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Apr. 18, 2012

Olive Varietals: Some Interesting Peculiarities

In Spain, we have around 400 different registered varietals which, according to their importance are classified into majority, secondary and minority.

Mar. 14, 2012

Olive Identification Gets Fast and Easy

New DNA identification techniques differentiate between different olive varieties are hugely more efficient as well as more accurate than previous methods.

Mar. 21, 2011

Designing Better Olive Oil through Genetic Mapping

Spanish scientists say they have pioneered a genetic map of the olive and isolated genes pivotal to the production of more profitable, higher quality and even healthier olive oil.