Olive (Olea europaea L.) is one of the oldest agricultural tree crops worldwide and is an
important source of oil with beneficial properties for human health. This emblematic tree crop …

In mammals, cadmium is widely considered as a non-genotoxic carcinogen acting through a
methylation-dependent epigenetic mechanism. Here, the effects of Cd treatment on the DNA …

Key message The latest results in DNA markers application and genomic studies in olive.
Abstract Olive (Olea europaea L.) is among the most ancient tree crops worldwide and the …

Background Olea europaea L. is a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean basin with a
worldwide economical high impact. Differently from other fruit tree species, little is known …

Dehydrins belong to a protein family whose expression may be induced or enhanced by
developmental process and environmental stresses that lead to cell dehydration. A dehydrin …

Abstract Background Olive (Olea europaea L.) is an emblematic oil tree crop in the
Mediterranean basin. Currently, despite olive features as a moderately thermophilic species …

This book is a comprehensive reference work on the current status of biotechnology of the
major temperate, subtropical and tropical fruit and nut crop species of the world. It is a …

Highlights A de novo transcriptome reconstruction of olive drupes was performed in two
genotypes Gene expression was monitored during drupe development in two olive cultivars …

Geranylgeranyl reductase (CHL P) catalyzes the reduction of geranylgeranyl diphosphate to
phytyl diphosphate, and provides phytol for both Chlorophyll (Chl) and tocopherol synthesis …

Light quality is an important environmental factor affecting the biosynthesis of photosynthetic
pigments whose production seems to be affected not only quantitatively but also …