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Durum wheat is an important crop in Andalusia (Spain), where some 300,000 hectares are sown in autumn. Its cycle coincides with the rainfall period, which averages between 500 and 700 mm. Winters in this region are generally mild, but some frosts also …

Durum wheat occupies around 300,000 hectares in Andalusia (Spain), mainly located in the provinces of Cádiz, Córdoba, and Seville. These crops are sown between November 15 and December 15, and occasionally between November 1 and January 7. Winters in this …

The use of microwaves is an emerging technology in the food industry. The IFAPA Rancho de la Merced team has applied this technology to the red winemaking process to enhance maceration during the alcoholic fermentation stage. This aims to inform about its …

Vinegar is a product as old as wine and found in most homes, yet knowledge about it is scarce and poorly disseminated. …

Pedroches cheese is one of the five traditional sheep's milk cheeses from Andalusia included in the catalog of Spanish cheeses. It is made with raw Merino sheep's milk and coagulated by adding rennet, a plant-based coagulant derived from the dried flowers …

Soft sheep's milk cheese is traditionally considered a ripened cheese made from enzymatically coagulated raw milk, coagulated with a plant-based coagulant derived from the dried flowers of the cardoon Cynara cardunculus, and aged for a minimum of 60 days. …

Self-drained fresh cheese is a type of cheese originating in northern Spain. It differs from conventional fresh cheese in its higher moisture content, making it one of the dairy products with the lowest energy content. This paper establishes basic …

Fresh Málaga cheese is one of the ten traditional goat's milk cheeses from Andalusia included in the Catalog of Spanish Cheeses. Currently, many artisanal cheese factories in the province of Málaga base their production on this type of dairy. This …

Mató cheese is a type of cheese that can be obtained through different production techniques: by mineral destabilization (calcium chloride) or acidic (lemon juice or vinegar), or by coagulating the milk with plant-based enzymes, such as the flower of the …

Cottage cheese is a dairy product obtained from the whey obtained during the cheesemaking process. It is made by heating the whey, which causes the whey proteins to precipitate. This paper establishes basic recommendations during the different stages of …

The table olive sector in Spain has grown in recent years, doubling its production in the last decade, reaching figures exceeding 800,000 tons. Andalusian table olive production is particularly notable, accounting for around 80% of Spanish production, and …

Farm size, fragmentation, and dispersion affect profitability. Despite this, there are no studies that analyze these variables together; virtually all of them focus on farm size. The optimal proportion of fixed costs for machinery used in farm management …

This paper aims to analyze the factors that have influenced the adoption of the PDO in the olive industry of Andalusia, as well as the influence of this adoption on the industrial and commercial practices implemented within the industry. This is intended …

This work evaluates different sowing doses of Sinapis alba and the appropriate fertilization strategies to maximize plant development and glucosinolate content of this species, so that it is effective when used as a plant cover for …

The main objective of this study was to study the physical and chemical quality of sweet cucumber varieties grown in greenhouses in Almería. This information is intended to provide consumers, farmers, technicians, and agri-food companies with a view to …