Vivian Severino Ing. Agr. Mag.

Universidad de la República

Facultad de Agronomía

Departamento

de Producción Vegetal

Ecofisiología de frutales

URUGUAY

y su Fruticultura.

Fruticulture in

URUGUAY.

200 years of history as an

independent country.

3,450,000 inhabitants

Outside of Italy, Uruguay is the

country with the highest percentage of

Italians in the world.

URUGUAY

y su Fruticultura.

Fruticulture in

URUGUAY.

Uruguay

Immigration

1840-1960

URUGUAY

y su Fruticultura.

Fruticulture in

URUGUAY.

What is known about Uruguay?

URUGUAY

y su Fruticultura.

Fruticulture in

URUGUAY.

URUGUAY

y su Fruticultura.

Fruticulture in

URUGUAY.

Punta del Este,

the main resort in

South America.

URUGUAY

y su Fruticultura.

Fruticulture in

URUGUAY.

You could also know the

carnival, which is the

longest in the world.

URUGUAY

y su Fruticultura.

Fruticulture in

URUGUAY.

Other personalities you might know…

Joaquín Torres García / Lino Dinetto

(Italian in Uruguay)

Juan Carlos Onetti

Mario Benedetti

Eduardo Galeano

Ruperto Long

URUGUAY

y su Fruticultura.

Fruticulture in

URUGUAY.

108.886 students

(2280 in agronomy school)

25.000 income per year.

(450 in agronomy school)

65% of university graduates of the

country.

Some peculiarities.

URUGUAY

y su Fruticultura.

Fruticulture in

URUGUAY.

Agricultural production in 2018, 5,843 million dollars.

URUGUAY

y su Fruticultura.

Fruticulture in

URUGUAY.

What is the climate and

geographical

characteristics of

Uruguay?

URUGUAY

y su Fruticultura.

Fruticulture in

URUGUAY.

Latitudinal extent: 5° (30 - 35 °S)

Maximum altitude: 513 meters above sea level.

Classic climatic characterization: temperate.

It is the only South American country that is entirely in the temperate zone.

New climatic characterization (2016): Neotropical.

Regional ecotone between subtropical and tropical forests and temperate grasslands of

South America.

Conservation in situ The national system of protected areas is composed of 12

national parks and occupies 1% of the national territory.

1

“Paso Centurión” and “Sierra de Ríos” near Brasil

Serranías del Este Quebrada de los Cuervos

Conservation in situ The national system of protected areas is composed of 12

national parks and occupies 1% of the national territory.

2

Esteros de Farrapos and Islas del Río Uruguay. Fluvial wetlands.

Montes del Queguay

Conservation in situ The national system of protected areas is composed of 12

national parks and occupies 1% of the national territory.

3

San Miguel (Rocha) national park.

Laguna de Rocha. 7.200 ha (lagoon system 40.000 ha)

Laguna de Rocha. 7.200 ha (lagoon system 40.000 ha)

Laguna garzón (sistema lagunar de más de 40000 ha)

“Cabo Polonio”, “Cerro

Verde” and “Islas de la

Coronilla”

Monthly rainfall

Decadal average of heliophany

Summer Autumn Winter Spring

Decadal average of temperature

And about fruticulture,

what do you know?

5000

527

200

2019

Immigration

flows (1830-

1960)

Archaeological

records of the

use of fruits in

cerritos de

indios.

Océano atlántico

Psidium cattleyanum f. lucidum

Psidium cattleyanum var.

cattleyanum

Acca sellowiana Berg Burret

BUTIA

Butia odorata(Barb. Rodr.) Noblick

PITANGA Eugenia uniflora L.

Number of producers by sector and

distribution based on area (ha)

Cítricos Olivos Frutales Vid

Total 452 150 942 1050

Menos de 5 292 35 630 700

5 a 20 114 70 242 250

20 a 50 26 25 55 70

>50 19 20 14 30

% % % %

65 23 67 67

25 47 26 24

6 17 6 7

4 13 1 3

Less than 5

Citrus Olives

Deciduous

fruit trees Vine

Production destination (%).

Frutales Vid Olivo Cítricos

(%) (%) (%) (%)

TOTAL 100 100 100

Mercado de fruta fresca 78 3 43

Industria 13 97 100 28

Exportación de fruta fresca 8 29

Destino

100

Citrus Olives

Deciduous

fruit trees Vine

Fresh fruit market

Industry

Export

How do we see the glass?

Half full or half empty?

Use of technologies that reduce the

vulnerability of the productive system.

In the climate change scenario

Diversify the production.

Revaluation of native fruits.

Thanks!

Gracias! Grazie!

?

Research lines

In traditional fruit crops, in the last 10 years.

productivity, pollination, dormancy and fruit quality

In native fruits, from 2000 to today

Conservation work started

The research has focused on:

Genetic characterization

Reproductive biology studies

Fruit characterization

Crop management

Medicinal uses (with important findings of anticancer capacity of

one of the species)