ES1219853U - CULTIVATION INSTALLATION (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

A cultivation installation, particularly of rain-fed trees, such as almond, pistachio or olive trees, comprising an alternative arrangement of rows (1) and ridges (2), where the relationship between the width of the ridge (2) and the The width of the groove (1) is equal to or greater than 1: 1 and is characterized in that the ridges (2) are covered with a hydrophobic mesh (3) arranged in such a way that the incident water in each ridge (2) is channeled towards each furrow (1) through both slopes (2a, 2b) of the ridge (2). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

CROP INSTALLATION DESCRIPTION

The object of the present invention is a plant cultivation of trees, particularly rainfed trees, such as almond and olive trees, which has the particularity of being configured for the retention of soil moisture, as well as for the optimization of the water received by a Low or very low rainfall.

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TECHNICAL SECTOR OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to tree growing facilities in dry or very dry climates, such as the southeast region of the Iberian Peninsula or others with 15 rainfall records and similar climatic characteristics.

STATE OF THE PREVIOUS TECHNIQUE

In the dry areas of southeastern Spain - such as the provinces of Murcia, Almería or the south of Alicante - rainfall is scarce and rainfall, in addition to scarce, is irregular, with episodes of scattered showers and low-intensity in many cases at 1 liter per square meter - combined with some episodes of torrential rains, such as the so-called "cold drop".

25 Thus, in the specific case of the Segura river basin, the drought situation has become practically endemic, forcing frequent water transfers from the headwaters of the Tagus river, which originate strong criticism from social sectors of the riverside areas of the Tagus River, areas that, on the other hand, have also been suffering from drought in recent times, which has prevented the aforementioned 30 transfers.

Therefore, an agricultural facility that optimizes scarce water resources is necessary, especially in dry areas where rainfed trees are grown, such as almond, pistachio or olive, among others.

EXPLANATION OF THE INVENTION

An object of the present invention is an agricultural facility that optimizes water resources and moisture in dry or very dry environments, taking advantage of the minimum 5 precipitation to channel it to the roots of the facility's trees and, at the same time, retain the maximum possible time the humidity acquired in this way by the ground. This object is achieved with the installation of claim 1. Preferred or particular embodiments of the present invention are described in the dependent claims.

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More specifically, the plant cultivation of trees, object of the present invention, is particularly designed for the cultivation of rainfed trees, such as almond trees, pistachios or olive trees, and comprises an alternative arrangement of furrows and ridges, where the relationship between the width of the caballón and the width of the groove is 15 equal to or greater than 1: 1, that is, at least the groove and the caballón have the same width, although preferably, the caballón will be wider than the groove. The installation is characterized in that the ridges are covered with a water-repellent mesh arranged in such a way that the water incident in each riddle is channeled to each groove through both slopes of the ridge.

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In a particular embodiment, the water-repellent mesh is a thick mesh made of polypropylene, of the type of mesh used to cover soils in agricultural applications.

Throughout the description and the claims, the word "comprises" and its variants are not intended to exclude other technical characteristics, additives, components or steps. For those skilled in the art, other objects, advantages and features of the invention will be derived partly from the invention and partly from the practice of the invention. The following examples and drawings are provided by way of illustration and are not intended to restrict the present invention. In addition, the invention covers all possible combinations of particular and preferred embodiments indicated herein.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

35 Next, a series of drawings will be described very briefly.

they help to better understand the invention and that they expressly relate to an embodiment of said invention, which is illustrated as a non-limiting example thereof.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of the 5-tree cultivation plant, object of the present invention.

EXPLANATION OF A DETAILED MODE OF EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

Figure 1 shows, in schematic form, the crop installation object of the present invention, particularly of rainfed trees (4), such as almond trees, pistachios or olive trees, comprising an alternative arrangement of grooves (1) and ridges (2), where the ratio between the width of the caballón (2) and the width of the groove (1) is equal to or greater than 1: 1. However, in a preferred embodiment, the ratio between the widths of the horse (2) and the groove (1) is equal to or greater than 2: 1, that is to say that the width of the horse 15 (2) is at least the double the groove width, which has been discovered as

advantageous to optimize the water collection surface that occurs on the ridge of the horse (2) and that falls on both slopes (2a, 2b) to the grooves (1) located on its sides.

20 The ridges (2) are covered with a water-repellent mesh (3) arranged in such a way that the water incident in each riddle (2) is channeled to each groove (1) through both slopes (2a, 2b) of the riddle ( 2). The mesh (3) is a dense mesh and made of polypropylene, of the type used in agricultural applications and of water-repellent characteristics, that is, it is waterproof, so that the water is channeled to the bottom of the groove (1), where the tree (4) will be planted, which will be free of the mesh (3) to enable the passage of water through the region closest to the trunk of the tree (4), subsequently spreading moisture along its root under the mesh (3 ).

This arrangement of the mesh (3) has the advantage of maintaining the humidity distributed by the roots of the trees (4), avoiding the evaporation of soil moisture, which together with the fertilizer or food that can be added to the tree , maintains the humidity in the ground in a relatively constant way, in addition to safeguarding the terrain from wind, sun or weeds.

35 The mesh (3) is a particularly strong structure, which allows the passage of machinery

agricultural about itself. On the other hand, in the collection of the fruit of the tree - olive or almond - when it falls to the ground, the mesh (3) facilitates the work of collection through the aspiration of the fallen fruit.

Claims (3)

claims 1. - A cultivation facility, particularly rainfed trees, such as almond trees, pistachios or olive trees, comprising an alternative arrangement of furrows (1) 5 and ridges (2), where the ratio between the width of the riddle (2) and the width of the groove (1) is equal to or greater than 1: 1 and characterized in that the ridges (2) are covered with a mesh Water-repellent (3) arranged in such a way that the water incident in each riddle (2) is channeled to each groove (1) through both slopes (2a, 2b) of the ridge (2). 10 2. - The culture installation according to claim 1 wherein the water-repellent mesh (3) is a thick mesh made of polypropylene. 3. - The cultivation plant according to one of claims 1 or 2, wherein the ratio between the width of the horse (2) and the width of the groove (1) is equal to greater than 2: 1.