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Know the land well to optimize its use.

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This is the idea behind a joint research project involving the universities of Évora and Extremadura,

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the La Orden Valdesequera Estate, and the Centre for Irrigation Operation and Technology.

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This research is based on gathering data on the soil and crops in the field.

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We analyze this information and it lets us see how the crop develops, study how it varies with location and time,

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and define areas where the farmer can apply the factors of production more precisely.

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Factors of precision such as irrigation, fertilizers or plant protection products.

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This uses several techniques.

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Determining the physicochemical properties of the soil is always done by analyzing samples taken in the field.

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We're trying to use a technology to measure the apparent electrical conductivity of the soil, which is a much easier parameter to measure,

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and which is related to the physical characteristics of the soil,

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and then this allows us to extrapolate taking much fewer soil samples than in traditional methods.

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 And we also hope to understand how we can use the vegetation indices as a way to simplify production management.

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They hope to validate these data collection technologies

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and make it easy for wine producers of the Euroace region to fine-tune their land management.

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This is the added value of this research.

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The quality of wines always depends heavily on the quality of the product that arrives from the field, the grapes in this case.

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Any technologies which might improve the quality of the grape produced by the land will facilitate

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and help the production of wines of better quality.

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This is how our wines will be given a competitive advantage.