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1. Frost tolerance of 24 olive cultivars and subsequent vegetative re-sprouting as indication of recovery ability

Author:
Cioccolanti, T.,   et al.   ; Lodolini, E.M.; Alfei, B.; Santinelli, A.; Polverigiani, S.; Neri, D.;     Show all 6 Authors
Source:
Scientia horticulturae 2016 v.211 pp. 152-157
ISSN:
0304-4238
Subject:
bark; branches; canopy; climate; cold; cultivars; defoliation; freezing; frost resistance; growing season; olives; orchards; shoots; trees; Italy
Abstract:
... The objective of the present study was to assess the frost tolerance of 24 olive cultivars after a freezing event that occurred in February 2012 in Marche Region (Central Italy), and their recovery ability during the following growing seasons (2012 and 2013). The studied cultivars were locally, nationally and internationally spread. Trees were three-year-old and in the rest phase at the time of th ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scienta.2016.08.025