Modeling olive-crop forecasting in Tunisia

• Published in: Theoretical and applied climatology Vol. 128; no. 3-4; pp. 541 - 549
• Main Authors: Ben Dhiab, Ali, Ben Mimoun, Mehdi, Oteros, Jose, Garcia-Mozo, Herminia, Domínguez-Vilches, Eugenio, Galán, Carmen, Abichou, Mounir, Msallem, Monji
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Vienna Springer Vienna 01.05.2017; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Agricultural production; Air temperature; Analysis; Annual variations; Aquatic Pollution; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Atmospheric Sciences; Citrus; Climatology; Crop yield; Crop yields; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Forecasting; Forecasting techniques; Fruits; Harvest; Harvesting; Humidity; Olive oil; Original Paper; Pollen; Rain; Temperature; Variables; Waste Water Technology; Water Management; Water Pollution Control; Weather; Tunisia; MED, Tunisia; MED, Tunisia, Zarzis; Airborne Pollen; Olive Production; Partial Little Square Regression; Pollen Index; Main Pollen Season

Tunisia is the world’s second largest olive oil-producing region after the European Union. This paper reports on the use of models to forecast local olive crops, using data for Tunisia’s five main olive-producing areas: Mornag, Jemmel, Menzel Mhiri, Chaal, and Zarzis. Airborne pollen counts were mon...