Cultivar and tree density as key factors in the long-term performance of super high-density olive orchards
Super high-density (SHD) olive orchards are rapidly expanding since the first plantation was set up in Spain in the 1990s. Because there are no long-term studies characterizing these systems, it is unknown if densities above a certain threshold could trigger competition among fully-grown trees, comp...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-08-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Plant Science |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2016.01226/full |