The increasing world population and expected climate scenarios impel the agricultural
sector towards a more efficient use of water. The scientific community is responding to that …

Olive (Olea europaea L.) is a crop well adapted to the environmental conditions prevailing in
the Mediterranean Basin. Nevertheless, the increasing international demand for olive oil and …

A staple food for thousands of years in the Mediterranean region, olive oil is now becoming
popular all over the world. Olive oil has several unique characteristics that set it apart from …

Five different irrigation strategies, full irrigation, rainfed, and three deficit irrigation treatments
were compared from 1996 to 1999, in Cordoba, southern Spain, to characterize the …

In this work we give an overview of both morphological characteristics and physiological
mechanisms responsible for the high adaptability of olive to harsh environments, and how …

Stomatal behaviour, leaf water status and photosynthetic response in relation to long-term
water deficit were investigated in southern Italy on young trees of Olive (Olea europaea) to …

This is a review of water use by the olive tree, in which the most-relevant knowledge from the
literature is combined with key results from experiments just finished or currently in progress …

Field-grown olive trees (Olea europaea L. cv. Leccino) were used over two growing seasons
to determine the effect of deficit irrigation regimes on virgin olive oil (VOO) quality. Drip …

This study evaluated the effect of regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) strategies applied to olive
trees (Arbequina cv) during the fruit ripening and harvest periods on oil yield and oil …

This paper assesses the relationship between evapotranspiration (ET) of olive orchards and
canopy size, under both dry and wet soil conditions. Measurements of ET of a 4ha young …