The arrival, in 1879, of the phylloxera in the Altempordanese vineyard from France led to an agricultural crisis. The delegate of the Agricultural Institute of Sant Isidre, Joan Miret, was appointed royal commissioner to deal with the plague. The plan, drawn up by Miret himself, details the farms around the city of Figueres affected by the phylloxera plague. Joan Miret’s strategy consisted of treating the affected strains with high doses of sulphide, taking the experience of Switzerland. The treatment did not work and many detractors emerged who complained about the death of the strains when, despite being affected, they would still have been productive. Miret held the position for six months. In order to argue his method, he published a text entitled “La verdad sobre la campa\u00f1a contra la phylloxera en el Ampurd\u00e1n (province of Gerona)” published in Barcelona in 1880.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14146,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"eix":[26],"class_list":["post-12248","document","type-document","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","eix-els-motors-economics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n