{"id":2090,"date":"2018-06-15T11:37:46","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T09:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interreg-hr-ba-me.eu\/2014\/"},"modified":"2019-07-28T15:33:37","modified_gmt":"2019-07-28T13:33:37","slug":"municipality-of-vojnic-has-planted-experimental-plant-of-sweet-chestnut","status":"publish","type":"novost","link":"https:\/\/interreg-hr-ba-me.eu\/2014\/novost\/municipality-of-vojnic-has-planted-experimental-plant-of-sweet-chestnut\/","title":{"rendered":"Municipality of Vojni\u0107 has planted experimental plant of sweet chestnut"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sweet chestnut is a deciduous tree related with beech and oak, which can grow up to 25 m in height and annually give more than 200 kg of fruits, and experience age of more than 500 years. It occurs in forest communities with oak and gravel trees, and it is located on the slopes of U\u010dka and the surrounding area of Lovran and Opatija, and most of it is represented in Banovina.
\nWith this investment in the area of Vojni\u0107 municipality, the preparation of terrain, the erection and equipping of new, modern plantations of sweet chestnut, the provision of a protective fence was carried out in order to prevent damage to the game and to equip the plant with a simple irrigation system.<\/p>\n

By putting in full function of the previously purchased plots, with the application of all agrotechnical measures, a unity of about 1.1 hectares was obtained, which is extremely suitable for the plant of sweet chestnut. In order to prevent the expected damage from vension, the whole new orchard is bounded.
\nBy soil analysis it was found that this land is acceptable for the planting of chestnut plantation, with the application of all agrotechnical measures.
\nFor the total area on which the permanent crop was erected, 99 certified chestnut seedlings were planted. The variety of seedlings are \u201cBouche de Betizac\u201d and it is bought from
\nauthorized importer of planting material.<\/p>\n

All works related to planting were made by the \u201cPoljoprivredno \u2013 gospodarska zadruga EKO-RAZVOJ\u201d, Petrinja.
\nLink: http:\/\/www.vojnic.hr\/opsirnije.php?id=1971<\/a><\/p>\n

During the implementation of the project “Promotion and Protection of Chestnut” four educations will be held on the plantation.
\nThe first education was held on April 7, 2018. Education was attended by 40
\nparticipants from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. The method of chestnut planting
\nhas shown, with special emphasis on chestnut diseases, first of all cancer of crust chestnuts and oriental chestnut gall wasp.
\nLink: http:\/\/www.vojnic.hr\/opsirnije.php?id=1899<\/a><\/p>\n