olives (JP ROGER)

The complex history of the olive tree

The location and timing of domestication of the olive tree, a key crop in Early Mediterranean societies, remain hotly debated. Here, reseachers unravel the history of wild olives (oleasters), and then infer the primary origins of the domesticated olive.

Modification date : 07 June 2023 | Publication date : 23 April 2013 | Redactor : G Esteve