November 1st
– 4th
Friday 2nd: Visit to “Chacra
Bertoya”, there are Populus xcanadensis "Guardi"
poplar plantations in agroforestry system (interfile harvest of pasture) and
silvopastoral (direct grazing with sheep).
We’ll also visit the establishment Loma
de la Paisana (Seneu S.A.) with poplar plantations of different clones at
several spacing under agroforestry and silvopastoral systems, willow
plantations used as defense of coasts and Salix Humboldtiana native
populations including in the conservation program.
Saturday 3st: Visit to the
establishment “El Milagro” (Sabores del Sur S.R.L.) where we can observe
different clones of Populus
xcanadensis with pastures under canopy, forestation with willows (Salix matsudana x S.
alba) and a comparative test of experimental clones of willows in
saline-sodic soils.
Then we also visit the Alto Valle
Experimental Station of the National Institute of Agricultural Technology (EEA
INTA) where we can observed commercial stoolbeds of P. nigra ‘Jean
Pourtet’, P.
xcanadensis ‘Conti 12’, ‘Guardi’ and ‘Ragonese 22 INTA’), and
others experimental poplar clones selected by Poplar Breeding Program of INTA. In
a annex field of the EEA INTA Alto Valle
(J.J. Gomez, Rio Negro) we’ll visit a forestation of Populus xcanadensis 'Guardi'
of 9 years of age, with plots of evaluation of response to thinning, a
forestation of P. nigra 'Jean Pourtet' for pole production and a comparative
trial of experimental willow clones and Populus deltoides clones.
Finally we visit an experimental plot of
deep plantations with P. nigra ‘Jean
Pourtet’ and P.
xcanadensis ‘Conti 12’) and one experience of rehabilitation of quarry
of aggregates with forestation of willows in depth.
Sunday 4st: We’ll visit
“Bodega del Fin Del Mundo” a winery with poplar shelters with drip irrigation
and mechanized pruning and the winery “Bodega Malma” where we will enjoy a
lunch.