Search results for "Olive"

Growth, Phenology, Production and Oil quality of the Cultivar Arbequina in high-density hedgerow in four different areas of Italy

2012

The success of the traditional olive-growing sector in EU countries – characterised by high production costs and a low selling price for the oil – was mainly determined by EU subsidies available for the sector. With the opening of the "free trade" area and a cut in subsidies in 2014, crucial changes in the sector are now needed. In order to increase the competitiveness of EU olive production, attention should be given to new high-yielding, mechanized cultivation systems. In the 90s, Spain introduced new high-density planting systems (1,200-2,000 plants/ha) using three low-vigour and early-fruiting cultivars (‘Arbequina’, ‘Arbosana’ and ‘Koroneiki’). Italian olive production lies in a geogra…

Effect of storage on quality parameters and phenolic content of Italian extra-virgin olive oils

2019

The quality of extra virgin olive oils is affected mainly by hydrolytic and oxidative reactions. The present paper investigated the changes of major and minor components and oxidation indices of three monovarietal extra virgin olive oils after 18 months of storage at room temperature and in dark glass bottles conditions. After storage, the basic quality parameters such as free acidity, peroxide values, extinction coefficients, fatty acids composition, chlorophyll and carotenoid content, did not exceed the upper limits set by European Community Regulations for extra-virgin olive oils. Given the importance of the phenolic fraction, UHPLC-HESI-MS metodology was used. A decrease in 3,4-DHPEA-ED…

Strategic Resources and Reestablishing Presence in the German Olive Oil Markets: A DPM Case Study

2014

Assessing AQUACROP water stress function to evaluate the transpiration reductions of olive tree.

2012

Quantitative evaluation of the drought adaptation processes of crops is an important prerequisite for efficient irrigation management. Modeling the plant response under water stress conditions is crucial to identify the exact irrigation timing. Assessment of any water stress function requires the knowledge of its shape and then the estimation of critical thresholds of the soil water status, below which a strong reduction of plant transpiration occurs. In this work, the macroscopic approach is used to assess the water stress function implemented in AQUACROP for mature olive tree. In particular, after discussing about the function shape, the critical thresholds of soil water status are propos…

Dinamiche microbiche durante le fermentazioni delle olive da tavola siciliane

2010

Evoluzione della microflora durante il processo fermentativo “Sivigliano” di olive da tavola “Nocellara del Belice”

2008

Una lavorazione tipo “Sivigliano” di olive della varietà “Nocellara del Belice”, provenienti da coltura in irriguo e non, è stata sottoposta a monitoraggio chimico-fisico e microbiologico periodico sino al 150° giorno di fermentazione. La tecnologia adottata su tre repliche da 500 Kg ha previsto l’aggiunta di soda a 2,2°Bè a scopo di deamarizzare le olive in bagno alcalino e sei lavaggi sequenziali allo scopo di neutralizzare l’alcalinità, al termine dei quali si è provveduto alla colmatura con salamoia concentrata a 10°Bé. Il monitoraggio del pH e della concentrazione di zuccheri riduttori ha evidenziato il buon andamento del processo fermentativo per entrambe le tesi considerate, sebbene …

Bactrocera oleae. Fattori naturali di controllo

2019

Bactrocera oleae. Natural control factors. Natural control factors (parasitoids and climatic factors) influencing the olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae, are analysed comparing two different areas of cultivated and wild olives, Sicily and the Western Cape of South Africa. Bactrocera oleae has a similar level of parasitization in both areas, much higher in wild olives than in cultivated ones. Climatic conditions are much more important than climatic factors, influencing the growth of olive fruit fly populations, producing a higher level of infestation in more humid and rainy productive seasons.

Defense-related gene expression in two olive cultivars inoculated with Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. savastanoi

2014

C18 alkyl-modified silica: A suitable tool for olive biophenol green extraction

2017

Abstract A clean and straightforward methodology to assess the value of olive mill wastewater (OMWW) samples as well as to obtain biophenol-rich oils that can find employment in a variety of cosmetic, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical products is described. The method employs chromatographic spherical organosilica microparticles, coupled to advanced analytical techniques. OMWW samples obtained in Sicily from two different organically grown cultivars during the exceptional 2015/2016 olive oil season were analyzed, leading us to establish the conditions for optimal extraction of hydroxytyrosol and tyrosol.

Phenolic profiles of olive mill wastewaters treated by membrane filtration systems

2014

BACKGROUND Olive mill wastewater is an important by-product obtained after olive oil extraction. In this investigation, the phenolic composition of olive mill wastewater treated with a semi-industrial membrane filtration system, including ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis modules, was studied. In particular, untreated olive mill wastewater was compared with the permeate and the concentrate fractions of each filtration step. RESULTS 3,4-(dihydroxyphenyl) ethanol and p-(hydroxyphenyl) ethanol were the main compounds of all olive mill wastewater analyzed. A total of 32 compounds, detected at 240 or 280 nm by HPLC-DAD, were considered for phenol quantification. Ultrafiltration reduced phenol …