The experimental projects taken on at the Research Farm fall under the following lines of research and development.
- Controlling pesticide residues
- Molecular marker techniques applied to the quality control of horticultural seeds and tomato flowering and fruit production processes.
- Analysis of the symptoms of certain soil and air-borne pathogens affecting tomato and bean plants.
- Bio-disinfection of greenhouse soil for nematode control.
- Analysis of new varieties of interest for the Spanish south east.
- Analysis of new ventilation surface designs.
- Study and assessment of techniques used to apply phytosanitary products.
- Assessment of bio-disinfectant power in greenhouse soil and its affect on tomato production.
- Proximal optical sensor monitoring and agronomic techniques to optimize N management and pepper yield.
- Influence of early sexing on the production and quality of greenhouse-grown papayas.
- Capture of field and analysis data for decision making regarding the use of desalinated and well water in pepper and courgette cultivation.
- Study and analysis of environmental aspects affecting workers in ridge and furrow polyhouses.