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The Effect of Soil Management on Olive Yield and VOO Quality in a Rainfed Olive Grove of Central Spain
Joint Authors
Sastre, Blanca
Pérez-Jiménez, M. Ángeles
Bienes, Ramón
García-Díaz, Andrés
de Lorenzo, Cristina
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-12-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Rainfed olive groves have been traditionally tilled in order to reduce the competition for water and nutrients.
In sloping Mediterranean olive groves, this practice leads to high erosion rates, resulting in a reduction in soil fertility.
Cover crops have been employed as a sustainable olive grove management strategy, but previous studies found differences in their effect on fruit load and there is scarce information on their influence on the virgin olive oil (VOO) quality.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of different soil management strategies on olive and oil yield and VOO physicochemical and sensory characteristics in a rainfed olive grove (238 trees·ha−1) of Cornicabra cultivar, the main in Central Spain.
No effect of soil management was found in olive or oil yield along three cropping seasons.
VOO quality was mainly influenced by the year, but slight differences were found in the driest year between the studied treatments.
Small differences in fruit ripening, pigments, and several fatty acids as well as in sensory parameters were found.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sastre, Blanca& Pérez-Jiménez, M. Ángeles& Bienes, Ramón& García-Díaz, Andrés& de Lorenzo, Cristina. 2016. The Effect of Soil Management on Olive Yield and VOO Quality in a Rainfed Olive Grove of Central Spain. Journal of Chemistry،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1107680
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sastre, Blanca…[et al.]. The Effect of Soil Management on Olive Yield and VOO Quality in a Rainfed Olive Grove of Central Spain. Journal of Chemistry No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1107680
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sastre, Blanca& Pérez-Jiménez, M. Ángeles& Bienes, Ramón& García-Díaz, Andrés& de Lorenzo, Cristina. The Effect of Soil Management on Olive Yield and VOO Quality in a Rainfed Olive Grove of Central Spain. Journal of Chemistry. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1107680
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1107680