Why Olive Produces Many More Flowers than Fruit—A Critical Analysis

Olive (<i>Olea europaea</i> L.) trees produce many more flowers than fruit. In an “on” year, an adult olive tree may produce as many as 500,000 flowers, but 98% of them will drop soon after bloom as unfertilized flowers or juvenile fruit. This waste of resources that could be better inve...

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Main Author: Julián Cuevas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-01-01
Series:Horticulturae
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/11/1/26
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