The application of phytosanitary products on the ground is one of the main employed procedures to solve the problems of plagues and diseases in olive groves. As a result, there is an increasing unease related to the possible presence of residues from these products in the olive-derived foods. Recent studies have shown that these residues can be found in olives and olive oil (mainly insecticides...

An ascomycetes fungus was isolated from brine storage of green olives of the Arauco cultivar imported from Argentina and identified as Monascus ruber. The combined effects of different concentrations of sodium chloride (3.5-5.5%), sodium benzoate (0-0.1%), potassium sorbate (0-0.05%) and temperature (30-40°C) were investigated on the growth of M. ruber in the brine of stored table olives using ...

Pink yeasts identified as Rhodotorula glutinis var. glutinis, R. minuta var. minuta, and R. rubra produce polygalacturonases which cause a slow softening of olive tissue. Both pectin methyl esterase and polygalacturonase are produced when cultures are grown in appropriate media. Crude, cell-free dialyzed enzyme preparations measured viscosimetrically exhibited optimal activity on sodium polygal...

This article contains processed data related to the research published in "Tentative application of compositional data analysis to fatty acid profiles of green Spanish-style Gordal table olives" (Garrido-Fernández et al., 2018) [1]. It provides information on the implementation of compositional data analysis (CoDa) to the fatty acid profiles of Spanish-style Gordal table olives vs the use of co...

Olives and their derivatives, in particular olive oil, represent one of the most significant agricultural products Mediterranean basin. Storage under inadequate conditions poses serious problems concerning fungal contamination, with consequent defects potential mycotoxin production olives oils. Penicillium expansum represents postharvest pathogens several fruits, including olives. Not only it c...

Olive fly is the most dangerous pest in olive groves worldwide. Therefore the study of the most susceptible and resistant cultivars to olive fly can bring new information to diminish the olive flies harmful impacts. The main goal of the present study is to verify the olfactory response of olive fly to olive volatiles from five native Iranian cultivars (Fishomi, Mari, Rowghani, Shengeh, and Zard...