Crop

 

 

"Plana baixa" in Catello county, has got pefert clima and soil conditions for growing clementines and oranges, mainly around Nules village, where the queen of flavour, variety Clemenules, was born.

From old time, this land has been grown by small-land growers, passing their legacy from generation to generation. Now a day growers, are still growing using antique concepts and implementing new technologies, especially to look after nature and focus in saving water policy.

 

 

WATER SAVING POLICY

 

Since the beginning of agriculture, farmers have always been aware of the importance of water and its shortage. Today, we still give a high importance to water sources; just remember the ongoing fight over water in the Mediterranean area that carries both, farmers and political parties. Growers have always been conscious of this and has always have tried to maximize the efficiency of the water and develop new systems. Now a day, irrigation systems are used in order to maximize the efficiency of water.

 

 

HOW CITRUS FRUIT RIPE AND GET COLORATION NATURALY

 

External and internal way of maturity goes in separate ways. The fruit can be sweet and tasty even with green tinge on the skin. The major factor for fruit to ripe naturally is the average of temperature, lower average temperature help the fruit to ripe slowly. Warm temperature makes fruit develop quicker.  Because of this factor, in latitudes farther north, fruit ripens more slowly and offers unique features in its taste.

To get orange coloration, the difference in temperature between day and night is the most important factor, the higher gradient or temperature difference, the faster the citrus will get coloration.