Olive (Olea europaea L.) is a very important edible oil crop and has been cultivated for about
4,000 years in the Mediterranean area. Due to its nutritional and economic importance …

Olives are one of the most important fruit and woody oil trees cultivated in many parts of the
world. Olive oil is a critical component of the Mediterranean diet due to its importance in …

The olive (Olea europaea L.) was domesticated in the Mediterranean area over 6000 years
ago and is currently one of the area's most important oleaginous crops. Due to its economic …

In contrast to other fruit crops, olive (Olea europaea) production is based mainly on
traditional, locally selected cultivars. The world olive germplasm contains more than 2600 …

Background Olive (Olea europaea L.) is an important oil and fruit crop worldwide, owning a
rich germplasm with a large number of cultivars. Simple sequence repeats (SSRs) are …

Olive, Olea europaea L., is a tree of great economic and cultural importance in the
Mediterranean basin. Thousands of cultivars have been described, of which around 1200 …

Olea europaea L. is one of the most economically important crops in the Mediterranean
area, and known for having large genetic variability. In order to assess the genetic diversity …

Olive (Olea europaea L.) is one of the most important and characteristic fruit crops of the
Mediterranean region. This crop has been grown in Turkey for more than 3000 yr and many …

The olive tree is an iconic tree of the Mediterranean, and is used extensively to produce high-
quality olive oil. Although the China olive industry has just begun to be valued, there were …

Knowledge of the molecular and morphological diversity of olive cultivars is an essential pre-
requisite for cultivar identification and is of considerable economic importance for the …