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Extra Virgin Olive Oil (in arabic, ICU)

  • Definitions
  • Storage methods
  • Differences in olive oil color
  • Nutritional benefits
  • Olive oil and cooking
  • Summary of program

Improving Olive Oil Quality: From the Field to the Press (in arabic) An introduction to quality management techniques, including diseases and pests, harvest times and methods, storage, pressing, and olive oil storage.  [SRI International, 2003]

Extra Virgin Olive Oil Quality Improvement (in arabic, ICU)

  • Introduction
  • Definition of extra virgin olive oil
  • In the field, harvesting time
  • In the field, harvesting methods
  • In the field, olive fruit storage before arrival at the press
  • In the field, olive fruit transportation to the press
  • In the press, description
  • Olive oil storage

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Olive Field Fertilization (in arabic, ICU)

  • Olive tree nutrition
  • Important nutrient components
  • Secondary and small nutrient components
  • Fertilization reasons
  • Animal manure fermented
  • Chemical fertilization
  • Vegetative fertilization (advantages, ways)
  • Fertilization program

Prays Oleae Control (in arabic, ICU)

  • Insect description
  • Insect Lifecycle
  • Damage caused by this insect
  • Insect control program (observation, sample collection)
  • Economical damage level
  • Chemical control

Olive Tree Pruning Methods (in arabic, ICU)

  • Pruning goals
  • Pruning and every year yields
  • Pruning time
  • Pruning methods
  • Pruning and tree growth
  • Pruning and production
  • Pruning and renewing

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Fruit Fly Control (in arabic, ICU)

  • Insect description
  • Insect lifecycle
  • Damage caused by this insect
  • Insect control program (observation, sample collection
  • Economical damage level
  • Agricultural activities for protection and control  

Table Olives (in arabic, ICU)

  • Harvest
  • Storage and transportation
  • Varieties used
  • Cleanliness standards
  • Fruit evaluation before souse (soak with vinegar)
  • Fruit evaluation after souse
  • Souse of impacted green olive fruit
  • Souse of black olive fruit (natural way)
  • Table olive fruit deterioration

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