CITOLIVA Toledo Seminar "Intelligent Irrigation and Fertilization of Olive Groves"

These training sessions aim to transfer high-value technical knowledge, bring innovation closer to the territory and provide professionals in the olive oil sector with practical tools to improve the sustainability, efficiency and competitiveness of olive groves.

Each session is designed to equip participants with clear technical criteria and solutions applicable to their daily work. The goal is for you to leave each session with a practical, up-to-date, and realistic vision of how to move towards a more efficient, sustainable, and profitable olive-growing industry.

SESSION OF MONDAY, MAY 11

• 8:00 – 9:00 | WELCOME. INTRODUCTION TO SMART IRRIGATION AND FERTILIZATION OF OLIVE GROVES. Amador Redondo. Agricultural Engineer and R&D Technician. CITOLIVA
• 9:00 - 10:45 | SUSTAINABLE NUTRITION: THE BALANCE THAT OLIVE GROVES NEED. Amador Redondo. Agricultural Engineer and R&D Technician. CITOLIVA
  • Basics of olive grove nutrition.
  • Nutritional diagnosis of the olive grove.
  • Sustainable and rational fertilization in olive groves.
  • Regulatory framework and sustainability.
  • Success story: NUTRISAN project.
• 10:45 – 11:15 | BREAK
• 11:15 - 14:15 | Olive Grove Irrigation. María Gómez del Campo. Professor at the Polytechnic University of Madrid
  • Water status measures.
  • Cultivation techniques and plantation characteristics that modify water status.
    Irrigation strategies.
    • Methods for determining irrigation needs.
    • Handling humidity sensors. Practical examples of sensor installation and interpretation.
    • Thresholds of optimal hydration state of the tree by physiological states.
    • Interpreting tree moisture and water status sensor readings. Practical examples
  • Irrigation and oil quality
  • Irrigation with saline water

SESSION OF TUESDAY, MAY 12

• 8:00 - 10:45 | ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND IMPROVEMENT FOR SUSTAINABILITY. Amador Redondo. Agricultural Engineer and R&D Technician. CITOLIVA
  • Climate change as a disruptor of processes in olive groves.
  • Response of the olive grove to extreme thermal and water scenarios.
  • Agronomic diagnosis and early signal reading.
  • Genetic improvement as a strategy for adapting to climate change.
• 10:45 - 11:15 | BREAK
• 11:15 - 12:45 | PRECISION FERTILIZATION OF OLIVE GROVES. Pedro Junquera. Professor at the Polytechnic University of Madrid
  • Factors that determine the nutritional status of the olive tree.
  • Interpretation of soil data, foliar analysis, irrigation water analysis, production, etc. for fertilization management. Practical examples.
  • Presentation of the John Deere – UPM – Casas de Hualdo precision fertilization project.
• 12:45 – 14:15 | TECHNICAL VISIT TO AN EXPERIMENTAL OLIVE GROVE. Pedro Junquera. Professor at the Polytechnic University of Madrid
  • Visit to a precision fertilization trial.
  • Measurement of the water status of the olive tree using a pressure chamber.
• 14:15 END OF SEMINAR

REGISTRATION (limited places) | PROGRAM | Contact : citoliva@citoliva.es