Harvest practices: Sevillano olive growers may affect yields and returns by management
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Gordon R. SittonAuthor Affiliations
Gordon R. Sitton is Lecturer in Agricultural Economics, University of California, Davis.Publication Information
Hilgardia 7(9):4-5. DOI:10.3733/ca.v007n09p4. September 1953.
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Abstract
Careful timing of the picking of Sevillano olives—and prompt handling after picking—may increase returns to growers by amounts greater than the harvesting costs.
Sitton G. 1953. Harvest practices: Sevillano olive growers may affect yields and returns by management. Hilgardia 7(9):4-5. DOI:10.3733/ca.v007n09p4
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