On the origins and domestication of the olive: a review and perspectives

G Besnard, JF Terral, A Cornille - Annals of botany, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Unravelling domestication processes is crucial for understanding how species
respond to anthropogenic pressures, forecasting crop responses to future global changes …

Olive domestication and diversification in the Mediterranean Basin

CM Diez, I Trujillo, N Martinez‐Urdiroz… - New …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Olive (O lea europaea ssp. europaea) is the most important oil fruit crop in temperate areas,
but the origin of the cultivated olive remains unclear. The existence of one or several …

Exogenous melatonin mitigates salinity‐induced damage in olive seedlings by modulating ion homeostasis, antioxidant defense, and phytohormone balance

SM Zahedi, MS Hosseini… - Physiologia …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Melatonin (MEL) is a ubiquitous molecule with pleiotropic roles in plant adaption to stress. In
this study, we investigated the effects of foliar spray of 100 and 200 μM MEL on the …

Recent developments in olive (Olea europaea L.) genetics and genomics: applications in taxonomy, varietal identification, traceability and breeding

L Sebastiani, M Busconi - Plant cell reports, 2017 - Springer
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 …

Utility of EST-SNP markers for improving management and use of olive genetic resources: A case study at the Worldwide Olive Germplasm Bank of Córdoba

A Belaj, A Ninot, FJ Gómez-Gálvez, M El Riachy… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Olive, the emblematic Mediterranean fruit crop, owns a great varietal diversity, which is
maintained in ex situ field collections, such as the World Olive Germplasm Bank of Córdoba …

Screening of Olive Biodiversity Defines Genotypes Potentially Resistant to Xylella fastidiosa

S Pavan, M Vergine, F Nicolì, E Sabella… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The recent outbreak of the Olive Quick Decline Syndrome (OQDS), caused by Xylella
fastidiosa subsp. pauca (Xf), is dramatically altering ecosystem services in the peninsula of …

A survey in natural olive resources exposed to high inoculum pressure indicates the presence of traits of resistance to Xylella fastidiosa in Leccino offspring

P La Notte, M Saponari, S Mousavi, R Mariotti… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The epidemic spread of the harmful bacterium Xylella fastidiosa causing the
“olive quick decline syndrome”, decimating olive trees in southern Italy, in the region of …

Phylogenomics of the Olea europaea complex using 15 whole genomes supports recurrent genetic admixture together with differentiation into seven subspecies

I Julca, P Vargas, T Gabaldón - BMC biology, 2023 - Springer
Background The last taxonomic account of Olea recognises six subspecies within Olea
europaea L., including the Mediterranean olive tree (subsp. europaea) and five other …

The first molecular identification of an olive collection applying standard simple sequence repeats and novel expressed sequence tag markers

S Mousavi, R Mariotti, L Regni, L Nasini… - Frontiers in plant …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Germplasm collections of tree crop species represent fundamental tools for conservation of
diversity and key steps for its characterization and evaluation. For the olive tree, several …

Cold stress resilience of Iranian olive genetic resources: evidence from autochthonous genotypes diversity

I Karamatlou, S Navabpour, KZ Nezhad… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Olive (Olea europaea L.) is one of the most cultivated tree species in Iran. This plant is
characterized by its tolerance to drought, salt, and heat stresses while being vulnerable to …