Mediterranean olive orchards under climate change: A review of future impacts and adaptation strategies

H Fraga, M Moriondo, L Leolini, JA Santos - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
The olive tree (Olea europaea L.) is an ancient traditional crop in the Mediterranean Basin.
In the Mediterranean region, traditional olive orchards are distinguishable by their prevailing …

Circular economy in agriculture. An analysis of the state of research based on the life cycle

JF Velasco-Muñoz, JA Aznar-Sánchez… - Sustainable Production …, 2022 - Elsevier
The circular economy (CE) has emerged as a strategy able to fulfil the double purpose of
improving the economic performance of the agricultural activity while minimising the impact …

[HTML][HTML] The potential role of olive groves to deliver carbon dioxide removal in a carbon-neutral Europe: Opportunities and challenges

Á Galán-Martín, M del Mar Contreras, I Romero… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) will be a key component of the climate change mitigation
efforts to achieve the carbon-neutrality goals. Hence, a comprehensive assessment of the …

A customized multi-cycle model for measuring the sustainability of circular pathways in agri-food supply chains

T Stillitano, G Falcone, N Iofrida, E Spada… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Circular economy (CE) is claimed to be a promising pathway to achieve the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs), but a reliable metric is needed to validate closed-loop …

A critical review of water resources in Greece: The key role of agricultural adaptation to climate-water effects

NN Kourgialas - Science of The Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Τhe management and protection of a country's water resources is a matter of high priority,
ensuring the development and socio-economic stability of a country. Unquestionably …

Comparative assessment of pixel and object-based approaches for mapping of olive tree crowns based on UAV multispectral imagery

A Šiljeg, L Panđa, F Domazetović, I Marić… - Remote sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pixel-based (PB) and geographic-object-based (GEOBIA) classification approaches allow
the extraction of different objects from multispectral images (MS). The primary goal of this …

Climate change and major pests of Mediterranean olive orchards: Are we ready to face the global heating?

A Caselli, R Petacchi - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The phenomenon of climate change affects the entire world, especially the
most vulnerable areas such as the Mediterranean. Since the olive growing is one of the …

Organic fertilization and tree orchards

T Chatzistathis, V Kavvadias, T Sotiropoulos… - Agriculture, 2021 - mdpi.com
Organic fertilization has been proposed as an alternative approach to supply nutrients for
crops, in the frame of organic and sustainable agriculture, with the aim to decrease high …

The role of remote sensing in olive growing farm management: a research outlook from 2000 to the present in the framework of precision agriculture applications

G Messina, G Modica - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Given the importance of olive growing, especially in Mediterranean countries, it is crucial
that there is a constant process of modernization aimed at both environmental sustainability …

Short term effects of chemical fertilizer, compost and zeolite on yield of lettuce, nutrient composition and soil properties

V Kavvadias, Z Ioannou, E Vavoulidou, C Paschalidis - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
The proper management of treated agricultural wastes (eg, composts) contributes to the
protection of water and soil quality by reducing the use of chemical fertilizers, lowering …