TY  - BOOK
AU  - Therios,Ioannis Nikolaos
TI  - Olives
SN  - 9781845934583 (alk. paper)
AV  - SB367 .T44 2009
U1  - 634/.63 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Wallingford, Cambridge, MA
PB  - CABI
KW  - Olive
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-398) and index; History of olive growing -- Olive origin and classification -- Morphology and taxonomy of the olive -- Structure and composition of the olive fruit -- Acreage, number of trees of olive oil and table olives -- Rootstocks -- Major trends in olive farming systems in the European Union -- Climatic and soil conditions -- Flower bud induction and differentiation -- Flowering, pollination, fertilization, fruiting -- Alternate bearing -- Fruit thinning -- Systems of planting and canopy training -- Propagation of olive trees -- Olive irrigation -- Water use efficiency by olives -- Stress induced proline and mannitol accumulation -- Mineral nutrition of olive trees -- Growth and salt tolerance of olives -- Pruning -- Olive ripening -- Olive fruit harvesting -- Olive varieties -- Table olives -- Olive oil extraction, storage, quality, certification and authenticity -- Olive mill products and environmental impact of olive oil production -- Oleuropein, olive leaf extract, olive oil and the Mediterranean diet benefits to human health -- Biological and integrated olive culture -- Chemical and integrated weed management in olive orchards -- Pests and diseases -- Biotechnological aspects of olive culture
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0816/2008015354.html
ER  -