{ "id": 5748, "date": "2022-11-08T10:16:06", "date_gmt": "2022-11-08T10:16:06", "guid": { "rendered": "https:\/\/dekagro.gr\/?page_id=5748" }, "modified": "2025-12-22T09:05:57", "modified_gmt": "2025-12-22T09:05:57", "slug": "olive-fertilization-guide", "status": "publish", "type": "page", "link": "https:\/\/www.dekagro.gr\/en\/fertilization\/olive-fertilization-guide\/", "title": { "rendered": "Olive fertilization guide" }, "content": { "rendered": "
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Olive trees constitute the most important crop of our country since the antiquity. It is inextricably linked to the growth and economic prosperity of the Hellenic region, and holds a special place within the Greek culture, as a symbol of knowledge, wisdom, abundance, peace, health, strength and beauty.<\/p>

Today, olive trees cover 15% of the total cultivated surface and dominate amongst the arboricultural crops, occupying 77% of the tree areas.<\/p>

Its excellent adaptation in the temperate Mediterranean climate, in combination with the accumulated experience of our producers, render Greece the 3rd bigger olive-producing country in the world, while the unique qualitative characteristics of Greek varieties put Greece in the 1st place worldwide in the production of extra virgin olive oil.<\/p>

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The olive tree grows and sets fruit in a large variety of soil types, even of low fertility. It is most productive however in loamy, sandy terrains of average composition that retain enough humidity and allow better exploitation of territorial humidity and nutritious elements.<\/p>

For the achievement of satisfactory production in light sandy and gravel terrains additional surface irrigations are required during summer months and during olive setting period (August – September).<\/p>

Heavy soils that retain water are inadequate for olive cultivation, since olive trees suffer from root rots, their output is decreased and the qualitative characteristics of the produced olive oil are undermined.<\/p>

In regards to the chemical characteristics of the soil, the olive tree grows better in neutral or slightly alkaline terrains (pH 7-8), but can also endure in slightly acidic terrains. In pH values less than 5 and above 8.5 the growth and production of the crop are decreased.<\/p>

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The olive tree has an abundant radical system that utilizes territorial humidity in an excellent manner. Its leaves are leathery with thick waxy tegument, dense fluff and small sunk stomata in the underside. They limit transpiration, decrease the water loss and increase the plant\u2019s resistance to the dry conditions, compared to other arboricultural crops.<\/p>

Despite the resistibility of olive tree in the drought, the water is the main restrictive factor of olive production, more specifically:<\/p>