BERRY FRUITS: 11 MONTHS OF PRODUCTION IN SICILY WITH ARRIGONI

"We have already extended the production and harvesting cycle to 11 months a year, a really important result for a hot climate like the one in which we produce”

Berry fruits are among the most complex crops from an agronomic point of view: atmospheric agents (rain, wind, hail, high insolation, etc.), associated with sudden changes in temperature, can have decidedly negative effects on productivity and efficiency of entire plantations.

Arrigoni, therefore, offers the Robuxta® Mdf White thermo-reflecting screen in the white version and with the addition of the Light Diffusion additive for better light diffusion.

Robuxta, a thermo-reflecting screen with different density factors, increases the shading factor, reflects infrared rays and, thanks to the reduction of up to 5 degrees in internal temperature, has led to an increase in productivity of up to 70% compared to monofilament mesh.

First of all, the producers themselves who have already adopted some of the solutions suggested by the company testify to the quality of Arrigoni protections for berries. Like Vito Gambina, owner of the “A piccoli frutti di Vito Gambina” in Marsala (Trapani, Italy). “My farm – explains Gambina – specializes in the cultivation of berry fruits in protected cultivation. Recently, supported by Arrigoni’s technical assistance, we have focused on white Robuxta MDF for the protection of our plants, with results that we consider excellent.

In fact, this solution protects the seedlings from excessive insolation, maintains an excellent internal microclimate and has significantly increased our productivity. In particular, we have already extended the production and harvesting cycle to 11 months a year, a really important result for a hot climate like the one in which we produce”.

Arrigoni then offers a range of particularly effective solutions for both protection from atmospheric agents and for containing insects. Prisma®, a line of polyethylene strip fabrics with LD additive, allows a more uniform development of plants and reduces the internal temperature, thus creating the right microclimate for the different crops.

Even hail is a particularly prejudicial factor for the cultivation of small fruits, which Arrigoni can avoid thanks to its Fructus and Iride mesh systems.

Against the rain, on the other hand, Protecta® is the single layer multifunctional screen made entirely of HDPE with high mechanical resistance and long life. Finally, Biorete is a line of effective anti-insect systems, such as Drosophila Suzukii and Tuta Absoluta.