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Desert Olive Oil Cultivation
Advanced Bio Technologies
1st Edition - May 26, 2009
Author: Zeev Wiesman
Language: English
Hardback ISBN:9780123742575
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eBook ISBN:9780080921426
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Due to the adverse stress conditions typical of olive cultivation in desert conditions, the olive tree is responding with production of high levels of antioxidant substances. Am…Read more
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Due to the adverse stress conditions typical of olive cultivation in desert conditions, the olive tree is responding with production of high levels of antioxidant substances. Among these substances are polyphenols, tocopherols, and phytosterols. Studies have shown that saline irrigated varieties of olives have demonstrated advantages over those irrigated with tap water.
This is just one of the aspects of desert cultivation of olives that is covered in Desert Olive Oil Advanced Biotechnologies. Based on 20 years of research, the book expounds on the appropriate selection of olive varieties with high productivity and oil quality, the impact of foliar nutrition on decreasing alternate bearing and increasing fruit quality, improving efficiency of mechanical harvesting, and increasing efficiency of oil extraction and oil quality regulating analysis.
Addresses olive cultivation methods for semi-arid environments
Focuses on intensive cultivation using saline and municipal waste recycled irrigation water and their significant impact on the production and nutritional value of olive oil
Integrated and multidisciplinary approaches providing a comprehensive view of the desert olive industry
Provides key considerations including ecological, biotechnological, agricultural and political impacts
Scientists and researchers exploring the expansion of agricultural development in arid and semi-arid environments. Students interested in desert and saline cultivation, chemical analysis and biotechnological manipulation
Part I: Introduction to Desert Olive OilCh 1: The Current Status and Major Trends of the Olive Oil IndustryCh 2: Why Olive and Desert?Ch 3: Key Characteristics of Desert EnvironmentCh 4: The History of Olive Oil Cultivation in the DesertPart II: Biotechnologies and Olive Oil Cultivation Ch 5: Environmental Friendly Desert Agro BiotechnologiesCh 6: Biotechnologies for Intensive Olive Production in Desert ConditionCh 7: Use of Desert Suitable Olive Oil Genetic MaterialCh 8: Olive Harvesting BiotechnologiesCh 9: Oil Extraction and Processing BiotechnologiesCh 10: Oil Mill Waste: Treatments and Products BiotechnologiesCh 11: Olive Oil Quality BiotechnologiesCh 12: Non-conventional use of olive oil industries: Products & BiotechnologiesPart III: Desert Olive Oil Branding Ch 13: Conventional Desert Olive Oil Cultivation Test CaseCh 14: Bio-organic Desert Olive Oil Cultivation Test CaseCh 15: Economical Aspects of Desert Olive Oil CultivationCh 16: Marketing Aspects of Desert Olive Oil CultivationCh 17: Developing New Desert Olive Oil Brand Names Part IV: SummaryCh 18: Desert Olive Oil Prospects and concluding remarksAppendix A: Literature SurveyAppendix B: Photos
No. of pages: 416
Language: English
Edition: 1
Published: May 26, 2009
Imprint: Academic Press
Hardback ISBN: 9780123742575
eBook ISBN: 9780080921426
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Zeev Wiesman
Affiliations and expertise
Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel