MEXICALI, Baja California.- The Secretariat of the Field and Food Security (SCSA), in conjunction with the Citrus Product System, carried out the training “Establishment and Agronomic Management of Citrus Cultivation in the Valley of Mexicali”, to monitor the pilot project that has been developed with citrus growers in recent months.
The undersecretary of the Field, Sergio Leopoldo González González, reported that through the Commercial Intelligence Center (CIC), of the Department of Business Development of the agency, said talk was carried out at the instruction of the head of the SCSA, Héctor Haros Encinas, considering the recommendations of the Ministry of Health in the event of the Covid-19 contingency.
The talk was given by Fernando Castelo Cerecer, and included topics related to the selection and preparation of land, treatment of strains, plantations, types of irrigation, management, fertilization and pest control in the first years of planting, as well as the types of pruning in oranges and lemons.
Similarly, the importance of establishing a phenological garden in the Mexicali valley was discussed, in order to diagnose the varieties that could be adapted to the conditions of this city.
Attendees had the opportunity to carry out a practical exercise and learn about the training process in young orchards, the rejuvenation of the old orchard and the development of the tree.
The guiding project, which will be adopted by the citrus growers of the Mexicali valley in coordination with the SCSA, is with the objective of promoting a larger planting area and a value chain for the citrus sector.
The state official highlighted the importance of establishing the technological package of the crop, since, with this, the producers would obtain the necessary tools to ensure the success of their projects and thereby generate competitive advantages.
It is estimated that currently 326 hectares of citrus fruits are planted in the Mexicali valley and 114.5 hectares in the coastal zone; It is intended to increase 500 hectares more of the crop that would include orange, lemon and grapefruit, and in the medium term reach 3,000 hectares.
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