PATENTED BY THE COMPANY JORMAR FRUITS S.L. IT HAS A SPECIAL CONTAINER THAT IS LOCATED NEAR THE TREE TRUNK.

The contribution of hydroponics to modern agriculture and the numerous advantages that its use brings to intensive crops around the world are well known..

However, Until now it has only been used commercially and since its beginnings in annual production crops (horticultural, floral, ornamental, nurseries…). Due to its essence and particularities, The application in fruit trees had not spread due to the problems that its implementation presents..

JORMAR FRUITS S.L has developed and patented HIAS, Hydropnonic Irrigation Adapted System, a new mixed hydroponic irrigation system that takes advantage of the many proven benefits of this irrigation technique.

In this way, it allows its application to already established tree crops in an easy way and with a short period of adaptation time and without the plantation suffering any type of stress.. The plant can keep all its roots, but only those that are placed in the HIAS container develop the function of water and mineral nutrition.

It is an irrigation system characterized by a specially designed container made of plastic material., impermeable, black in color inside and resistant for several years (protection from degradation by the sun's UV rays) which is placed near the trunk of the tree. Through drip irrigation, All the water and nutrients are distributed inside through the fertigation system, allowing the roots of the tree to penetrate through a specially enabled opening protected from sunlight.

“After several tests with prototypes and seeing the behavior of the system in the field, It was decided to patent the HIAS system, since there are no references that this irrigation system is being used anywhere else in the world,” says Jorge Labrador, patented prototype designer. The patent has been extended to several countries such as Türkiye, Morocco, Algeria and South Africa, arid climate where irrigation is a determining factor in fruit production. “We are currently in the process of patenting the product in Israel”, reports Labrador.

The main objectives of this system are to achieve significant savings in the consumption of water used in irrigating fruit trees and a reduction in fertilization and energy costs.. "So, By controlling fertigation, subsoil contamination due to excess nutrients can be reduced., especially nitrogen,” says Jorge Labrador; "with this system, In addition, the homogeneity and production of the fruit plantation would be improved, reducing the use of growth regulators.”

This is a tool for the efficient management of resources used in crops and allows improvements in production, quality and environmental. In short, It is a new model of the productive system in the cultivation of fruit trees and multi-year crops., indicates Labrador.