In the olive production sector, which is increasingly expanding beyond borders of Mediterranean basin, harvesting most demanding phase, from both an economic and organisational point view. Traditional orchards are still predominant, with centuries-old large plants, characterised by gradual ripening drupes irregular planting patterns. Even though structural conversion these into more modern cult...

cover crops cultivation and application of plant growth rhizobacteria are the key factors to enhance agroecosystem health. a field experiment was conducted at the research farm of faculty of agriculture, ferdowsi university of mashhad, iran, during growing season of 2009-2010. a split plot arrangement based on a complete randomized block design with three replications was used. cultivation and ...