project technical & dissemination activities, Jumilla/Murcia, Spain, 05 March 2015

The last dissemination activity organized under the framework of OpIRIS project by CEBAS-CISC, Frutas Vargas and PROGEAGRO in Jumilla/Murcia on March 5th, 2015. It consisted of the following:

1- Seminar (1hour)
-Why to schedule irrigation?
-How to verify whether you are matching the crop water requirements or not?
-How to improve water and fertilizers productivity
-OPIRIS options and services

2- Open day: a technical visit to Frutas Vargas orchard

About 20 fruit-trees producers participated in this activity. They appreciated OPIRIS ideas and experiences and they clearly expressed their willingness to keep in touch and follow OPIRIS recommendations.

A similar activity will be held in Aguilas/Spain on Thursday, the 12th of March. This activity will be organized in collaboration between CEBAS-CSIC and RITEC.

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The overall objective of OpIRIS project is to build a knowledge-based system for online precise irrigation scheduling (OpIRIS) using advanced results from previous FP projects on water and fertilizers productivity in fruit trees orchards and hydroponic productions in greenhouses.