Archive for hazelnut
September 6, 2009 at 6:16 am · Filed under Drip irrigation, hazelnut, irrigation systems, Orange / Citrus, Orchard, Useful Methods ·Tagged 4 months, agricultural practices, citrus fruits, climatic conditions, cultivators, Drip irrigation, fruit trees, fruit tress, furrow irrigation, hazelnuts, hilly regions, hybrid crops, irrigation systems, massive supply, oranges, orchards, sprinklers, tree crop, tree crops, type of nuts
Agriculture field has envisaged several progresses in recent years. One can validate those progresses from the output of cultivable land in some part of world. In countries like Australia, due to hot climate it is possible to raise certain type of nuts. Hazelnuts can be cultivated in these regions. Some of fruit tress can be cultivated in European countries. Fruit trees such as apples can be cultivated in hilly regions. Though the climatic conditions and product after cultivation differs, the common thing that binds all crops is irrigation. The irrigation fruit trees are considered to be challenging task for cultivators. Since different tree crop require different watering amount, it complicates the issue of irrigation. But irrigation of fruit tress can be done by certain qualified methods.
Fruit trees cultivation
Fruit trees can be cultivated in different landscapes. The agricultural practices have shown that fruit trees cultivation involve large amount of time to make the crop earn fruits in large number. Based on the techniques employed in science and technology, one can develop hybrid crops that fruits in short interval of time. Also one can be sure about the type of irrigation that is to be employed based on the type of crop cultivated. Generally cultivation of fruits such as oranges and other citrus fruits are done in places where cool atmosphere is maintained through some 3 or 4 months in a year.
How to irrigate fruit trees
Generally fruits are cultivated in orchards. These orchards are generally irrigated by drip irrigation and sprinklers that tend to provide massive supply of water with better range in short duration of time. Fruit trees can be irrigated based on the shape and size of the land that is used for cultivation. Some of major irrigation systems employed for cultivation involve furrow irrigation. The furrow irrigation can be employed to facilitate increased supply of the water to tree crops that are placed along the channels. Also some fruit trees require only optimum range of moisture content to be maintained upon. Hence drip irrigation can be employed.
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Irrigation of fruit trees is generally dependent on the water productivity that can be achieved through the crops. The water productivity of different crop varies. Accordingly type of irrigation employed can differ from furrow irrigation to sprinkler irrigation. Based on water supplies available in a particular location, cultivation of fruit tree can be instituted. In difficult terrains, channels are made to irrigate fruit crops.
Resource Box Info: One can acquire useful information about irrigation fruit trees from this article. To obtain sufficient information regarding the topic, one can run down pages at website http://www.agricultureguide.org/. Also one can vital information regarding special irrigation systems employed in modern day agriculture.
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September 5, 2009 at 8:38 am · Filed under hazelnut, Pest Control ·Tagged active ingredients, almond moth, ambient conditions, beetles, climatic conditions, climatic regions, control methodologies, hazelnut, hazelnuts, initial growth, kinds of pests, massive impact, mite, mites, moth, peop, pest control techniques, quality nuts, rich protein, spring season
Hazelnuts can be cultivated in hot climatic regions. These regions should have sufficient supply of water to produce quality nuts. These nuts tend to provide better results to all dietary needs exhibited by the body. Several vitamins can be extracted out of these nuts. These nuts are active ingredients of rich protein that are essential to carry out all the basic functions in human body. The climatic conditions and available nutrients from the soil determine the quality of nut obtained through cultivation. Also one needs to understand about the basic methodology about the hazelnut cultivation.
Issues in Hazelnut cultivation
Hazelnut cultivation is carried out in countries like Australia. The ambient conditions in these countries facilitate the production of nutrient-rich nuts. These nuts can also be exported to other countries to fetch huge profits. Hazelnut cultivation involves presence of soil that tends to permit adequate penetration of roots deep inside the soil. These nuts can be cultivated in the spring season so that adequate temperature is maintained. Presence of nutrients such as phosphorous is essential to get better growth. But there are certain issues that tend to produce massive impact over the growth of hazelnut cultivation. Elimination of pests is some of defining tasks to be carried out by the cultivators.
Pests in hazelnut cultivation
There are several kinds of pests that are present in the fields wherein hazelnut cultivation takes place are Almond moth, hazel aphid, beetle and mites. These tend to hinder the normal growth of hazelnuts. Bud mite that causes severe damage to hazelnuts should be identified early. Also presence of hazel aphid can cause direct impact over the crops. The big beetles and bud mites can inhibit the initial growth of crop. This can also institute the entry of secondary damages caused by pests. These serve as platform for attack from other pests too.
Pest control techniques
There are several pest control methodologies adopted by the people. Using organic fertilizers can bring down pests level considerably. Also one can maintain proper balance between organic fertilizers and soil nutrients by initiating growth of insects and plants that are beneficial for hazelnut crop. This is widely used method of pest control.
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Hazelnut cultivation involves effective management of pests by using proper pest control methods. There are varieties of pests that cause damage to growth pf hazelnut crops. Using organic fertilizers attack from pests such as bud mites can be prevented. Also employing proper beneficial insects growth can eliminate some of common pests involved in hazelnut cultivation.
Resource Box Info: One may get sufficient information about easy pest control methods adopted in hazel nut cultivation. To gain some more details about hazelnut pest control, one can visit http://www.agricultureguide.org/. This website offers comprehensive knowledge about the hazelnut cultivation techniques.
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September 5, 2009 at 8:04 am · Filed under hazelnut ·Tagged black sea, conclusion, conventional producers, farming, hazelnut production, interview method, job, little contact, marketing, new revelations, organic production, rapunzel naturkost, sea region, specific project, survey research, turkey, urkey, welfare
Turkey is the largest producer of hazelnut in the world. In this article you will read the conclusion of a survey related to organic hazelnut production that was conducted by, Rapunzel Naturkost in the Black Sea Region of Turkey. In the Black Sea Region farms are small in size and around 400,000 producers are involved in the hazelnut production in that area. It has been determined that the producers’ welfare is greatly enhanced by the organic hazelnut farming and as a result it is being anticipated that in the coming future organic hazelnut farming will increase rapidly in this Black Sea Region.
From 60% to 77% of the total world’s hazelnut production is being done in Turkey. In 1998 a great increase in demand was seen during that time and as a result a need has arisen for new revelations to be imposed on hazelnut production and marketing.
The company organized organic hazelnut producers and production as a project in a specific location of the Black Sea Region. Due to limitations of time, access to the areas and finance, the 3 villages of Çamlica, Akçay and Derebaşõ, where 64% of the organic hazelnut producers in the project resided, were selected as the research area
A total of 100 hazelnut producers; 40 organic and 60 conventional hazelnut producers were selected randomly from the 3 villages. Then these producers were interviewed. The survey research method and its main tool, the interview method, were chosen for data collection for this project. The observations made in the field supported the data that was collected.
It was found from the survey that the meaning of organic hazelnut production was different between organic and conventional producers. This difference in opinions was due to the lack of general information about organic production and its objectives to support information about the specific project. This was the reason why the producers had very little contact with the company’s representatives, who had the job of providing them the reliable and necessary information about the process.
It was observed that financial benefits like premium prices and market guarantee were the single most important motivation for conversion. This information may suggest there is a positive relation between economic profitability and the adoption rate of organic hazelnut production.
The reasons why producers did not convert, on the other hand, were mainly related to the producers’ perceptions about potential production problems and the reliability of the company. The main reasons for these concerns were the lack of good examples and experience among the producers, and misconceptions about organic production systems. Production problems and issues with the company representatives were the reasons why some producers stopped to produce organically. Promoting organic hazel nut production may be an alternative solution for the over-production problem of hazelnuts in Turkey.
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September 2, 2009 at 6:53 am · Filed under hazelnut ·Tagged abundant supply, agricultural practices, confectioneries, cultivation requirements, dietary fibers, dietary requirements, hazelnut, hazelnut production, moist atmosphere, moisture content, morphological feature, nitrogen fertilizers, organic fertilizers, organic hazelnut, organic nutrients, ph level, plant growth, prolonged period, soil nutrients soil, temperate climates, time nitrogen, western countries
Organic hazelnut production involves the use of sophisticated agricultural practices to gain better cultivation of crops. Hazelnut is of oval shaped structure with hard shell covered. The overall dimensions of hazelnut would range about 25 mm in length and 15 mm in diameter. These are mainly employed in the production of confectioneries. Also these are ingredients of sweets and food in most of western countries. It satisfies certain essential dietary Read the rest of this entry »
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August 14, 2009 at 6:16 am · Filed under Articles, hazelnut ·Tagged bitter flavor, chocolate coffee, consumption rate, cooking oil, dark brown skin, half of the world, hazelnut flour, hazelnut oil, hazelnut production, hazelnuts, home cooking, main ingredient, new cancer cures, saturated fats, sea coast, steep slopes, thiamine, vitamin b6, World population, worldwide consumption
Hazelnut annual consumption rate around the globe reaches 215 thousand tones. In the nineties it has been increasing to 300 thousand tones. Yet, more than half of the world population would not have realized that they consume it in large quantities everyday. It is because hazelnut is not only consumed in the form of raw nut alone, but also as the main ingredient in chocolate, coffee flavoring, the famous vodka-based liqueurs branded Frangelico, cookies, ice cream, salads and even cooking oil (hazelnut oil). It is also mostly used in confectionery to make praline. Or, when combined with chocolate, it is to make truffles. While in Turkey, it is used as one of common ingredients in home cooking. Read the rest of this entry »
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August 1, 2009 at 6:37 pm · Filed under Articles, hazelnut, News, Vegetative Production ·Tagged cakes, constant rain, containers, hazelnut, hazelnuts, latter method, lifetime, manpower costs, nutrients, nuts, Pest Control, pests, productive lives, sacks, shaking the tree, shapes, trees, ventilation, warehouses, water pipes
Harvest: Hazelnut harvest in our country is usually done by hand picking and shaking the tree and collecting the nuts that fall. Hand picking method has been prevalent in earlier years, but the growth in production and manpower costs has made the latter method more feasible.
Storage: Hazelnuts are stored in sacks or in large containers. The warehouses that will store nuts should:
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- Have a few opposing windows open for ventilation with protection against winged pests.
- Not be warmer than 15 or 20 degrees.
- Not have water pipes run through them.
- Have walls that will not let moisture through after constant rain.
If the nuts will be stored for more than one year, the temperature shouldn’t be above 4 degrees and the moisture should be around %60.
Pruning: Pruning of hazels start with initial shaping when they are first planted. Throughout their productive lives, pruning is one of the most important actions that help with yearly growth, yield and lifetime. Pruning causes trees to grow in shapes that allow more production and help with harvest and pest control. The pruning of root shoots keeps the nutrients for trees that produce hazelnuts.
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August 1, 2009 at 5:09 pm · Filed under Articles, hazelnut, News, Vegetative Production ·Tagged acidity, black sea, centimeters, chocolate mini, climate requirements, desired results, detrimental effect, harsh winters, hazelnut production, hazelnuts, high altitude, kinds of fertilizers, mini muffins, ph values, proper distribution, sea region, sloped areas, soil requirements, temperate climates, warm winters
Climate Requirements: Hazels can only grow sufficiently to yield large amounts of nuts in moist, temperate climates. The perfect example of such climate is Black Sea region of Turkey. While hazels can be grown in hotter climates which are not as moist, the lack of rainfall warrants constant watering.
Soil Requirements: Hazel roots spread a lot and will not go too deep into the soil, going only as far as 80 centimeters deep in sloped areas. The soil requirements aren’t too steep but as always soil that is rich in nutrients and deep will contribute to the production.
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Planting Period: Hazels should be planted between October and the start of spring. In regions with warm winters, October-November, in regions with harsh winters or high altitude February-March, when it will be warm, is advised. The advantage of planting in autumn is being able to replace the trees that aren’t satisfactory before spring, therefore not losing time.
Fertilizers: From the moment hazels are planted, fertilizers are very important in hazelnut production to ensure quality yield and health. To get the desired results, soil must be tested to decide which kinds of fertilizers are required. Hazels normally grow in soil with ph values of 5-7. Values less than this have detrimental effect on growth.Lime can be added to combat acidity and best time to do this would be November and December. Periodically tests must be conducted to see if adding more lime is required.
Lime and phosphorus shouldn’t be added to the soil in the same year. The fertilizers with nitrogen should be sprinkled 50-60 centimeters away from the trunk under the leaves and mixed with the 3-5 centimeters of depth in soil. This will help pest control as well as proper distribution of fertilizer.
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