The expansion of new genetics is driving a more precise technical standard in the blueberryVarieties with different vigor, architecture, and productive behavior require nutritional strategies tailored to their characteristics. At Lima 2026, this topic will be explored in the talk on Juan Hirzel (Wednesday 11, 15:20–16:10), focused on variety-directed nutrition, needs and sufficiency ranges to guide decisions in real production conditions.

On Thursday the 12th, this approach will be complemented by the session of María del Carmen Sala (09:40–10:30), focused on nutrition and salinity control tools in potted plant production. Together, both sessions will allow us to address nutrition as a technical decision-making system that integrates plant material, monitoring, and type of production system.

Variety defines requirements and increases the accuracy of nutritional criteria

Juan Hirzel's session will delve into how nutrition is tailored to genetics. blueberryincorporating references that allow for a more accurate interpretation of nutritional status according to variety. Within this framework, the review of sufficiency ranges will provide a comparative basis for assessing needs and guiding adjustments with consistent criteria.

This approach will be especially useful for teams working with different varieties or incorporating new genetics. Having more specific references strengthens technical prioritization and streamlines decision-making in scenarios where varietal diversity increases management demands.

Nutrition as the foundation of performance, stability, and condition

Variety-directed nutrition will also be addressed in terms of its impact on performance: productivity, crop stability, and condition-related attributes. The focus will be on how accurately assessing needs and ensuring sufficiency improves the quality of decisions and contributes to more consistent results over time.

In practice, this approach promotes more strategic nutritional management: interpreting information, adjusting criteria, and making technically sound decisions, aligned with the goal of sustaining performance and quality in a more competitive environment.

Juan Hirzel © Blueberries Consulting

Nutritional control and salinity in pots: tools for intensive systems

María del Carmen Sala's session will offer an applied perspective on blueberry production in pots, where nutrition and salinity are managed with high precision. In intensive systems, the availability, balance, and management of the root environment directly impact yield, making monitoring and control crucial.

This talk will introduce tools and monitoring criteria that complement variety-specific nutrition. The goal is to integrate nutritional decisions with salinity control and production stability, taking a perspective consistent with the current technical demands of the crop.

María del Carmen Sala © Blueberries Consulting

When and where: panel and event information

The talk, “Variety-directed nutrition: needs and sufficiency ranges for new blueberry genetics” The talk, led by Juan Hirzel, will take place on Wednesday, March 11, between 15:20 p.m. and 16:10 p.m. “Tools for controlling nutrition and salinity in potted blueberry production” María del Carmen Sala's presentation will take place on Thursday, March 12, between 09:40 and 10:30 a.m. at the Lima Convention Center (LCC), as part of the XXXIX International Blueberries Seminar Lima 2026.

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Complete information about the seminar in Lima:  Key players in the blueberry industry will meet at the XXXIX International Blueberries Seminar Lima 2026

To see the 2026 seminar schedule: International Blueberry Seminars 2026: Blueberries travel through Peru, Chile, Mexico, Morocco and China