The 'pollen test'and 'fruit set test'following controlled crossing combinations of parents are
the most commonly used methods for pollination incompatibility studies in Olea europaea L …

Self‐incompatibility (SI) in flowering plants potentially represents a major obstacle for sexual
reproduction, especially when the number of S‐alleles is low. The situation is extreme in the …

The present study attempts to determine how some physiological and reproductive functions
of olive tree (Olea europaea L., cv. Koroneiki) respond to enhanced UV-B radiation or heat …

Self‐compatibility of local olive (Olea europaea L.) accessions and of the cultivars “Frantoio”
and “Leccino” was investigated in Garda Lake area, northern Italy. Intercompatibility was …

Olea ferruginea, a wild widely distributed species of the olive lineage, exhibits
andromonoecy with protogynous perfect (hermaphrodite) and staminate (male) flowers. The …

Olive tree growth and reproduction are severely affected by temperature extremes,
compromising fruit yield. In that aspect, the olive varieties “Koroneiki” and “Mastoidis” were …

The present three-year study aimed to (1) determine the number of flowers per
inflorescence,(2) determine the proportion of hermaphrodite flowers and (3) investigate the …

In order to utilize arid lands, an olive varietal orchard was established in 2000 in the arid
region of Boughrara (Sfax, Tunisia) under rainfed conditions. The orchard contained the …

A number of plants species believed to be wind pollinated (anemophilous) are actually
pollinated both by wind as well as insects (ambophily) because all the traits of the two …

The effect of several pollination combinations of the olive cultivars Ascolana Tenera,
Carolea, Leccino, and Picholine on seed quality and seed number and drupe and seed …