Ecology Unit

Lines of research

• Optimization of fertilization in olive grove
• Biological control against olive grove plagues and diseases
• Renovation, rehabilitation and bioremedation of olive grove soils
• Design of olive grove green covers
• Ecophysiology of water in olive grove
• Pruning management
• Ecotoxicology of soils and water in olive groves
• Valuation of olive industry byproducts
• Carbon footprint assessment
• Ecological solutions in olive grove management
• Use efficiency of nutrients in olive groves: balance of entries- internal cycle- exits from the agroecosystem
• Certification of Ecological Sustainability in olive groves