Olive Tree Physiology
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Physiology and Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2020) | Viewed by 3753
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The olive (Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea var. europaea), throughout its long history, has been the most important oil tree crop of the Mediterranean basin. From this area, it has spread to Argentina, the United States, Chile, Uruguay, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and suitable parts of Asia. At present, the olive industry is undergoing a marked transformation in adjusting to today’s economic demands. Orchard intensification, advanced horticultural technologies, mechanization, and efficient management have brought dramatic changes to deeply imbedded traditional forms of olive culture. In addition, climate change has affected olive tree physiology in ways similar to its impact on other crops. The use of intensified methods of cultivation, coupled with shifts in market conditions driven by the influence of climate change, demands a thorough knowledge of the olive's physiology in order to achieve profitable crops.
Recently, the olive genome has been fully sequenced. This has provided a powerful tool to deepen our understanding of olive genetics and physiology. The aim of this Special Issue is to bring together the latest advances in various aspects of olive tree physiology, such as selective breeding, reproductive and molecular biology, genomics, and biotechnology of olive culture. We are also interested in the response of table olives and oil-producing varieties to biotic and abiotic stresses in terms of development, yield, and fruit and oil 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.
Dr. Giora Ben-Ari
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Olea europaea
- olive physiology
- table olive
- olive oil
- flower and fruit development
- oil quantity and quality
- olive irrigation and fertilization
- olive harvest
- olive cultivars
