Olive leaf spot or peacock spot, caused by the fungal pathogen Spilocaea oleagina, can cause reduced growth and yield in olive trees (Olea eurapaea). Investigations were carried out during 20072010 to measure the prevalence and severity of olive leaf spot in the northern olive growing regions of Iran. The susceptibility of ten cultivars (Amygdalifolia, Blaidy, Koronakei, Mary, Manzanillo, Missi...

Olive oil, an important component of the Mediterranean diet, is rich in polyphenols and is known to possess positive health effects relative to other dietary fats. In addition, the leaves of the olive plant (Olea europaea) contain similar phenolics (oleuropein, luteolin-7-glucoside, apigenin-7-glucoside, verbascoside and hydroxytyrosol) to those of olives and olive oil, although at higher conce...

The Cellular Automata model FlySim was developed for simulating life and reproduction cycles of olive fruit flies (Bactrocera Oleae) and their behaviour, especially when they infest olive (Olea europaea) groves. This serious agricultural problem can be partially tackled in many ways, but not all the methods look sustainable, e.g., by using chemical agents at the first signs of the infestation. ...

Climate change, as well the appearance of pests and diseases, are affecting olive plantations (Olea europaea L.) production olives in world, therefore, there is an urgent need for tools to help us identify spatial temporal evolution groves, regarding attack pests, this case, Orthezia olivicola borer Phloeotribus scarabaeoides. In work, we use information from freely available satellite images t...

In olive fruits, sugars are the main soluble components providing energy and acting as precursors for olive oil biosynthesis. Large quantities of glucose, fructose and galactose are often found in olive pulp. To analyze sugar transport processes in Olea europaea, a cDNA encoding a monosaccharide transporter, designated OeMST2 (Olea europaea monosaccharide transporter 2) was cloned. An open read...

The olive tree (Olea europaea L.) is widely known for its strong tendency for alternate bearing, which severely affects the fruit yield from year to year. Microarray based gene expression analysis using RNA from olive samples (on-off years leaves and ripe-unripe fruits) are particularly useful to understand the molecular mechanisms influencing the periodicity in the olive tree. Thus, we carried...

Olive mill waste water is the major byproduct of the olive oil industry containing a range of compounds related to Olea europaea and olive oil constituents. Olive mill waste water comprises an important environmental problem in olive oil producing countries, but it is also a valuable material for the isolation of high added value compounds. In this study, an attempt to investigate the secoirido...

background: olive ( olea europea ), from the oleaceae family, is known as a phytoestrogen plant compound, containing lignans and phenolic compounds. some studies have shown phytoestrogens to have spermatogenesis-decreasing effects. objective: the present study investigated the effects of a hydro-alcoholic extract of olive fruit on reproductive argons in male rats. materials and methods: the hyd...

The Olive tree (Olea europaea L.), a native of the Mediterranean basin and parts of Asia, is now widely cultivated in many other parts of the world for production of olive oil and table olives. Olive is a rich source of valuable nutrients and bioactives of medicinal and therapeutic interest. Olive fruit contains appreciable concentration, 1-3% of fresh pulp weight, of hydrophilic (phenolic acid...

Olive pollen is one of the most important causes of inhalant allergy in the Mediterranean countries (1, 2). We investigated the frequency of hypersensitivity to the pollen of Olea europea in pollen allergic patients in Dalmatia, Croatia (3). A total of 810 patients with pollen allergy, were examined: 469 (58 %) male and 341 (42 %) female, age range from 4 to 53 years. The patients were assessed...