Harvesting 35,000 tons of grapes in the gardens of Shahroud

Harvesting 35,000 tons of grapes in the gardens of Shahroud

Ali Asghar Haji, Head of Shahroud Agricultural Jihad Office, on the sidelines of visiting Shahroud Babian vineyards, said that the grape harvest has started from 3,579 hectares of the city’s orchards: for this year, 35,790 tons of grapes are expected to be harvested in Shahroud orchards. .

He said that due to hail and cold, we are facing a decrease in grape production in the city, adding: it should be said that this level of production and harvest has been reduced by half compared to last year.

The head of Shahroud Babian Agricultural Jihad Office stated that the grape harvest from the orchards of this city will start with early cultivars in mid-July and will continue with late cultivars until the end of October: Askari, Lal, Shahani, Sahebi and Miyers and Sefid Fakhri raisins. Red Fakhri (Shahroud) and Rish Baba are late cultivars.

Haji Babian said that the most important grape cultivars in Khalili, Yaghouti and Pearl are: Considering that this city is prone to growing grapes, so the construction of new orchards to reduce garden diseases and pests and to deal with coercive phenomena such as cold and hail is on the agenda. The work is located.

He said: Several programs to increase production efficiency and reduce water consumption in the agricultural sector, holding training and extension classes, observing proper nutrition recommendations for high fruit shelf life and proper marketing, improving irrigation methods and using modern irrigation systems for grape cultivation are on the agenda. The work is located.