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Identification of Farmers’ Barriers to Implement Sustainable Management Practices in Olive Groves
Parra, G., Garcia-Lopez, L.J., Piqueras, J.A., García, R.
Sustainability (Switzerland)
Volume 14(11), 2022, 6451

Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Destoned Fruits to Improve the Quality of the Oil and Environmental Sustainability
Frangipane, M.T., Cecchini, M., Massantini, R., Monarca, D.
Foods
Volume 11(10), 2022, 1479

The role of cover crops in the loss of protected and non-protected soil organic carbon fractions due to water erosion in a Mediterranean olive grove
López-Vicente, M., Gómez, J.A., Guzmán, G., Calero, J., García-Ruiz, R.
Soil and Tillage Research
Volume 213, 2021, 105119

Ant community potential for pest control in olive groves: Management and landscape effects
Martínez-Núñez, C.; Rey, Pedro J.; Salido, Teresa; Manzaneda, Antonio J.; Camacho, Francisco M.; Isla, Jorge
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment
Volume 305, 2021, 107185

Cover crop management and water conservation in vineyard and olive orchards
Novara, A., Cerda, A., Barone, E., Gristina, L.
Soil and Tillage Research
Volume 208, 2021, 104896

Is new olive farming sustainable? A spatial comparison of productive and environmental performances between traditional and new olive orchards with the model OliveCan
Mairech, H., López-Bernal, Á., Moriondo, M., (…), Villalobos, F.J., Testi, L.
Agricultural Systems
Volume 181, 2020, 102816

Machine performance and HOG fuel quality evaluation in olive tree pruning harvesting conducted using a towed shredder on flat and hilly fields
Suardi, A., Latterini, F., Alfano, V., Palmieri N., Bergonzoli S., Karampinis E., Kougioumtzis M.A and Pari L.
Energies
Volume 13(7), 2020, 1713

Harvesting system sustainability in Mediterranean olive cultivation
Bernardi, B., Falcone, G., Stillitano, T., (…), Bacenetti, J., De Luca, A.I.
Science of the Total Environment
Volume 625, 2018, pp. 1446-1458

Ground beetles in mediterranean olive agroecosystems: Their significance and functional role as bioindicators (Coleoptera, Carabidae)
Roberto Pizzolotto, Antonio Mazzei, Teresa Bonacci, Stefano Scalercio, Nino Iannotta and Pietro Brandmayr.
PLoS ONE
Volume 13(3), 2018, e0194551

Soil loss in an olive grove in Central Spain under cover crops and tillage treatments, and farmer perceptions
Sastre, B., Barbero-Sierra, C., Bienes, R., Marques, M.J., García-Díaz, A.
Journal of Soils and Sediments
Volume 17(3), 2017 pp. 873-888

Potential to map depth-specific soil organic matter content across an olive grove using quasi-2d and quasi-3d inversion of DUALEM-21 data
Huang, J., Pedrera-Parrilla, A., Vanderlinden, K., (…), Gómez, J.A., Triantafilis, J.
Catena.
Volume 152, 2017, pp. 207-217

Forward selection for multiple resistance across the non-selective glyphosate, glufosinate and oxyfluorfen herbicides in Lolium weed species
Fernández, P., Alcántara, R., Osuna, M.D., Vila-Aiub, M.M., Prado, R.D.
Pest Management Science
Volume 73(5), 2017, pp. 936-944

Sustainability and multifunctionality of protected designations of origin of olive oil in Spain
Egea, P., Pérez y Pérez, L.
Land Use Policy
Volume 58, 2016, pp. 264-275

Soil properties in organic olive orchards following different weed management in a rolling landscape of Andalusia, Spain
Soriano, M.-A., Álvarez, S., Landa, B.B., Gómez, J.A.
Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems
Volume 29(1), 2014, pp. 83-91

Growth and yields of 'Arbequina' high-density planting systems in three different olive growing areas in Italy
Tiziano Caruso, G. Campisi, Francesco P Marra, Salvatore Camposeo, G.A. Vivaldi,Primo Proietti and L. Nasini
Acta Horticulturae
Volume 1057, 2014, pp. 341-348

Farmers’ views on the future of olive farming in Andalusia, Spain
Francisco José Areal, Laura Riesgo
Land Use Policy
Volume 36, 2014, pp. 543-553

Sustainability and environmental assessment of fertigation in an intensive olive grove under Mediterranean conditions
Cameira, M.R., Pereira, A., Ahuja, L., Ma, L.
Agricultural Water Management
Volume 146, 2014, pp. 346-360

Guidelines for Constructing Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium Balances in Historical Agricultural Systems
Garcia-Ruiz, M. González de Molina, G. Guzmán, D. Soto and J. Infante-Amate
Journal of Sustainable Agriculture
Volume 36(6), 2012, pp. 650-682

Innovative olive-growing models: An environmental and economic assessment
De Gennaro, B., Notarnicola, B., Roselli, L., Tassielli, G.
Journal of Cleaner Production
Volume 28, 2012, pp. 70-80

Impacts of irrigation network sectoring as an energy saving measure on olive grove production
Navarro Navajas, J.M., Montesinos, P., Poyato, E.C., Rodríguez Díaz, J.A.
Journal of Environmental Management
Volume 111, 2012, pp. 1-9

The Compost of Olive Mill Pomace: From a Waste to a Resource - Environmental Benefits of Its Application in Olive Oil Groves
Beatriz Gómez-Muñoz, David J. Hatch, Roland Bol and Roberto García-Ruiz
Sustainable Development
2012 pp 26

A comparison of energy use in conventional and organic olive oil production in Spain
Guzmán, G.I., Alonso, A.M.
Agricultural Systems
Volume 98(3), 2008, pp. 167-176

Olive groves: "The life and identity of the Mediterranean"
Loumou, A., Giourga, C.
Agriculture and Human Values
Volume 20(1), 2003, pp. 87-95