Table 6.
Annual (t ha−1), average (t ha−1 year−1), and accumulated (t ha−1) fruit and olive yield for “Arbequina” at nine densities 14 years after planting in southern Spain.
| Year after plantation/harvest season | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Density (Trees ha−1) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Averagec (t ha−1 year−1) | Accumulatedd (t ha−1) | |
| 2002/2003 | 03/04 | 04/05 | 05/06 | 06/07 | 07/08 | 08/09 | 09/10 | 10/11 | 11/12 | 12/13 | 13/14 | ||||
| Fruit (t ha−1) | 780 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 5.5 | 13.6 | 7.1d | 84.8e |
| 909 | 6.8 | 3.6 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 8.9 | 5.5 | 14.9 | 7.5d | 90.3e | |
| 952 | 7.0 | 4.9 | 8.8 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 8.9 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 8.7 | 9.6 | 5.5 | 13.8 | 7.9cd | 95.0de | |
| 1143 | 8.1 | 4.9 | 9.6 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 9.7 | 10.6 | 5.9 | 15.3 | 8.5bcd | 102.4cd | |
| 1203 | 7.5 | 5.7 | 9.6 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 11.4 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 5.0 | 16.3 | 9.0bcd | 108.0c | |
| 1481 | 9.0 | 6.6 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 7.9 | 10.3 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 4.2 | 16.9 | 9.4abc | 113.0c | |
| 1569 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 11.9 | 8.9 | 7.7 | 12.1 | 11.0 | 8.5 | 13.6 | 12.8 | 7.0 | 16.9 | 10.6ab | 127.2b | |
| 2000 | 10.9 | 9.3 | 12.0 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 11.7 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 16.1 | 10.4 | 7.7 | 18.8 | 11.3ab | 135.9b | |
| 2254 | 10.4 | 8.3 | 14.4 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 10.5 | 17.9 | 15.3 | 10.6 | 21.4 | 12.9a | 155.0a | |
| Average | 8.3e | 6.1bcde | 10.2abc | 8.2bcde | 7.6de | 9.9abcd | 8.9abcde | 7.9cde | 11.7ab | 10.9ab | 6.3e | 16.4a | |||
| Oil (t ha−1) | 780 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 1.3d | 16.1f |
| 909 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 1.4cd | 17.4ef | |
| 952 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 1.5cd | 18.4de | |
| 1143 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 1.6bcd | 19.8cd | |
| 1203 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 1.7bcd | 20.5cd | |
| 1481 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 1.8bc | 21.7c | |
| 1569 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 2.0ab | 24.1b | |
| 2000 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 2.2ab | 26.0b | |
| 2254 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 2.5a | 29.9a | |
| Averagec | 1.3ef | 1.3def | 1.9abcd | 1.8bcdef | 1.7bcdef | 2.2ab | 1.8abcde | 1.6cdef | 1.9abcde | 2.1abc | 1.0f | 2.8a | |||
aSevere frosts during the winter affected the tree growth.
bHigh temperatures (>30°C) during the bloom period affected the fruit set.
c
Means with the same letter are not significantly different according to Friedman test followed by Dunn's comparison adjusted by Bonferroni at P = 0.05.
d
Means with the same letter are not significantly different according to ANOVA followed by Tukey test at P = 0.05.