Saveh drought Barberry leaves!
According to the expert in charge of horticulture and greenhouses of Saveh Agricultural Jihad, the lack of water resources and the occurrence of drought will lead the farmers of this city to improve the cultivation pattern and it seems that the fight against drought in Saveh has become a trump card for barberry and this product can The city should open a safe place for itself.
Alireza Arbab added: With the correct implementation of cultivation patterns, relying on domestic resources, agriculture can be used as a determining element in the sustainable development of the country.
Noting that the agricultural sector has the highest water consumption, he added: In the process of changing the cultivation pattern, crops should be replaced that create more added value with less water needs.
Referring to the Saveh Agricultural Jihad program regarding the improvement of the cultivation pattern in the city, he said: Considering that there was a history of cultivating barberry rootstocks in Ghargabad and Nobaran areas as hedges, so the development of cultivation of this crop was on the agenda.
According to him, barberry product has a relative resistance to water shortage and even soil salinity, therefore, we tried to import a thousand barberry stalks to the city from Ghaen city of South Khorasan province on a trial and promotional basis.
Referring to the beginning of cultivation of this crop in March of last year in Ghargabad and Nobaran regions and a limited part of the central part of Saveh, he added: Cultivation of crops will be resistant to water shortage and soil salinity.
This expert of Saveh Agricultural Jihad, pointing out that the yield of this product will start from the third year and will reach the economic stage from the fifth year, added: the yield of this product is four to six tons per hectare and depending on the type of harvest, two tons of dry harvest It becomes.
He added that the barberry product is divided into two parts: puff pastry and pomegranate seeds: The average dry selling price per kilo of barberry is 15 to 20 thousand tomans.
According to Arbab, resistance to pests and diseases is another advantage of barberry cultivation that can be developed by implementing drip irrigation, garden nutrition, extension courses and pruning and barberry production in the city.