clayey soils. If supply is very limited, and a new irrigation system is going <strong>to</strong> be installed, oneoption would be <strong>to</strong> use subsurface drip as E losses would then be negligible.The goals of <strong>water</strong> saving using RDI in olive orchards appear particularly interesting. Mostdocumented evidence indicates that RDI strategies supply only 30 <strong>to</strong> 70 percent of the volumeneeded for fully-irrigated trees. Seasonal <strong>water</strong> volumes of as little as 50 mm are sufficient <strong>to</strong>increase <strong>yield</strong>s significantly in subhumid climates, whereas about 100 mm are needed in drierclimates. These amounts are definitely much less than that used in most other crops.Today, an important issue is the use of RDI <strong>to</strong> optimize oil quality. Recent evidence shows thatthe concentration of phenolic compounds and volatile compounds with sensory impact can beoptimized using RDI strategies rather than by applying full irrigation or under rainfed (Gomez-Rico et al., 2007; Motilva et al., 2000 and Servili et al., 2007). The beneficial effects of moderate<strong>water</strong> deficits that are imposed by RDI on olive oil composition stemmed the term ‘qualitativeirrigation’, an aspect which will probably be more important. There are some reports thatrecommend restricting irrigation before harvest <strong>to</strong> limit or avoid trunk damage during mechanicalharvesting by trunk shakers and/or problems of oil extractability during processing in the mill.Deficit irrigation appears <strong>to</strong> be beneficial for optimizing the pulp-<strong>to</strong>-pit ratio in of table olives(Gucci et al., 2009).Additional considerationsIntroducing irrigation <strong>to</strong> rainfed olive growing involves a number of potential side effects.Increasing incidence of Verticillium wilt (Verticillium dahliae) disease has been reported,especially for young orchards. There is documented evidence that inoculum density of thepathogen is higher in wet areas than in dry. Although the cause of greater incidence ofVerticillium wilt in irrigated orchards is unclear, it is likely that susceptible secondary oliveroots increase close <strong>to</strong> the drippers where the soil may be quite wet favouring infection, weedssurvive longer and temporarily host the pathogen, and infected leaves decompose quickerunder high humidity conditions (Lopez-Escudero and Blanco-Lopez, 2005). The Verticilliumwilt disease is a limiting fac<strong>to</strong>r for irrigated orchards in some areas where localized, lowfrequencyirrigation is recommended as a management technique.Further, reportedly here is an increasing damage by the olive fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae Gmel.)in irrigated orchards, but supporting evidence is not strong. The olive fruit fly preferablydamages large fruit (cultivars of large fruit size and olive fruit with high <strong>water</strong> content aremore susceptible than small), so its effect may be indirect because irrigation increases fruit size.However, it is likely that the fruit fly also enjoys more favourable conditions when humidity ishigher because of irrigation in the olive orchard.Problems of the low oil <strong>yield</strong> of fruit from fully-irrigated, very high density orchards of somecultivars have been reported, but they appear <strong>to</strong> be related <strong>to</strong> technological problems in oilextraction when fruit is highly hydrated rather than <strong>to</strong> less oil in the fruit itself. Because of therelatively high resistance <strong>to</strong> salinity, olive trees <strong>yield</strong> well when irrigated with saline <strong>water</strong>s(Gucci and Tattini, 1997).312crop <strong>yield</strong> <strong>response</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>water</strong>
ReferencesAngelopulos, K., Dichio, B., & Xiloyannis, C. 1996. Inhibition of pho<strong>to</strong>synthesis in olive trees during <strong>water</strong> stressand re<strong>water</strong>ing. Journal of Experimental Botany 47: 1093-1100.Caruso, G., Rapoport, H.F. & Gucci, R. 2011. Long-term evaluation of <strong>yield</strong> components of young olive trees duringthe onset of fruit production under different irrigation regimes. Irrigation Science (DOI: 10.1007/s00271-011-0286-0)Connor, D.J. & Fereres, E. 2005. The physiology of adaptation and <strong>yield</strong> expression in olive. In: Darnell, R.,Ferguson, I.B. & Hokanson, S.C., eds. Horticultural Reviews (31). USA, Canada, John Wiley & Sons. pp. 155-229.FAO. 2011. FAOSTAT online database, available at link http://faostat.fao.org/. Accessed on December 2011.Fereres, E. 1984. Variability in adaptive mechanisms <strong>to</strong> <strong>water</strong> deficits in annual and perennial crop plants. Bulletinde la Société Botanique de France. Actualités Botaniques 131: 17 32.Fereres, E., Villalobos, FJ, Orgaz, F. & Testi, L. 2011. Water requirements and irrigation scheduling in olive. ActaHorticulturae, (ISHS), 888:31-40.Gimenez, C., Fereres E., Ruz, C. & Orgaz. O. 1997. Water relations and gas exchange of olive trees: diurnal andseasonal patterns of leaf <strong>water</strong> potential, pho<strong>to</strong>synthesis and s<strong>to</strong>matal conductance. Acta Horticulturae,449(2):411-415.Goldhamer, D., Dunai, & Ferguson, L. 1994. Irrigation requirements of olive trees and <strong>response</strong>s <strong>to</strong> sustaineddeficit irrigation. Acta Horticulturae 356: 172-176.Gomez-Rico, A., Salvador, M.D., La Greca, M. & Fregapane, G. 2006. Phenolic and volatile compounds of extravirgin olive oil (Olea europaea L. Cv. Cornicabra) with regard <strong>to</strong> fruit ripening and irrigation management.Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 54: 7130-7136.Gomez-Rico, A., Salvador, M.D., Moriana, A., Perez D., Olmedilla, N., Ribas, F. & Fregapane, G. 2007. Influenceof different irrigation strategies in a traditional Cornicabra cv. olive orchard on virgin olive oil composition andquality. Food Chemistry 100: 568-578.Gucci, R. & Tattini, M. 1997. Salinity <strong>to</strong>lerance in olive. Horticultural Reviews 21: 177-214.Gucci, R., Lodolini, E.M. & Rapoport, H.F. 2007. Productivity of olive trees with different <strong>water</strong> status and cropload. Journal Horticultural Science Biotechnology, 82(4): 648-656.Gucci, R., Lodolini, E.M. & Rapoport, H.F. 2009. Water deficit-induced changes in mesocarp cellular processes andthe relationship between mesocarp and endocarp during olive fruit development. Tree Physiology 29: 1575-1585Iniesta, F., Testi L., Orgaz. F., & Villalobos, F.J. 2009. 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