STUDY ON THE ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF OLIVE FRUIT Ⅱ. FRUIT FOR TABLE CULTIVARS
- Received Date: 1988-09-02
- Available Online: 2012-12-04
Abstract: Various species of table cultivars of olive were introduced into China from 1964-1979, most of them fruited up to now. Research on the economic characteristics of their fruits shows that the fruits keep their prime characters. They are bigger in size and have higher pulp ratio. Various species, such as Gordal, Ascolana Tenera, Berat, Manzanilla de Carmona, Manzanilla, Tanche etc. and Cheng Gu 22, Zhong Shan 24, which were selected from the seedlings in China, are ideal table cultivars olive. The average fruit weight is about 4.58-9.02g, and the average pulp ration ranges from 85.09-89.96%. The pulp contains various nutrients, which are helpful to the peoples health, such ad sugar (1.45-8.73%), protein (3.80-11.85%), mineral elements (1.7-2.2%), and oil (7.96-15.77%).According to the study, A preliminary standard of classification which can be applied to olive table cultivars and a suitable harvesting time-table for different processing purposes (green or black table olives), Which are useful to olive breeding, cultivation and processing have been set up.