Cross Pollination in Olive Cultivars

Published by RIRDC, October 2007. Authors: Jenny Guerin, Margaret Sedgley. The aim of this study was to determine the pollen donors for five OLIVE major cultivars, using paternity analysis. Bloom time, pollen vitality, and weather conditions during the flowering period were also recorded. The study was done over two years at two sites and different compatibilities between cultivars were identified.