{"id":45621,"date":"2022-07-14T07:05:05","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T07:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=43501"},"modified":"2023-06-21T08:02:37","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T08:02:37","slug":"decision-support-systems-in-avocado-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metos.global\/en\/decision-support-systems-in-avocado-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Decision support systems in Avocado production"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"45621\" class=\"elementor elementor-45621\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-366bb4d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"366bb4d3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6eecee4f\" data-id=\"6eecee4f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05be8b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05be8b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Decision support systems in Avocado production<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-088e781 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"088e781\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How to produce more avocado with less?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-784b4343 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"784b4343\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Avocados represent one of the most popular cultivars and the market for avocados is among the fastest expanding markets worldwide as avocados contain a variety of essential nutrients, unsaturated fats and vitamins and also important phytochemicals.<\/p><p>Avocado production, however, is associated with significant water conflicts, stresses and hot spots. Understanding the role of insect pollinators in crop production is also necessary as they increase the yield and quality of many crops. Hence research work on\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/insect-monitoring\/\">pest management<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/disease-models\/\">disease models<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and other crop-improving management practices is very important to avoid production pitfalls.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Avocado-production_cover.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-53590\" src=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Avocado-production_cover.jpg\" alt=\"Avocado production_cover\" width=\"700\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Avocado-production_cover.jpg 1620w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Avocado-production_cover-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Avocado-production_cover-1024x449.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Avocado-production_cover-768x337.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Avocado-production_cover-1536x674.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Avocado-production_cover-18x8.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p><h4>\u00a0<\/h4><h3>Decision support systems in avocado production<\/h3><p>With the use of METOS<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0decision support system you can monitor all relevant climatic conditions and soil parameters, and bring your agricultural work management one step higher.<\/p><p>Combine monitored and\u00a0<a href=\"\/weather-forecast\/\">forecasted data<\/a> to get a powerful tool, which will help you optimize your production and produce more avocados with less.<\/p><ul><li><strong>WEATHER MONITORING:<\/strong>\u00a0Be prepared for frost protection. Set an SMS alarm to notify you, when frost conditions are approaching.\u00a0<strong>Temperatures below \u2013 1,1 \u00b0C can be lethal for your avocado trees.<\/strong>\u00a0The exact temperature depends on the variety and for how long frost conditions occur.<\/li><li><strong>FERTILIZING MANAGEMENT:<\/strong>\u00a0Optimize fertilization time.\u00a0<strong>The best is if the spreading of the fertilizer is followed by rainfall.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>NUTRITION MANAGEMENT:<\/strong>\u00a0Quick soil analysis helps you apply the appropriate amount of nutrients.<\/li><li><strong>PLANT PROTECTION MANAGEMENT:<\/strong> With the help of disease models, spraying window forecasts optimize your plant protection activities having optimal control of the diseases in your avocado field. For example: Getting an overview when high risks of disease infections are determined in the field, using forecast to decide if spraying is optimal at that time; for example it it is followed by a rainfall of 30 mm, there is a good chance that it will wash away the prophylactic treatment and you will have to repeat the spraying to keep your avocado trees protected.<\/li><li><strong>IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT:<\/strong>\u00a0Monitor your soil moisture to know when your crop is suffering water stress and start your irrigation system on time. Also know when to stop irrigation, in order to not over-irrigate, and to save some irrigation water.<\/li><\/ul><h4>\u00a0<\/h4><h3>Recommended equipment<\/h3><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-39399 lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/recommended-equipment.png\" alt=\"Recommended equipment in avocado production | METOS by Pessl\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/recommended-equipment.png\" \/><\/p><p>Basis sensor set, needed for pest and disease monitoring of the avocado plant includes a\u00a0<strong>rain gauge<\/strong>\u00a0and sensors for\u00a0<strong>air temperature<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>relative humidity<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>leaf wetness<\/strong>. These sensors are available with\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/imetos33\/\">iMETOS IMT280<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/micrometos-nbiot\/\">\u00b5METOS NBIoT Disease<\/a><\/span>.<\/p><p>A plant disease model is a mathematical description of interactions among the environment, the host plant and the variables related to the pathogen that can lead to the development of the disease.<\/p><p>Pessl Instruments models have been developed to provide the best information possible to enable conscious decision making and use the best tools to produce more, both in terms of quantity and quality.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3>Avocado disease models<\/h3><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-sm-6\"><p>We have a model for bacterial diseases of avocado, <em>Xanthomonas arboricola<\/em>\u00a0or blossom infection of avocado.<\/p><p>The <strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Avocado-graph-min.png\">graph shows<\/a> <\/strong>how a combination of consecutive periods of leaf wetness and warm temperatures (between 15 and 30\u00b0C) is followed by blossom infections.<\/p><p>Depending on the number of pathogens already present in your field, you should go and apply plant protection to your plants.<\/p><\/div><\/div><p>For a more detailed description (biology, symptoms, modelling) of Avocado diseases, click <a href=\"\/disease-models-avocado\/\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3>Watch your crop grow<\/h3><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-sm-8\"><p>With our\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/cropview\/\">CropVIEW<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0camera device<\/a><\/span>,\u00a0you can have a remote view of your avocado plantation, directly from your computer or phone, and see at any time how your avocado is growing and developing.<\/p><\/div><\/div><p>This is just a glance at solutions that METOS<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> decision support system can bring to you and help you to take control of your crop. 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