Olive Oil Production and Olive Tree Reproductive Cycle Quiz

Soil type, water pH, and harvesting method

Olive tree age, leaf color, and irrigation frequency

Climate, cultivar choice, and farming practices (correct)

Pesticide use, fertilizer type, and tree height

Epicarp (outer skin)

Mesocarp (containing 90-95% oil) (correct)

Endocarp (inner seed)

Stem and leaves

By employing animals to pick the olives

Manually (picking or combing) or mechanically (combing, aspirating, shaking) (correct)

By using drones for precision harvesting

By using chemical agents to accelerate fruit ripening

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