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Therios Ioannis Nikolaos |
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Titolo |
Olives [[electronic resource] /] / I. Therios |
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Cambridge, MA, : CABI, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-25741-2 |
9786612257414 |
1-84593-620-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (425 p.) |
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Collana |
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Crop production science in horticulture ; ; 18 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS; CHEMICAL SYMBOLS; 1 HISTORY OF OLIVE GROWING; 2 THE OLIVE: ORIGIN AND CLASSIFICATION; 3 MORPHOLOGY AND TAXONOMY OF THE OLIVE; 4 STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION OF THE OLIVE FRUIT; 5 HECTAREAGE, NUMBER OF TREES AND PRODUCTION OF OLIVE OIL AND TABLE OLIVES; 6 ROOTSTOCKS; 7 MAJOR TRENDS IN OLIVE FARMING SYSTEMS; 8 CLIMATIC AND SOIL CONDITIONS; 9 FLOWER BUD INDUCTION AND DIFFERENTIATION; 10 FLOWERING, POLLINATION, FERTILIZATION AND FRUITING; 11 ALTERNATE BEARING; 12 FRUIT THINNING; 13 SYSTEMS OF PLANTING AND CANOPY TRAINING; 14 PROPAGATION OF OLIVE TREES |
15 IRRIGATION OF THE OLIVE16 WATER USE EFFICIENCY BY THE OLIVE; 17 STRESS-INDUCED ACCUMULATION OF PROLINE AND MANNITOL; 18 MINERAL NUTRITION OF THE OLIVE; 19 GROWTH AND SALT TOLERANCE OF THE OLIVE; 20 PRUNING; 21 OLIVE RIPENING; 22 OLIVE FRUIT HARVESTING; 23 OLIVE VARIETIES; 24 TABLE OLIVES; 25 OLIVE OIL; 26 OLIVE MILL PRODUCTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF OLIVE OIL PRODUCTION; 27 OLEUROPEIN, OLIVE LEAF EXTRACT, OLIVE OIL AND THE BENEFITS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET TO HUMAN HEALTH; 28 BIOLOGICAL AND INTEGRATED OLIVE CULTURE; 29 CHEMICAL AND INTEGRATED WEED MANAGEMENT IN OLIVE ORCHARDS |
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30 PESTS AND DISEASES31 BIOTECHNOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF OLIVE CULTURE; REFERENCES; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Olives are not only a significant food source, but also contribute to human health and are popular in health-conscious diets far beyond their Mediterranean origins. This guide deals with various aspects of olive culture, from its history, origins and traditional techniques to horticultural procedures and basic physiology. |
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