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International Symposium on Biotechnological Tools in Horticulture will be held at Macfrut 2025

This year, for the first time, the International Symposium on Biotechnological Tools in Horticulture will be held at the international trade fair Macfrut for the fruit and vegetable supply chain (Rimini Expo Centre, 6-8 May 2025). The Symposium is sponsored by the ISHS – International Society of…

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Presentation of Adisseo in the SustainED Workshop in Ecuador

February 14, 2025 – On January 22 of this year, the workshop entitled Animal Health: Prevention, Control and Management of Diseases was held at the Hilton Hotel in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador. 

This workshop was organised by the Sustainable Shrimp Partnership (SSP) and is part of the SustainED training program, which is aimed at education for the sustainable development of the shrimp industry in Ecuador, with the objective of promoting the principles of sustainability applied to the shrimp sector, guaranteeing the protection and conservation of the environment, social and animal welfare, and the delivery of a healthy and high-quality product to consumers.

This workshop addressed a critical issue for both the shrimp industry and public health: antimicrobial resistance. In order to promote antibiotic-free aquaculture, SSP shared the strategies, solutions and knowledge that its founding members, associate members and other industry players have to prevent, control and manage diseases in shrimp. 

This workshop had eight sessions, in one of which Adisseo SAS participated with the topic ‘Improving shrimp health and production performance through the application of feed additives’ presented by MSc Gilberto Hernández-Gonzalez, Regional Manager of Aquaculture in Latam, talked about the importance of using functional additives in shrimp production to reduce the impact of diseases with a responsible and sustainable way, and the implementation of strategies in the application of additives to maximise the effect and increase the profitability of crops, showing results from the field with the real problematic currently faced by the shrimp farmers.

This event was attended by around 100 people, all of them related to the shrimp industry: producers, feed manufacturers, consultants, suppliers, etc. All with the objective of exchanging experiences and strengthening good practices in the sector.

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citrus fruit tree planting in bad soil, soil to be build up over the coming years… questions!


Hello Group!

i have a question, wonder if someone has some advice.

TL;DR: if i plant young trees in a spot with very bad soil and plan to build up soil (spread compost) over the coming years, should i plant the trees on a little mound so that the root collar will stay on top and will not ger burried?

i am in Aegean Turkey, Zone 9b but a bit up the mountain, so there is definitely a few freezing nights per winter, especially during these cold weeks, there is reliably strong cold wind from north.

We have one area that is not in the valley, where the cold air accumulates, further up the hill, but below the hill top, so protected from the wind, south facing, on our land the best spot for tropical trees, so i am thinking about investing in the excavator work to build terraces there, also building a bigger sloped terrace/road, that carries rain water to the spot, there i will put tanks to collect. (we are talking about maybe 3 planting terraces with spaces for 5 to 7 trees per terrace)

unfortunately the spot has very little/bad soil, we can do our best to save the topsoil and spread it on top of the terraces but even then, not much nutrients there, in other words i will have to build up soil with compost over the years.

But planting the trees would be best to do as soon as possible so they start growing anyways (we are not getting younger 😉)

and now comes the issue: from the r/arborists sub, i have learned that planting trees is always best to plant very high, so that the root collar can breath. but if i imagine to (over the coming years) add maybe 5-10cm (2 to 3 inch) compost, it will burry the root collar again.

in such a situation, would it make sense to plant young trees on a little mound that is maybe half a meter (2-3 ft) wide, maybe 15cm high, so that the tree will stay ontop of any added soils/compost?

i will have to drip irrigate the trees anyways because the summer is too hot/long/dry to get it solved purely by land design. (it will definitely help, long term, but water hungry citrus plants are anyways not native for eastern mediterranean dry forests, so it is anyways just an experiment.)

would be thankful for experiences and advices!

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