The Olive tree (Olea europaea L.) is a very important plant for the oil-producing crop and it is a part of the history, legends and religions of the several civilizations developing in the Mediterranean basin. A picture of the ancient empirical olive cultivation and the Italian institutions that have allowed the scientific and technological knowledge of olive cultivation, in the book is presented. Among them, the Academy of Georgofili and the Professor F. Scaramuzzi, President of the Academy of Georgofili, from 1984 to 2014, have contributed with constant attention to the innovation and the improvement of agricultural techniques, to paved the way to a modern olive growing. In recent decades, the cultivation of olive tree has expanded from the traditional areas of cultivation to Asia, America and Oceania due to the promotion of olive oil as a product with both nutritive and beneficial effects on health. An important aspect in further improving the olive cultivation around the world is the vegetative propagation, which is the first step of the establishing new orchards and for olive oil production. Moreover, Olea europaea L. is represented through a large number (over 1700 in the world) of cultivated varieties characterized and identified by standard morphological descriptors and molecular markers. The preservation of this wide germplasm of olive is essential for the useful traits possesed even from cultivars which are not in "comemrcial network" but could be potentially useful in the "future" (bank germplasm). Further, the beneficial properties of olive oil have been widely reported, but less attention has been given to the problem that olive oil extraction process produces large amounts of olive mill wastewater (OMW), which many cause environmental problems. The development of the new technology for the treatment of the OMW allows top reduce the environmental impact of OMW and to obtain valuable by-products, which can find application in the food industry, cosmetic and nutraceutical fields. Ttakin the above-mentioned themes the book will be of use to researchers, teachers, and people interested to the olive trees cultivation.
Olive Tree in the Mediterranean Area. A Mirror of the Tradition and the Biotechnological Innovation
Leva A
2018
Abstract
The Olive tree (Olea europaea L.) is a very important plant for the oil-producing crop and it is a part of the history, legends and religions of the several civilizations developing in the Mediterranean basin. A picture of the ancient empirical olive cultivation and the Italian institutions that have allowed the scientific and technological knowledge of olive cultivation, in the book is presented. Among them, the Academy of Georgofili and the Professor F. Scaramuzzi, President of the Academy of Georgofili, from 1984 to 2014, have contributed with constant attention to the innovation and the improvement of agricultural techniques, to paved the way to a modern olive growing. In recent decades, the cultivation of olive tree has expanded from the traditional areas of cultivation to Asia, America and Oceania due to the promotion of olive oil as a product with both nutritive and beneficial effects on health. An important aspect in further improving the olive cultivation around the world is the vegetative propagation, which is the first step of the establishing new orchards and for olive oil production. Moreover, Olea europaea L. is represented through a large number (over 1700 in the world) of cultivated varieties characterized and identified by standard morphological descriptors and molecular markers. The preservation of this wide germplasm of olive is essential for the useful traits possesed even from cultivars which are not in "comemrcial network" but could be potentially useful in the "future" (bank germplasm). Further, the beneficial properties of olive oil have been widely reported, but less attention has been given to the problem that olive oil extraction process produces large amounts of olive mill wastewater (OMW), which many cause environmental problems. The development of the new technology for the treatment of the OMW allows top reduce the environmental impact of OMW and to obtain valuable by-products, which can find application in the food industry, cosmetic and nutraceutical fields. Ttakin the above-mentioned themes the book will be of use to researchers, teachers, and people interested to the olive trees cultivation.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
