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 …

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 …

Abstract Information on the distribution of genetic variation is essential to preserve olive
germplasm from erosion and to recover alleles lost through selective breeding. In addition …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

Genetic linkage maps are valuable tools for genetic, genomic, and crop breeding studies.
Several genetic linkage maps were constructed for the olive (Olea europaea L.) genome …

Estimation of the genetic relatedness of traditional olive cultivars with genetic markers and
phenotypic data enables progress in plant breeding, management of genetic resources, and …

The olive is an important fruit species cultivated for oil and table olives in Italy and the
Mediterranean basin. The conservation of cultivated plants in ex situ collections is essential …