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Sustainability of olive growing in the Mediterranean area under future climate scenarios: Exploring the effects of intensification and deficit irrigation
(Elsevier, 2021)
Olive orchards represent a key agricultural system with high economic and environmental prominence. Expected future climate tendencies over the Mediterranean could threaten the sustainability of such strategic tree crop. ...
Is new olive farming sustainable? A spatial comparison of productive and environmental performances between traditional and new olive orchards with the model OliveCan
(Elsevier, 2020)
Olive (Olea europaea L.) is a widely spread tree species in the Mediterranean. In the last decades, olive farming has known major management changes with high economic and environmental impacts. The fast track expansion ...
Linking functional traits with tree growth and forest productivity in Quercus ilex forests along a climatic gradient
(Elsevier, 2021)
Plant functional traits are highly plastic to changes in climatic factors and nutrient availability. However, the intraspecific plant response to abiotic factors and the overall effect on tree growth and productivity is ...
Effect of passage through the plant on virulence and endophytic behavioural adaptation in the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana
(Elsevier, 2021)
Systemic crop protection using endophytic isolates of entomopathogenic fungi is at the forefront of IPM. Nonetheless, any potential trade-offs between virulence and endophytic behaviour must be elucidated if they are to ...
Opportunities of super high-density olive orchard to improve soil quality: Management guidelines for application of pruning residues
(Elsevier, 2021)
Applying pruning residues in the lanes of olive groves has become a popular practice because it is economical and accrues benefits for soil and water management. This study presents an analysis of the impact of different ...
Lack of Evidence for Transmission of Verticillium dahliae by the Olive Bark Beetle Phloeotribus scarabaeoides in Olive Trees
(MDPI, 2021)
Verticillium wilt of olive, caused by Verticillium dahliae Kleb., is one of the most important diseases affecting olive crops in the Mediterranean area. With the aim to evaluate the role of Phloeotribus scarabaeoides ...
Ethylene and Nitric Oxide Involvement in the Regulation of Fe and P Deficiency Responses in Dicotyledonous Plants
(MDPI, 2021)
Iron (Fe) and phosphorus (P) are two essential elements for plant growth. Both elements are abundant in soils but with poor availability for plants, which favor their acquisition by developing morphological and physiological ...
A fruit growth approach to estimate oil content in olives
(Elsevier, 2021)
Harvest timing in olive orchards has a strong effect on the quality and quantity of oil yield, but many farmers still lack simple and affordable quantitative tools for rationally deciding appropriate harvest dates. This ...
Dead or Alive: Drivers of Wind Mortality Initiate Multiple Disturbance Regime in a Temperate Primeval Mountain Forest
(MDPI, 2021)
The driving forces of tree mortality following wind disturbances of mountain mixed European temperate forests belongs among issues not comprehensively resolved. Hence, we aimed to elucidate the key factors of tree resistance ...
Water Stress Enhances the Progression of Branch Dieback and Almond Decline under Field Conditions
(MDPI, 2020)
Branch dieback and tree decline have been described as a common complex disease worldwide in woody crops, with Botryosphaeriaceae and Diaporthaceae being considered the most frequent fungi associated with the disease ...