Agronomical, Phenotypical and Biochemical Evaluation of Olive
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Physiology and Crop Production".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2024) | Viewed by 4869
Special Issue Editor
Interests: biotechnologies to produce healthier foods and feeds; cloning and functional characterization of regulatory and structural genes involved in secondary metabolite synthesis and their stable accumulation in plant cells; plant breeding through transgenesis and interspecific hybridization; analysis via chromatographic and spectrophotometric techniques of the main compounds in fruits and olive oils
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The cultivated olive (Olea europaea L.) is one of the most representative and economically important crops in the Mediterranean region. The olive sector is currently experiencing a profound crisis due to the ever-changing environmental and climatic conditions and new phytosanitary emergencies. From this perspective derives the urgency to have alternative olive varieties that are resilient, adapted and plastic, and able to guarantee early fruiting and entry into production, as well as plant architecture suitable for fully mechanizing olive harvesting and pruning, low susceptibility to parasites and harmful pathogens, high productivity and oil yield, high content of secondary bioactive compounds, and high nutritional and sensory quality of olive oil.
Due to the prevalent out-crossing nature of the species, the olive still has a certain genetic variability to exploit in breeding programs. Accurate prospecting of olive-growing areas could highlight the presence of ancient, or wild olive trees, not traced back to previously cataloged varieties. In addition, it is possible to develop new varieties of olive trees starting from the crossing between known and genetically compatible genotypes to introduce improving characteristics.
This Special Issue welcomes scientific articles concerning the evaluation and selection of olive tree genotypes through agronomic, physiological, biochemical, and technological approaches in order to build a multidisciplinary network for a modern, more biodiverse, and competitive olive growing, with an increase in environmental sustainability and the safeguarding of product quality.
Dr. Valentina Passeri
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- olive
- olive oil
- genotype
- phenotype
- bioactive compounds
- plant architecture
- phenology
- climate change
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