Botanical characteristics of olive trees: cultivation and growth conditions – defense mechanisms to various stressors and effects on olive growth and functional compounds

• Published in: Olives and Olive Oil As Functional Foods pp. 13 - 33
• Main Authors: Tsantili, Eleni, Evangelou, Evangelos, Kiritsakis, Apostolos
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: United Kingdom John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated 2017; John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
• Subjects: defense mechanisms; functional compounds; olive cultivation; olive growth; plant stress adaptation

The main anatomic parts of the olive tree are the root system, trunk, main branches, leaves, buds, inflorescences and flowers, and fruit. These parts perform important physiological and growth functions of the olive tree. Hail and high relative humidity are responsible for disease problems, fruit da...