Fruit Tree Planting Research Articles

Metabolomics Analysis of the Peels of Different Colored Citrus Fruits (Citrus reticulata cv. 'Shatangju') During the Maturation Period Based on UHPLC-QQQ-MS.

Citrus is a globally consumed fruit with great popularity. Mandarin (Citrus reticulata cv. ‘Shatangju’) is a local variety, and its planting area and yield are the greatest regarding fruit tree planting in Guangdong Province, China. However, its resistance to Huanglongbing (HLB) is weak. After infection by HLB, the fruits cannot develop normally. In this study, four kinds of fruits were classified as HBG, XQG, ZQG, and DHG, according to the color of their peels. The metabolomes of the three abnormally colored groups (HBG, XQG, and ZQG) and the normally colored group (DHG) were compared using a UPLC-QQQ-MS-based metabolomics approach. In total, 913 metabolites were identified and classified into 23 different categories, including phenylpropanoids and flavonoids; among them, 215 (HBG, 177; XQG, 124; and ZQG, 62) metabolites showed differential accumulation in the three comparison groups (HBG/XQG/ZQG versus DHG). A total of 2 unique metabolites, O-caffeoyl maltotriose and myricetin were detected only in DHG samples. When comparing HBG with DHG, there were 109 decreased and 68 increased metabolites; comparing XQG with DHG, there were 88 decreased and 36 increased metabolites; comparing ZQG with DHG, 41 metabolites were decreased, and 21 metabolites were increased. Metabolic pathway enrichment analysis of these differential metabolites showed significant enrichment of the “phenylpropanoid biosynthesis” pathway in all comparison groups. The hierarchical cluster analysis of the differential metabolites of the four groups showed a clear grouping patterns. The relative contents of three phenylpropanoids, four flavonoids, two alkaloids, one anthocyanin, and two other metabolites were significantly different between each comparison group. This study might provide fundamental insight for the isolation and identification of functional compounds from the peels of citrus fruit infected with HLB and for in-depth research on the effect of HLB on the formation of fruits pigment and the development of HLB-resistant citrus varieties.

Study on roadside greenery in Yogyakarta City towards development of productive urban landscape

Yogyakarta City has carried programs in developing green urban open spaces however those are still needed to be improved continuously. This paper aims to identify the type of trees in three roadside types. Field observations have been carried out in three types of road, i.e. secondary arterial road, secondary collector road, and local street. This paper also shows the identification of problems in developing a productive landscape of roadside greenery. Survey results were analyzed by descriptive statistics. 26 road samples were identified in relation to the tree species based on three road types. The survey results showed that secondary arterial roads consisted of 28.76% angsana trees (Pterocarpus indica) and 17.20% tanjung trees (Mimusops elengi). Secondary collector roads were dominated by tanjung trees (58.31%), and local streets consisted of 23.44% tanjung trees and 18.86% glodogan trees (Polyalthia longifolia). The survey also recognized that edible plants at roadside greenery were only 14.7%. Some problems were related to the trees such as inappropriate trees, less roadside space, less planting media, and less maintenance. 160 urban community also were interviewed. The interview results showed a lot of people disagreed to plant fruit trees at roadside greenery because of the unsafe feeling of fruit falling for walking at pedestrian under the trees and problems of intensive maintenance.

From stone masonry to emigrant’s mansions. Changes in vernacular architecture in central Portugal

The research made for this purpose was realized to study the connection between the way of life, the climate, the geology and the vernacular architecture in the parish of Cernache do Bonjardim, municipality of Sertã, central region of Portugal, where various styles of rural houses can be found. The traditional rural home of this territory is constituted by stone walls, mostly made of shales or granite and has two floors: a lower floor with a place for animals or food storage, and an upper floor with the kitchen/living-room and bedrooms. Usually, both floors are joined by outside stairs. Each available space, for instance under these stairs, is used to keep animals like swine or hens, goats or rabbits, and to store food. Usually there is a piece of ground around the house used for the plantation of vegetables and fruit trees. This kind of home is adapted to the people’s way of living and the climate, using local materials like stone or wood. In the 19th century there was an emigration wave to Brazil. When the people returned they wanted to show their acquired richness and (sometimes) culture to the neighbours in the village and constructed large houses of mansion-type, which didn’t show the strong adaption to the environment anymore, but had other functionalities and a better comfort. As the transportation means improved, the building material was no more limited to the local offer. The emigration from the sixties of the 20th century until today brought new kinds of buildings. Their style was influenced from the country of emigration. There is no more relation to the local style of building. For the construction, modern materials like concrete, tile walls and roof tiles are used. The major conclusions of the research are that the vernacular architecture of the studied region has changed from houses adapted to the climate and the rural way of life, to larger and no more “typical” buildings. The main reasons for this change are the return of emigrants from abroad and its influence, the availability of new materials, the better education and income of the people, the wish to life more comfortably, and the change of the people´s way of life from farming to employment.

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS TO GET BACK THE CHILDREN IN TO THE NATURE

All children need to smile at the sun and feel its warmth. All children deserve to squish mud and splash in puddles. Every child should be able to roll down hills and hide in tall grass. All children deserve to have their sense of wonder sparked by the possibilities of the planet. What do your children experience when they step outside? Are they able to touch dirt? Smell flowers? Find worms? Flowers and seeds? Climb trees? Hug cats and dog?Today’s children are much less connected to the natural world than at another time in history. This natural connection has been replaced in various ways –greater interaction with the digital world, less unstructured outdoor play, and via growing urbanization. This decreased exposure to nature has consequences that we are just beginning to understand. The negative outcomes for children of this nature deficit include sky-rocketing rates of childhood obesity and type-two diabetes, increased psychological stress, all due to diminishing opportunities for children to engage in unstructured, creative play in the out of doors.But doesn’t it take an extensive nature or park for children to make friends with the planet? No! All it takes is someone like you to decide to bring nature into your back yard and allow children to explore. The flowers that pop into the spring. Bring dirt, sand, and water into your yard. Plant shade trees and fruit trees and trees that burst into fragrant bloom. Allow corners of your yard to grow wild. Hang birdhouses for birds. Allow children to take naps outside in the grass.

Contrasting Differences in Responses of Streamflow Regimes between Reforestation and Fruit Tree Planting in a Subtropical Watershed of China

Fruit tree planting is a common practice for alleviating poverty and restoring degraded environment in developing countries. Yet, its environmental effects are rarely assessed. The Jiujushui watershed (261.4 km2), located in the subtropical Jiangxi Province of China, was selected to assess responses of several flow regime components on both reforestation and fruit tree planting. Three periods of forest changes, including a reference (1961 to 1985), reforestation (1986 to 2000) and fruit tree planting (2001 to 2016) were identified for assessment. Results suggest that the reforestation significantly decreased the average magnitude of high flow by 8.78%, and shortened high flow duration by 2.2 days compared with the reference. In contrast, fruit tree planting significantly increased the average magnitude of high flow by 27.43%. For low flows, reforestation significantly increased the average magnitude by 46.38%, and shortened low flow duration by 8.8 days, while the fruit tree planting had no significant impact on any flow regime components of low flows. We conclude that reforestation had positive impacts on high and low flows, while to our surprise, fruit tree planting had negative effects on high flows, suggesting that large areas of fruit tree planting may potentially become an important driver for some negative hydrological effects in our study area.

Impact of mycorrhiza-based inoculation strategies on Ziziphus mauritiana Lam. and its native mycorrhizal communities on the route of the Great Green Wall (Senegal)

A wide program of fruit tree planting, notably jujube trees, has been implemented in the framework of the pan-African Great Green Wall (GGW) project to improve food security in arid and semiarid regions. However, the success of such initiatives is highly limited by a low tree growth and high tree mortality rates due to transplant shocks from tree nursery to field. The positive impact of mycorrhiza-based ecological engineering strategies on jujube trees were previously demonstrated in nursery conditions, but field monitoring is necessary to evaluate their sustainability in terms of plant growth and survival. In the current study, local (Tasset) and exotic (Gola) jujube cultivars were tested for their response to mycorrhizal inoculation with the non-native arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungus Rhizophagus irregularis IR 27 and fertilization with rock phosphate. The environmental impacts of both treatments were assessed by characterizing the native AM fungal community in a 13-month-old jujube orchard. Field results demonstrated higher rates of survival and a relative stability of nursery-driven plant benefits of inoculated jujube trees, as well as a potential higher persistence of AM fungal inoculum for the exotic cultivar. The native AM fungal community associated with the local cultivar was the most diverse, but Glomeraceae was predominant in both cultivars. The mycorrhiza-based ecological engineering strategies proposed in this work affected both AM fungal communities, notably Glomeraceae and Gigasporaceae members, but in a higher extent for the local jujube cultivar. Results highlight the strong benefits of mycorrhizal inoculation at the very early stages of tree seedling growth in nursery and their stability in the first year of plantation. Nevertheless, a deeper assessment of mycorrhizal inoculum persistence and spread, and a wider characterization of soil and root microbiome need to be implemented in further field monitoring to better evaluate the environmental impacts.

Biomass Carbon, Carbon Sequestration Potential and Soil Properties as Influence by Different Modules for Management of Chambal Ravines

Erosion through ravines causes many problems on bank of Chambal river in Madhya Pradesh. It damages rangelands, croplands and infra-structures. Plantation of different fruit trees (Moringa oleifera, Amblica officinalis, Psidium guaijava, Ziziphuszezuba, Punica grantum, Annonasquamosa), forest / medicinal trees (Cenchr sciliaris,Azardirechtaindica, Pongamia pinnata, Albizialebbeck, Dalbergiasisso and Acacia nilotica)) and some grasses (lemon grass, pamarosa, para and napier grass) under four management modules viz. M1-diversified cropping system, M2- Agri-horticultural, M3- Horti-pastoral, M4- Silvi-medicinal and M5- Silvi-pastoral were raised during 2012 at 3x3 m spacing. Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by the process of photosynthesis and store the carbon (C) as biomass.The highest biomass carbon wasyielded in ModuleM3, followed by M2, M5, M4 and M1, respectively. The average biomass carbon was found highest in grasses followed by fruit and forest trees. The study shows that the carbon sequestration in soil (0-15 cm) was found highest in M4 (0.45%) followed by M5 (0.44%), M1 (0.36%), M2 (0.35%) and between depth 15-25 cm the soil sequestration was highest in M1. The percent increase in soil carbon from 2012 to 2017 was highest in M1 (0-15 cm), while in depth 15-25 cm M4 showedhighest increase in soil carbon. Available nutrient status showedtremendous changes over initial value whereas available phosphorous showed decreasing trend under all modules after six years of studies.

Impacts of shaded agroforestry management on carbon sequestration, biodiversity and farmers income in cocoa production landscapes

Conversion of shaded agroforests to unshaded monocultures endangers the resilience of tropical landscapes. Landscape-scale impacts of alternative shade managements have rarely been assessed. This study explored plantation- and landscape-level impacts of different shade management strategies on aboveground biomass, functional group diversity, and economic potential of cocoa production in northern Ecuador. We simulated several cocoa shade management scenarios, using the dynamic forest model LANDIS-II: (i) ‘baseline’ projections representing the current mosaic of traditional agroforests, planted agroforests, and unshaded monoculture plantations; (ii) ‘traditional’ agroforestry shaded by native fruit and timber trees; (iii) ‘planted’ agroforests shaded by planted fruit trees; and (iv) ‘monoculture’ unshaded plantations. The impacts of setting aside 20, 30, and 40% of cocoa plantations for natural regeneration was tested for the monoculture scenario. Traditional agroforests shaded by native trees stored up to 7% more aboveground biomass and had higher abundances of rare functional groups compared to monocultures after 50 years of simulation. Smaller effects were found for planted agroforests. Shaded plantations and land set aside for natural regeneration reduced forest fragmentation at the landscape level. The estimated yield gap for monoculture and shaded plantations could not be compensated by additional revenues for carbon storage at current carbon market price. Improving payment-for-ecosystem services and certification schemes are needed to incentivize smallholders to maintain substantial non-cocoa tree cover that may provide an environmental-friendly way to improve economic potential and food security for smallholders, while supporting biomass and functional group diversity at the landscape level.

Preplant Soil Incorporation of Compost to Mitigate Replant Disease: Soil Biological Factors Associated with Plant Growth Promotion in Orchard Soil

Preplant soil incorporation of compost has previously shown potential to suppress Pratylenchus penetrans populations and improve replant establishment of newly planted fruit trees at old orchard sites. Using a greenhouse experiment, we evaluated the effects of preplant incorporation of three compost amendments (agricultural waste compost, yard trimmings compost, and municipal waste compost) on growth of apple seedlings, P. penetrans populations, microbial populations associated with soil suppressiveness, and microbial activity using soil collected from three orchard sites. We also aimed to identify the biological factors that were most strongly associated with enhanced plant growth in compost-amended soil. In four out of nine compost type × soil combinations, compost improved apple seedling growth relative to the control. In four out of nine compost type × soil combinations, compost reduced P. penetrans root infestation relative to the control, and in one compost type × soil combination, compost amendment increased P. penetrans root infestation. Composts stimulated soil microbial activity and abundance, resulting in greater populations of Pseudomonas spp. in soil in seven of the nine compost type × soil combinations. In a step-wise multiple linear regression, P. penetrans root infestation and the total abundance of fungi in soil accounted for the most variance in plant biomass, with increases in both variables correlated with reduced seedling biomass. Overall, composts show variability in the capacity to promote the establishment of fruit trees in orchard soil. Future research should be directed toward understanding variability in compost-induced plant growth promotion among different orchard soils and compost types.

Karakteristik Dan Uji Fitokimia 5 (Lima) Jenis Tumbuhan Buah Eksotik dari Kabupaten Barito Utara Kalimantan Tengah

This study was conducted to identify the characteristics of fruit plants (generally, the environment/habitat and plant morphology fruit) and to determine the content of active compounds (secondary metabolites) plant worth exotic fruit contained in North Barito. This study used survey methods and data analysis was done descriptively qualitative and quantitative in tabular form and image. The results of the study characteristics and phytochemical test five (5) pieces of exotic plant species in North Barito regency from habitat plant fruit trees and lianas, with the composition of single and compound leaves, plant height of 10-15 meters, a lowland forest habitat. Keledang (Artocarpus lanceifolius Roxb) and Dangu (Leukconitis corpidae) which has a white sap. The test results showed the phytochemical content of secondary metabolites consisting of tannin (polyphenols), alkaloids, saponins, flavonoids, steroids and terpenoid scattered on the rind, pulp, and seeds.

Intercropping With Fruit Trees Increases Population Abundance and Alters Species Composition of Spider Mites on Cotton.

With the recent increase in planting of fruit trees in southern Xinjiang, the intercropping of fruit trees and cotton has been widely adopted. From 2014 to 2016, a large-scale study was conducted in Aksu, an important agricultural area in southern Xinjiang, to compare the abundance and species composition of spider mites in cotton fields under jujube-cotton, apple-cotton, and cotton monocrop systems. The abundance of spider mites in cotton fields under both intercropping systems was generally higher than in the cotton monocrop. The species composition of spider mites also differed greatly between cotton intercropped with apple or jujube compared to the cotton monocrop. The relative proportion of Tetranychus truncates Ehara (Acari: Tetranychidae) in the species complex generally increased while that of another spider mite, Tetranychus dunhuangensis Wang (Acari: Tetranychidae), decreased under fruit tree-cotton systems. More attention should be paid to the monitoring and management of spider mites, especially T. truncates in this important region of China.

Alleviating Water Scarcity in Rural Arid Areas through Grey Water Treatment and Reuse: Palestine as a Case Study

Conventional water sources in Palestine are vulnerable and scarce. Among potential alternative non-conventional water sources is greywater which comprises 50–80% of residential wastewater. In this paper the long and short term impacts assessment of six onsite greywater treatment plants, GWTPs using constructed wetland technology was conducted. The constructed wetland system were constructed by National Agricultural Research Committees, NARC and International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, ICARDA in Northern West Bank to disseminate the safe uses of the treated greywater. Performance indicators were used for assessing the quality and efficiency of the execution of six treated greywater reuse stations in Jenin and Tubas governorates. Effluent from the six plants was reused in nine home gardens for fruit tree (citrus and olive) and fodder (sorghum) plantations. A field survey was designed and conducted for reuse beneficiaries. The short term indicator included greywater quality parameter before and after treatment during the period from June and July 2015. pH , TDS, Na+ ,Ca2+ ,Cl- ,BOD ,PO42+ and SO42-fall within the Palestinian standard for treated wastewater (2012). The average water quality was: pH 7.5, TDS 1024.27, Na 128.2, Ca 65.6, Cl 224, Mg 288.3,NO-3 77.8 and COD 400.8, BOD 178,PO4 7.69 and So4 139. The efficiency of total coliform and Ecoli removal efficiency was 33.3% and 37.3% in 2015 compared to 87 % and 55.3% in 2011. The efficiency of BOD was 70.8 in 2015 compared to 75.8 % in 2011. The decrease was 5%. The efficiency of EC was 9.8 % in 2015 compared to 27.3 % in 2011. The decrease in the efficiency with time was due to accumulation of solids in the constructed wetland. Soil pH and EC were 6.67 and 2.65. No heavy metal accumulation in soil was observed. Both grew water and soil analysis after five years of treatment remains within the accepted Palestinian reuse standards.

Compost applicators for horticulture

Horticulture is the art of planting fruit trees, vegetables, and ornamental or agricultural science that deals with the cultivation of gardens, including planting vegetable plants, fruit, flowers, and shrubs and ornamental trees. Fertilization is one of the important things to increase production, even until now regarded as a dominant factor in agricultural production. The use of compost can provide benefits for soil and plants. Problems that occur at the time of application of compost needed manpower and considerable expense, so it needs an efficient technology in the form of mechanical equipment that is simple and easy to operate. This study aims to modify applicator for sugar cane dry land so that it can be used on horticultural crops (vegetables) land and seeks to increase the efficiency of the applicator compost through modifications the system coupling that can be drawn using the tractor two wheels. The results show that the prototype model of applicator conveyor belt type had been made was functioning properly. Modification is done by replacing the joint connection between the applicator and the tractor. The volume of applicator compost is one meter cubic.

Evaluation of salinity tolerance in fourteen selected pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) cultivars

Cultivars and rootstocks tolerant to salinity are determinant to increase the salt tolerance of planted fruit trees including pistachio. In this research, the effect of salinity stress on morphological and physiological traits as well as the concentration of nutrition elements in some pistachio cultivars was investigated based on completely randomized design (CRD), with two factors cultivars and irrigation water salinity. Studied cultivars were Ghazvini, Shahpasand, Akbari, Khanjari, Jandaghi, Italiyayi, Fndoghi 48, Sabz Pesteh Tohg, Ahmad Aghaee, Rezaie Zood Res, Mousa Abadi, Ebrahimi, Kaleh Ghochi and Badami Zarand and levels of salinity were 0.5, 4.9, 9.8, 14.75 and 19.8 dS/m. Each treatment had nine replicas. The results showed that increasing salinity reduced branch height, branch diameter, number of total leaves, and percentage of green leaves, relative humidity content, chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and total chlorophylls in all cultivars. But percentage of necrotic leaves, percentage of downfall leaves, relative ionic percentage and cell membrane injury percentage were increased. The results showed that salinity stress affected the young trees through increasing the amount of minimum fluorescence (F0) and decreasing the maximum fluorescence (FM) and reducing variable fluorescence (FV) as well as the ratio of variable fluorescence to maximum fluorescence from 0.83±1 in the control plants to 0.59±0.015 in Rezaie Zood Res cultivar and 0.61±0.009 in Mousa Abadi cultivar. The results also showed that in the total cultivars studied, the highest amount of Na+ in leaves and roots (2.09±0.04% and 3.04±0.06%), and the lowest amount of K+ in leaves and roots (0.40±0.02% and 0.34±0.01%), were observed in treatment 19.75 dS/m. Overall, Ghazvini was found to be the most tolerant cultivar to salinity stress. This cultivar could well tolerate salinity 14.75 dS/m.

A three-dimensional model of solar radiation transfer in a non-uniform plant canopy

A three-dimensional (3D) model of solar radiation transfer in a non-uniform plant canopy was developed. It is based on radiative transfer equations and a so-called turbid medium assumption. The model takes into account the multiple scattering contributions of plant elements in radiation fluxes. These enable more accurate descriptions of plant canopy reflectance and transmission in different spectral bands. The model was applied to assess the effects of plant canopy heterogeneity on solar radiation transmission and to quantify the difference in a radiation transfer between photosynthetically active radiation PAR (=0.39-0.72 μm) and near infrared solar radiation NIR (Δλ = 0.72-3.00 μm). Comparisons of the radiative transfer fluxes simulated by the 3D model within a plant canopy consisted of sparsely planted fruit trees (plant area index, PAI - 0.96 m2 m-2) with radiation fluxes simulated by a one-dimensional (1D) approach, assumed horizontal homogeneity of plant and leaf area distributions, showed that, for sunny weather conditions with a high solar elevation angle, an application of a simplified 1D approach can result in an underestimation of transmitted solar radiation by about 22% for PAR, and by about 26% for NIR.

ENHANCING BUSINESS PERFORMANCE OF CV PRIMANTO PANGAN SELARAS INDONESIAN FRUIT CHIPS GOES INTERNATIONAL

Javanis Food is a trademark of Malang kripik factory which is a form of entrepreneurship spirit, based on the processing technology of various fruits and vegetables into chips as food. We want to develop the potential of chips into a delicious and nutritious product, and perform the production stages based on non-chemical research experience and hygienic supervision.
 Since 2015, Javanis Food has conducted production trials and cooperated with fruit farmer groups in Malang and extends to East Java. Javanis Food learns with farmers and suppliers to produce quality standards of raw materials, through desirable quality standard education and discussion during the development and planting of fruit trees.
 Javanis Food wants to continue to improve the partnership standards with fruit farmers, suppliers and business partners throughout Indonesia, to produce internationally-qualified local products.

A Million Fruit Trees for the Countryside

Abstract Innovative programme of so-called functional planting of fruit trees in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia in order to increase the resilience of the territory to climate change.

A Fruit Tree as an Identification Element of Ornamental Gardens Shaping in Croatia- Istria Ornamental Gardens Case

A fruit tree has always been a determinant of an ornamental garden shaping in Croatia. From the 13th century onward an organized planting of fruit trees has been recorded. A total of 100 gardens in Istria have been analyzed , 50 of which were examined in the Istria interior, and 50 in the coastal area. Due to the shape and architectural style, 8 different types of gardens were determined and classified, by the location,  into three climatic-relief areas A, B and C. There were 7 types of ornamental gardens with a  fruit tree as a primary determinant of the garden, except one without it. Out of the 23 recorded fruit species, cherry, figs, grapes and olives have been mostly common  in the Istria interior whereas olives, Nespoli, figs and grapes have been known in the Istria coast.

The Soroptimist Club in Kalmar Goes for Water

Drinking water is still a big problem in many African countries. The Soroptimist club of Kalmar started therefore in 2008 to finance different water projects in Mali, in West Africa, in order to make water accessible for women who have to walk several kilometers a day in order to get some water. Thanks to the wells we have financed the women can now plant fruit trees and sell the products. The money goes to school fees for their children and to healthcare.

移牧と農耕が共存する地域の空間構造に関する研究

From the middle ages, Tavoliere plain in Apulia Region was the center of the wool industrial and customs for the sheep farming was placed. Sheeps had moved looking for grass from the settlements of Apennnes during for winter. Tavoliere plain was a grain-growing district in Italy. A peculiarity of agriculture in southern Italy were land-use of extensive agriculture and an existence of a large land owner. The purpose of this study is to clarify the spatial structure of Tavoliere plain where grazing and cultivation coexisted in pre-modern times. In this paper, we look at the atlas of the pasture land in detail, and analyze the spatial structure while comparing it with the statistics and drawings of farmland. In this plain, the sheep tracks and pasture lands for migration were developed by the kingdom of Naples. Three kinds of sheep tracks are decided, the thickest roads extended from the mountains to Foggia. The narrow roads were stretched in Tavoliere plain to move to the assigned pasture land. The grazing area set in 23 blocks was about 15,400 carri (3802.5 km2) in total, of which about 8930 carri (2,205 km2) was pasture. Other than that it was crop cultivated land, vineyard, vegetable field and pasture ground for dairy animals etc. In the atlas “Atlante delle locazioni del Tavoliere di Puglia di Antonio e Nunzio di Michele di Rovere” (1686), roads for movement of sheep, lodging with livestock houses (posta), large-scale farmers (masseria) and dairy pastures (mezzana) ware drawn, but crop cultivation (portata) was hardly drawn. Compared with the drawing of the individual cultivated land, it turns out that there was also rotatable cultivated land in fact. On the other hand, there were few settlements in the plains, many in the surrounding hills. And around the village there were subdivided vegetable fields and fruit tree plantations. In conclusion, there were not only grazing lands for sheeps and posta in Tavoliere plain, fragmented land use including cereal crop rotation cultivated lands, pasture grounds for domestic animals, vegetable gardens and fruit tree plantations were done. And it was the movement of people and sheep from other areas that supported the development of the large-scale farm in the plain and the wool industry in southern Italy.