Norm data have to be periodically revised to incorporate new data derived from recent research and extension work and other technological development changes in the agricultural economy. This fifth edition of the Norm Input-Output Data for the Main Crops and Livestock Enterprises of Cyprus is...

Farm-level risk profiles are likely to change due to the exposure of Greek agriculture to new sources of risk. The liberalization of agricultural markets along with the reduction of public subsidies enhances farm uncertainty. Furthermore, new quality and stricter food safety requirements will...

This paper measures the contribution of innovations in total factor productivity (TFP) of organic olive farmers. A new methodology is proposed for the measurement of TFP difference, when the rate of adoption of innovations varies among farmers. By constructing an innovation variable instead of the...

In trials of 15 Citrus limon scion varieties on C. aurantium rootstocks, Eureka Cascade gave the highest average fruit yield/tree; Eureka Cook and Eureka Allen produced the heaviest lemons and Eureka Allen had the highest juice content of fruits.

This issue on the guidelines for olive (oil and table) production includes site, cultivar, and crop establishment specifications for new olive groves (e.g. plant training and soil analysis); nutrition and soil management; irrigation; canopy management (pruning); integrated crop protection...

An analysis of published electrophoretic data on a range of isoenzymes in various Citrus and Fortunella species revealed that the relationships between or within the species are more complicated than morphological characters imply, and may be obscured by mutation in hybrids and parental species. On ...

Two orange cvs were stored for 60-160 days in air (control) and in various gas mixtures at temperatures ranging from 0 to 15 deg C. Optimum storage temperatures and gas mixtures for Washington Navel and Valencia oranges were 4 and 3.5 deg , and 5% CO2 + 16% O2 and 0% CO2 + 16% O2, respectively, at...

The target of this research is the creation homogenous groups (zones) of the 13 regions of Greece based on the criterion of their productive orientation. The research was based the collection and analysis of data from NSSG (period 1988-1994) and were used the statistical methods of correspondence...

The use of normal seed tubers, microplants produced in vitro, minitubers produced on sprouted seed tubers in the laboratory, and different sizes of microtubers produced in vitro, were compared for propagation of potatoes. Microtubers were found to be a good substitute for normal tubers for Elite I...