Influence of Experimental Warming on the Rate and Duration of Fruit Growth and Oil Accumulation in Young Olive Trees (cvs. Arbequina, Coratina)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Air Temperature and Other Environmental Variables
2.2. Seasonal Patterns of Fruit Growth and Oil Accumulation
Season | Cultivar | Temp. Treatment | Fruit growth | Fruit Oil Accumulation | ||||
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Rate a (mg day−1) | Duration b (DAFB) | Maximum Weight c (g) | Rate a (% day−1) | Duration b (DAFB) | Maximum Oil c (%) | |||
2014–2015 | Arbequina | T0 | 6.2 ± 0.3 | 174 ± 7 | 0.91 ± 0.06 | 0.42 ± 0.01 | 167 ± 3 | 42 ± 1 |
T+ | 4.7 ± 0.3 | 171 ± 13 | 0.72 ± 0.07 | 0.32 ± 0.02 | 172 ± 6 | 32 ± 3 | ||
Coratina | T0 | 12.0 ± 0.7 | 148 ± 10 | 1.47 ± 0.07 | 0.51 ± 0.02 | 150 ± 5 | 41 ± 1 | |
T+ | 9.6 ± 0.1 | 143 ± 6 | 1.16 ± 0.06 | 0.43 ± 0.01 | 149 ± 7 | 33 ± 3 | ||
temp | ** | ns | ** | ** | ns | ** | ||
cv | ** | * | ** | ** | ** | ns | ||
int | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns | ||
2015–2016 | Arbequina | T0 | 6.4 ± 0.3 b | 181 ± 6 a | 0.99 ± 0.06 | 0.46 ± 0.02 | 158 ± 4 | 42 ± 1 |
T+ | 4.1 ± 0.6 c | 182 ± 12 a | 0.66 ± 0.04 | 0.33 ± 0.04 | 173 ± 9 | 33 ± 0 | ||
Coratina | T0 | 13.2 ± 2.1 a | 136 ± 9 b | 1.36 ± 0.21 | 0.39 ± 0.03 | 166 ± 7 | 38 ± 2 | |
T+ | 12.0 ± 1.0 a | 127 ± 6 c | 1.13 ± 0.03 | 0.29 ± 0.02 | 170 ± 10 | 30 ± 2 | ||
temp | ns | ns | ** | ** | ns | ** | ||
cv | ** | ** | * | * | ns | * | ||
int | * | * | ns | ns | ns | ns |
2.3. Patterns of the Main Fatty Acids during Oil Accumulation
2.4. Fruit Characteristics and Fatty Acid Composition at Harvest
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Plant Material and Growing Conditions
4.2. Temperature Treatments and Experimental Design
4.3. Seasonal Patterns of Fruit Growth, Oil Accumulation, and Fatty Acid Composition
4.4. Fruit Characteristics and Fatty Acid Composition at Harvest
4.5. Statistical Analyses
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Cultivar | Temp. Treatment | Fruit Dry Weight (g) | Fruit Oil Content (g fruit−1) | Fruit Moisture (%) | Maturity Index (0–7) | ||
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Pulp | Pit | Pulp/Pit | |||||
Arbequina | T0 | 0.71 ± 0.06 | 0.28 ± 0.01 c | 2.48 ± 0.15 a | 0.41 ± 0.03 | 58.5 ± 0.6 | 3.8 ± 0.6 |
T+ | 0.37 ± 0.03 | 0.26 ± 0.01 c | 1.41 ± 0.10 c | 0.20 ± 0.02 | 61.7 ± 2.4 | 3.3 ± 0.3 | |
Coratina | T0 | 1.20 ± 0.12 | 0.57 ± 0.03 a | 2.09 ± 0.12 b | 0.77 ± 0.08 | 50.2 ± 2.0 | 0.5 ± 0.1 |
T+ | 0.81 ± 0.04 | 0.47 ± 0.03 b | 1.73 ± 0.03 bc | 0.44 ± 0.02 | 55.9 ± 2.3 | 1.0 ± 0.3 | |
temp | ** | ** | ** | ** | ns | ns | |
cv | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | |
int | ns | ** | ** | ns | ns | ns |
Season | Cultivar | Temp. Treatment | Major Fatty Acids (%) | ||
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Palmitic | Oleic | Linoleic | |||
2014–2015 | Arbequina | T0 | 19.8 ± 0.1 | 50.0 ± 0.8 b | 23.2 ± 0.5 b |
T+ | 20.8 ± 0.2 | 45.5 ± 0.9 c | 26.4 ± 0.5 a | ||
Coratina | T0 | 12.9 ± 0.4 | 67.0 ± 1.1 a | 15.4 ± 0.9 c | |
T+ | 13.7 ± 0.2 | 67.8 ± 0.6 a | 13.7 ± 0.4 c | ||
temp | ** | * | ** | ||
cv | ** | ** | ** | ||
int | ns | ** | ** | ||
2015–2016 | Arbequina | T0 | 19.5 ± 0.7 | 54.7 ± 1.6 | 19.1 ± 0.5 |
T+ | 22.3 ± 0.9 | 51.6 ± 2.4 | 22.7 ± 0.7 | ||
Coratina | T0 | 12.7 ± 0.3 | 74.7 ± 0.8 | 9.3 ± 0.8 | |
T+ | 15.5 ± 0.5 | 68.5 ± 0.4 | 13.8 ± 1.4 | ||
temp | ** | * | ** | ||
cv | ** | ** | ** | ||
int | ns | ns | ns |
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Miserere, A.; Searles, P.S.; Rousseaux, M.C. Influence of Experimental Warming on the Rate and Duration of Fruit Growth and Oil Accumulation in Young Olive Trees (cvs. Arbequina, Coratina). Plants 2023, 12, 1942. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12101942
Miserere A, Searles PS, Rousseaux MC. Influence of Experimental Warming on the Rate and Duration of Fruit Growth and Oil Accumulation in Young Olive Trees (cvs. Arbequina, Coratina). Plants. 2023; 12(10):1942. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12101942
Chicago/Turabian StyleMiserere, Andrea, Peter S. Searles, and M. Cecilia Rousseaux. 2023. "Influence of Experimental Warming on the Rate and Duration of Fruit Growth and Oil Accumulation in Young Olive Trees (cvs. Arbequina, Coratina)" Plants 12, no. 10: 1942. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12101942