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Daniel Paredes, Sara Mendes and José Paulo Sousa
Chrysoperla carnea s.l., a vital predator in olive groves, plays a key role in reducing the reliance on pesticides. Despite its efficacy, habitat diversification at the landscape level can compromise its effectiveness as a generalist natural enemy, diver...
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Petros Vahamidis, Demosthenis Chachalis, Antigoni Akrivou, Evangelos Karanasios, Maria Ganopoulou, Apostolia Argiri, Athanasia Mandoulaki, Evangelos Hatzigiannakis, Georgios Arampatzis, Andreas Panagopoulos, Irene Mantzouni and Emilia Markellou
Gaining a comprehensive understanding of how weed communities respond to both environmental and human-induced factors is of paramount importance in developing effective and ecologically sound weed control strategies. The objectives of the current researc...
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Georgia-Maria Nteve, Stefanos Kostas, Alexios N. Polidoros, Panagiotis Madesis and Irini Nianiou-Obeidat
Olive (Olea europaea L.) is a crop of enormous economic and cultural importance. Over the years, the worldwide production of olive oil has been decreasing due to various biotic and abiotic factors. The current drop in olive oil production resulting from ...
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Giuseppina Iacomino, Mohamed Idbella, Alessia Staropoli, Bruno Nanni, Tomaso Bertoli, Francesco Vinale and Giuliano Bonanomi
Wood vinegar is a by-product of the pyrolysis of organic raw materials. In this study, we investigated the chemical composition and biological activity of industrial wood vinegar derived from the pyrolysis of wood pruning waste. The composition of wood v...
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Alexandra Sintori, Vasilia Konstantidelli, Penelope Gouta and Irene Tzouramani
Olive groves are an important element of the Mediterranean landscape and heritage and contribute significantly to the area?s rural economies. The primary interest of researchers and policymakers lies in the economic performance of this activity, especial...
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Alfredo Serreta-Oliván, Rubén Sancho-Cohen, Ana Cristina Sánchez-Gimeno, Pablo Martín-Ramos, José Antonio Cuchí-Oterino and José Casanova-Gascón
Recovering minority olive tree varieties helps preserve genetic diversity and contributes to sustainable agriculture practices. The International Olive Council has recognized the importance of conserving olive tree genetic resources and the European Unio...
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Carlos A. Alexandre, Rui Bajouco, Jacqueline D. S. Leal, José O. Peça and António B. Dias
Soil amendments with composted organic materials are recommended to increase soil organic matter (SOM) and promote soil fertility. Growing areas of hedged olive groves in the southern Iberia peninsula generate huge amounts of olive leaves, and their pote...
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Zoran ?ikic, ?ime Marcelic, Karolina Brkic Bubola, Maja Jukic ?pika, Ana Ga?parovic Pinto, Marko Zorica, ?imun Kolega, Igor Paskovic, Anja Novoselic, Dora Klisovic and Tomislav Kos
Olive groves in the Mediterranean may lose production sustainability because of their vulnerability to climatic change. Irrigation is an important measure that could significantly affect fruit yield, olive fruit fly infestation, and oil characteristics. ...
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Justino Sobreiro, Maria Isabel Patanita, Manuel Patanita and Alexandra Tomaz
The production of olive oil in Portugal and other countries of the Mediterranean region has greatly increased in recent years. Intensification efforts have focused on the growth of the planted area, but also on the increase of the orchards density and th...
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Ilias Karmiris, Thomas G. Papachristou and Dimitrios Fotakis
Silvopasture, a traditional agroforestry practice, combines the presence of trees, shrubs, herbage, and livestock in time and space to provide multiple ecosystem services that contribute to human well-being. However, the abandonment of traditional agrofo...
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