Challenges for Sustainable Water Resource Management in Italian Olive Groves: Irrigation and Salinity
摘要
Requirements for water in olive growing are highly differentiated due to the extreme heterogeneity, comparing the Regions in which olive is cultivated. Climate, slopes, and soil are factors affecting evapotranspiration and water availability. Irrigation approaches are also determined by the development status of the plant. Irrigation with salty water is possible based on the cultivars. Subirrigation and controlled deficit irrigation are probably the latest, more sustainable approaches.