Olives
By: Ioannis, Therios
Series: Crop production science in horticulture -- 18
Publisher: CABI
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Wallingford; Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781845934583
Subjects: Olive
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-398) and index.
Table of contents: title: History of olive growing; title: Olive origin and classification; title: Morphology and taxonomy of the olive; title: Structure and composition of the olive fruit; title: Acreage, number of trees of olive oil and table olives; title: Rootstocks; title: Major trends in olive farming systems in the European Union; title: Climatic and soil conditions; title: Flower bud induction and differentiation; title: Flowering, pollination, fertilization, fruiting; title: Alternate bearing; title: Fruit thinning; title: Systems of planting and canopy training; title: Propagation of olive trees; title: Olive irrigation; title: Water use efficiency by olives; title: Stress induced proline and mannitol accumulation; title: Mineral nutrition of olive trees; title: Growth and salt tolerance of olives; title: Pruning; title: Olive ripening; title: Olive fruit harvesting; title: Olive varieties; title: Table olives; title: Olive oil extraction, storage, quality, certification and authenticity; title: Olive mill products and environmental impact of olive oil production; title: Oleuropein, olive leaf extract, olive oil and the Mediterranean diet benefits to human health; title: Biological and integrated olive culture; title: Chemical and integrated weed management in olive orchards; title: Pests and diseases; title: Biotechnological aspects of olive culture.