Mediterranean clonal selections evaluated for modern hedgerow olive oil production in Spain
View/Open
Publication date
2011-01-01ISSN
0008-0845
Abstract
Traditional olive oil production is
limited by its high cost, mainly due
to labor expenses for harvesting and
pruning. A new olive planting system
based on hedgerows and harvesting
machines could decrease production
costs while maintaining high quality.
To improve the effi ciency of the
continuousstraddle mechanical
harvesters, vigor must be managed
to limit tree size. However, few
cultivars are adapted to this system.
Selections from three cultivars are
typically used in these superhighdensity orchards. We fi eldtested
‘Arbequina i18’, ‘Arbosana i43’
and ‘Koroneiki i38’ in an irrigated,
superhighdensity planting system
in Catalonia (northeast Spain).
We present a review of 6 years of
horticultural data and summarize
sensory characteristics and other
properties of the resulting olive oils.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Published version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
633 - Field crops and their production
Pages
7
Publisher
University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
Is part of
California Agriculture
Citation
Hermoso, J.F., A. Ninot, Agustí Romero, and J. Tous. 2011. “Mediterranean Clonal Selections Evaluated for Modern Hedgerow Olive Oil Production in Spain.” California Agriculture 65 (1): 34–40. doi:10.3733/ca.v065n01p34
Program
Fructicultura
This item appears in the following Collection(s)
- ARTICLES CIENTÍFICS [2845]
Except where otherwise noted, this item's license is described as http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/