Drip irrigation had the greatest positive effects on vegetative growth, flowers and fruit set.

irrigation · yield · Olea europaea (common olive)Results differ

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1. negative
   Full irrigation in bearing years and rain-fed management in nonbearing years yielded a less favorable response than the other two deficit treatments.

   Yield Responses of a Mature Olive Orchard to Water Deficits · 2003 · compared with other two deficit treatments

   Opposite direction

2. no effect
   Irrigation had no effect on yield in less productive years.

   Partial Root-Zone Drying of Olive (Olea europaea var. 'Chetoui') Induces Reduced Yield under Field Conditions · 2016

   Opposite direction

3. no effect
   Regulated deficit irrigation did not decrease olive fruit yield.

   Ripening Indices, Olive Yield and Oil Quality in Response to Irrigation With Saline Reclaimed Water and Deficit Strategies · 2019 · compared with full irrigation

   Opposite direction

4. negative
   Saline irrigation at 4.2 dS/m showed only a low rate of retardation effect on olive growth or yield compared with 1.2 dS/m water.

   Vegetative and Reproductive Response of Olive Cultivars to Moderate Saline Water Irrigation · 2008 · compared with water

   Opposite direction

5. negative
   Rainfed irrigation reduced fruit size in three olive varieties.

   Oil content and fruit quality of nine olive ( Olea europaea L. ) varieties affected by irrigation and harvest times · 2012

   Opposite direction

6. no effect
   Moderate and controlled water stress under RDI did not significantly affect the yield of Menara olive.

   Assessing the impact of deficit irrigation strategies on agronomic and productive parameters of Menara olive cultivar: implications for operational water management · 2023 · compared with fully irrigated trees

   Opposite direction

7. no effect
   Irrigation regimes did not affect olive fruit mesocarp and endocarp size as fresh and dry weights.

   Effect of complementary irrigation on yield components and alternate bearing of a traditional olive orchard in semi-arid conditions · 2016

   Opposite direction

8. negative
   Full irrigation in the bearing year and rain fed treatment in the nonbearing year gave a less favorable yield response than two other deficit treatments.

   Yield Responses of a Mature Olive Orchard to Water Deficits · 2003 · compared with other two deficit treatments

   Opposite direction

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