Effects of Climate Change on Olive Oil Yield and Quality
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 (10 December 2023) | Viewed by 6309
Special Issue Editors
Interests: olive pollination; biochemical and anatomical characterization of the olive abscission zone in fruits and leaves; olive breeding program; the effects of climate change on olive productivity
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Interests: climate change; agricultural sustainability; circular economy; soil, water and biodiversity conservation; remote sensing; plant breeding; ecosystem services; olive growing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The olive (Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea var. europaea) has throughout its long history been the most important oil tree crop of the Mediterranean basin. From this area, it spread to Argentina, the United States, Chile, Uruguay, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as to suitable parts of Asia. At present, the olive industry is undergoing a marked transformation in adjusting to today’s economic and climatic demands. Global climate change is identified as a major threat to the survival of natural ecosystems. Climate change is a dynamic, multifaceted system of alterations in environmental conditions that affect abiotic and biotic components of the world. It results in alteration in environmental conditions such as heat waves, intensity of rainfall, CO2 concentration, and temperature that lead to a rise in new pests, weeds, and
pathogens. Climate change has affected olive tree physiology in ways similar to its impact on other crops. Abiotic stresses are often interrelated in causing morphological, physiological, biochemical, and molecular changes that adversely affect plant growth and productivity and ultimately lead to reduced yield. The sexual reproductive phase in plants has been proven to be vulnerable to the negative effects of abiotic stress.
The aim of this Special Issue is to bring together the latest advances in various aspects of the effects of climate change on olive yield and quality. We welcome original research papers, perspectives, opinions, reviews, modeling approaches, and methods that will be of interest to all those involved in adapting an ancient branch of agriculture to the challenges of the modern world and the current and future environmental conditions.
Dr. Giora Ben-Ari
Dr. Georgios Koubouris
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Olea europaea
- climate change
- olive oil
- abiotic stress
- fruit production
- oil quality
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