XVII Almond Technical Conference 2025
Description
Once again, we are pleased to invite you to IRTA's Almond Conference. This 17th edition aims to showcase the close relationship between science and experimentation in the almond sector. The problems and issues faced by farmers and industry give rise to solutions and proposals for improvement, with the aim of making almond cultivation and the entire industry linked to the crop more sustainable, efficient, and profitable.
PROGRAM
9.30 Validation of registrations
10:00 a.m.
STATION 1: New plant materials developed by IRTA: Divina and Intensia. • Jaume Fallada. Leading expert in dried fruit in Lleida • Xavier Miarnau. IRTA
STATION 2: The Unión-IRTA breeding program, an example of collaboration. • Ferran Huguet, Unió Nuts SL • Alejandro Calle, IRTA
STATION 3: Operational Groups, a tool for research in disease management. • Xavier Gomà, Ocean Almond SL • Lidia Aparicio, IRTA • Talk sponsored by Certis Belchim
STATION 4: Industry requirements for almond processing. • Guillem Mascarilla. Ametlles Marti SL • Leontina Lipan. IRTA
STATION 5: Experimental activities in ecological management. • Iñigo Vargas, Crisolar Nuts SL • Jaume Gelabert, IRTA • Talk sponsored by EUROFINS
STATION 6: Contractual experimentation with the phytosanitary products industry. • Laura Torguet, IRTA • Núria Pallarés, IRTA • Talk sponsored by SIPCAM
STATION 7: RIPPER, a novel solution for weed control. José Luis Martínez Escobar, Product Manager, Sipcam Herbicides Iberia
1:30 p.m. Closing of the day
