The influence of temperature and olive root exudates on Heterodera mediterranea egg hatch and the effects of H. mediterranea on the growth of two olive cultivars (Arbequina and Picual) were investigated. Egg hatch occurred over a temperature range of 10 to 30 degrees C and was optimal at 20 to 25 degrees C. There were no differences in egg hatch between sterile deionized distilled water or root...

The new high-density cropping systems (>1200 trees ha) represent a very interesting proposal for olive orchard profitability. It is crucial to know the morphology and the dynamics of sprout elongation of a cultivar in order to fully assess its suitability for a high-density olive orchard. For this reason we planned a research on two cultivars, Coratina and Arbequina, in a high-density orchard. ...

Host suitability of olive cultivars Arbequina and Picual to several plant-parasitic nematodes was studied under controlled conditions. Arbequina and Picual were not suitable hosts for the root-lesion nematodes Pratylenchus fallax, P. thornei, and Zygotylenchus guevarai. However, the ring nematode Mesocriconema xenoplax and the spiral nematodes Helicotylenchus digonicus and H. pseudorobustus rep...

Super high-density (SHD) olive orchards are rapidly expanding since the first plantation was set up in Spain in the 1990s. Because there are no long-term studies characterizing these systems, it is unknown if densities above a certain threshold could trigger competition among fully-grown trees, compromising their development. Over 14 years we have evaluated the performance of the major olive cu...

Label authentication of monovarietal extra virgin olive oils is of great importance. A novel approach based on a potentiometric electronic tongue is proposed to classify oils obtained from single olive cultivars (Portuguese cvs. Cobrançosa, Madural, Verdeal Transmontana; Spanish cvs. Arbequina, Hojiblanca, Picual). A meta-heuristic simulated annealing algorithm was applied to select the most in...

Abstract Anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum spp., is the main olive fruit disease. can severely infect with a negative impact on oil quality. However, relationship between visible infections of spp. and quality unclear influence latent unknown. This study considers as factors affecting oil. IAbsorbance in UV (K232 K270), free acidity, peroxide index were evaluated oils from symptomatic godet...

Olive leaves are rich in phenolic compounds, which give them antioxidant properties that associated with a lower incidence of disease. Therefore, the aim this work was to determine content, activity, and toxicity aqueous extracts olive main Spanish Greek cultivated wild genotypes. For these purposes, ‘Picual’ ‘Arbequina’ from Spain ‘Koronoeiki’ ‘Kalamon’ Greece were collected, as both countries...

The effect of potassium starvation on stomatal conductance was studied in olive trees and sunflower plants, two major crops with greatly differing botanical characteristics. In both species, K(+) starvation inhibited water-stress-induced stomatal closure. In olive trees, potassium starvation favoured stomatal conductance and transpiration, as well as inhibiting shoot growth, in the three cultiv...

Olive oils have been shown to be more resistant to oxidation than other vegetable fats, mainly due to their fatty acid (FA) profile which is rich in oleic acid and to their high content of antioxidants, principally phenols and tocopherols. This has situated virgin olive oils (VOOs) among the fats of high nutritional quality. However, it is important to stress that the oil's commercial category ...

This works aimed at investigating shelf-life behavior of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) extracted from two cultivars “Arbequina” and “Moroccan Picholine” as a function storage time (8 weeks) accelerated conditions (60 °C). Our outcomes revealed significant variations between EVOOs both in terms the investigated physicochemical characteristics. These were also affected by temperature except for f...