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Olive Tree Response To The Severity Of Pruning, Manuel Angelo Rodrigues, João Ilidio Lopes, Isabel Queiros Ferreira, Margarida Arrobas

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Pruning has been seen as a means of improving olive tree productivity. The presumed importance of pruning was described by Columella (born 4 AD), and has persisted in general terms to the present. In this work, the effect of different pruning regimes was assessed from two field trials conducted in Mirandela, NE Portugal, in an olive grove of cv. 'Cobrançosa', rainfed managed. The first trial began after a light crop ("off" year) and received four pruning regimes (hard, moderate, light, and nonpruned control). The second trial started the following year, after a heavy crop ("on" year), and received two pruning …