Progress in biotechnological research over the last two decades has provided greater scope
for the improvement of crops, forest trees and other important plant species. Plant …

The data presented report on trials conducted during 24 months using the Portuguese olive
cultivar 'Galega vulgar'. The effectiveness of coconut water, BAP, or kinetin, as possible …

Olive (Olea europaea L.) is one of the oldest, most widespread and important crops of the
Mediterranean basin. Many different olive genotypes are cultivated and a high degree of …

The experiments described in this paper were designed to examine the effect of storage at
different temperatures for various periods on regrowth and proliferation ability of …

In vitro derived shoots of olive cv. Moraiolo were employed in synthetic seeds preparation by
alginate encapsulation, and then stored in artificial endosperm solution at cold (4 C) and …

The olive (Olea europaea L.), together with the fig and the date, is one of the oldest fruit trees
in the Mediterranean area (Zohary and Spiegel-Roy, 1975). The species, originating in the …

ABSTRACT AND CONCLUSIONS In the last decade significant progress has been made in
developing successful olive cloning techniques, although some difficulties still remain such …

This chapter focuses on the origin, geographical distribution, morphological and
phenological characteristics, cultivation history, breeding, vegetative propagation methods …

Olive (Olea europaea L.) is one of the species more representative of Mediterranean basin
where it is strictly connected to the history and culture of the local populations. In the last 20 …

The manner in which the bacterium Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. savastanoi (Pss), the
causal agent of knot disease, infects olive plants is erratic and has not been fully …