The desalinated water produced 4 kilos than tomato per metre of well.

A study by the Chair Cajamar of the UAL reveals that improves the quality and consistency of the fruit.

The study 'field data acquisition and analysis for decision-making on water consumption, desalinated and wells, for tomato cultivation ', developed by professors at the University of Almería Diego Luis Valera Martínez and Luis Belmonte, within the framework of the Cajamar Chair of Economics and Agri-Food UAL, directing Francisco Camacho Ferre, He has presented its findings during the technical conferences organized by the Community of Water Users of the District of Nijar (CUCN).

The event formed part of the activities planned by the CuCN, which is commemorating the tenth anniversary of the arrival of desalinated water to Nijar, from the desalination plant Carboneras.

Camacho Ferre Valera and the teachers were responsible for shelling the study, that has been carried out on the premises of the UAL-Anecoop Experimental Farm Foundation, where it is manufactured, even, water característias emulating a well in the region nijarea, to compare it with desalinated water.

The project started in August 2014 and continue with the comparative use of these two types of crop water watermelon, The first results are being collected and, and pepper and zucchini, which it is expected to be for the next campaign.

The report reveals that, versus well water, “It is profitable to use desalinated water for irrigation of fruits and vegetables grown in greenhouses”.

In addition, includes causing “production increases to 44.35% tomato”, in particular, “increased 3,73 kilograms per square meter, further improving the uniformity in the quality parameters of the fruits”.

It also highlights that contributes to the sustainability of crops under plastic in Almería in general and in particular Campo de Nijar. “Currently in Almería, It is the most powerful to counteract the overexploitation of aquifers tool and its alarming salinization”.