California Agriculture Online
California Agriculture Home  >   Volume 65   >   Number 1  >   Viewing Expanded Abstract

peer-reviewed research article

Mediterranean clonal selections evaluated for modern hedgerow olive oil production in Spain

authors

Juan Francisco Hermoso, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentaria (IRTA) Mas de Bover research station
Antonia Ninot, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentaria (IRTA) Mas de Bover research station
Agusti Romero, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentaria (IRTA) Mas de Bover research station
Joan Tous, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentaria (IRTA) Mas de Bover research station

publication information

California Agriculture 65(1):34-40. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v065n01p34. January-March 2011.

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 efficiency of the continuous-straddle 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 super-high-density orchards. We field-tested ‘Arbequina i-18’, ‘Arbosana i-43’ and ‘Koroneiki i-38’ in an irrigated, super-high-density 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.

author affiliations

J. Francisco Hermoso is Agricultural Engineer, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentaria (IRTA) Mas de Bover research station, Constantí, Catalonia, Spain. A. Ninot is Agricultural Engineer, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentaria (IRTA) Mas de Bover research station, Constantí, Catalonia, Spain. A. Romero is Agricultural Engineer, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentaria (IRTA) Mas de Bover research station, Constantí, Catalonia, Spain. J. Tous is Agricultural Engineer, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentaria (IRTA) Mas de Bover research station, Constantí, Catalonia, Spain.

References

Connell JH. Sibbett GS, Ferguson L. History and scope of the olive industry. Olive Production Manual 2005. (2nd ed.) Oakland CA:UC ANR Pub 3353. 110p.

León L, de la Rosa R, Guerrero N, et al. Ensayos de variedades de olivo en plantación de alta densidad. Fruticultura Profesional. 2006. 160:21-6.

Pastor M, Humanes J, Vega V, Castro A. Diseño y manejo de plantaciones de olivar. Monografías, 22/98. Ed. Consejeria de Agricultura y Pesca 1998. Sevilla:Junta de Andalucía.

Sutter EG. Sibbett GS, Ferguson L. Olive cultivars and propagation. Olive Production Manual 2005. (2nd ed.) Oakland CA:UC ANR Pub 3353. p. 19-25.

Tous J, Ferguson L. Olive growing in California. Olivae. 1997. 67:18-26.

Tous J, Romero A. ‘Arbosana IRTA i-43?. Olint. 2000. 2:13-5.

Tous J, Romero A. Ficha varietal de olivo ‘Koroneiki IRTA i-38?. Olint. 2002. 6:23-5.

Tous J, Romero A, Hermoso JF. New trends in olive orchard design for continuous mechanical harvesting. Adv Hort Sci. 2010. 24(1):43-52.

Tous J, Romero A, Plana J. ‘IRTA-i-18?, a clone of the ‘Arbequina’ olive cultivar. Olivae. 1999. 77(6):50-2.

Tous J, Romero A, Plana J. Plantaciones superintensivas en olivar. Comportamiento de 6 variedades. Agricultura. 2003. 851(4):346-50.

Tous J, Romero A, Plana J, Hermoso JF. Olive oil cultivars suitable for very high density planting conditions. Acta Hort. 2008. 791:403-8.

UC Davis Olive Center. Survey of Super High Density Olive Production in California. 2009. http://olivecenter.ucdavis.edu/files/survey%20111509%20revised.pdf

Vossen PM. Olive oil: History, production and characteristics of the world's classic oils. HortScience. 2007. 42(5):1093-100.


  • Search Article Text 1946 to Present
Advanced Search