Author: Adolphe Flamant
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781985078963
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
This special re-print edition of Flamant's book "A Practical Treatise on Olive Growing" offers insight into the early history of olive growing in California. Written in 1887, this classic text provides a picture in time of the earliest introduction of the olive as a commercial crop in the State of Californias. Included are insights into the methods used and the varieties of olives grown in California in the late 19th Century, as well as details on the making of olive oil, as well as pickled olives. Chapters include Soil, Olive Reproduction, General Care, Cost of an Olive Plantation, Varieties of Olives, The Olive Oil, The Pickled Olive and more. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.
Organic Olive Production Manual
Author: Paul M. Vossen
Publisher: UCANR Publications
ISBN: 9781601074409
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
This manual provides detailed information for growers on production issues, plant nutrition, economics, pest and weed control, management of olive wastes, the conversion process, and organic certification and registration. Using this manual you'll learn about orchard site selection considerations, irrigation needs, terrain, temperature, soil, damage from the olive fruit fly, and how these may vary for table fruit versus fruit for oil production. You'll also learn how to evaluate harvest methods an important consideration as harvest costs typically amount to half the total production cost for olives. This manual has been developed as a supplement to the Olive Production Manual, 2nd Edition. Organic growers are advised to consult both publications as they develop and refine their production systems.
Publisher: UCANR Publications
ISBN: 9781601074409
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
This manual provides detailed information for growers on production issues, plant nutrition, economics, pest and weed control, management of olive wastes, the conversion process, and organic certification and registration. Using this manual you'll learn about orchard site selection considerations, irrigation needs, terrain, temperature, soil, damage from the olive fruit fly, and how these may vary for table fruit versus fruit for oil production. You'll also learn how to evaluate harvest methods an important consideration as harvest costs typically amount to half the total production cost for olives. This manual has been developed as a supplement to the Olive Production Manual, 2nd Edition. Organic growers are advised to consult both publications as they develop and refine their production systems.