Banana is the largest fruit crop in Israel based on production, with 180,000 tons grown on a cultivation area of 3100 ha in 2019. Local selections of cv. 'Grand Naine' are responsible for 95% of banana production in Israel, due to their relatively short growing cycle, high fruit quality and high yields under limiting subtropical environmental conditions.
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What impact does shade netting have on avocado production and fruit quality?
Losses in fruit for export resulting from wind and sunburn can be as high as 28% and 27% respectively. The shading provided by netting over a crop modulates the microclimate, allowing the environment to be more favourable for fruit production and for the reduction of quality defects.
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Impact of Anti-Insect nettings on the GreenHouse microclimate
Bemisia tabaci or whitefly is a pest that seriously affects production, and its control is indispensable in any horticultural crop. In protected crops it is very important to make a correct selection of anti-insect net, with an adequate thread density and quality, to ensure that the insect cannot pass through its pores, and that these are of the same size over the whole surface of the netting, i.e. they are homogeneous.
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Properties of Photoselective Netting
Photoselective netting has the property of projecting different parts of the spectrum, depending on the type of net and its colour. The light fraction passing through the holes in the netting remains unchanged, whereas the light hitting the yarns is spectrally modified and diffused at the exit. Depending on the pigmentation of the yarn and the weave design, with different fibres and varying density, the netting provides mixtures of unmodified light and spectrally modified dispersed light.
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What is HLB or citrus greening?
HLB (Huanglongbing) or citrus greening is regarded as the primary citrus disease in terms of economic damage worldwide. It is the most important, serious and destructive disease and is present in the citrus-growing areas of the African, American and Asian continents. It is necessary to involve EVERYONE in its control, not only the agricultural sector, but also citizens in general, whether they have citrus trees in their gardens (in other countries the first outbreaks of both insect vectors and the disease have occurred in private gardens) or not, because the arrival of contaminated plant material and fruit can spread the disease.
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Anti-Hail netting reduce up to 39% water consumption in fruit trees.
The protection of fruit trees with anti-hail netting has been shown to provide substantial savings in water consumption by reducing crop evapotranspiration. In addition, it secures production against damage caused by climatic agents, birds and bats and prevents cross-pollination.