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Considering its mechanistic approach, the vast quantity of simulated processes and its potential uses, OliveCan represents a momentous step forward in relation to previous olive growth simulation models. In this regard, OliveCan enables one to assess the combined effects of management operations and weather over crop performance for different olive orchard and soil typologies both under unstressed and water deficit conditions. Thus, the model shows potential for a broad range of research applications. For instance, OliveCan seems particularly suitable for assessing the performance of olive orchards under future climatic scenarios, as the model explicitly accounts for the multiple effects of reduced rainfall and increased environmental CO 2 and temperature for the water and carbon balances of the orchard and the development of trees.

Experimental measurements conducted in two mature olive orchards located in the Alameda del Obispo Research Station, Córdoba, Spain (37.8°N, 4.8°W, 110 m) were used for assessing the reliability of OliveCan. The climate in the area is typically Mediterranean, with around 600 mm of average annual rainfall and 1390 mm and average annual ET 0 of 1390 mm ( Testi et al., 2004), respectively. The soil for both orchards is classified as a Typic Xerofluvent of sandy loam texture and exceeds 2 m in depth, with field capacity (𝜃 UL) and permanent wilting point (𝜃 LL) water contents of 0.23 m 3 m -3 and 0.07 m 3 m -3, respectively ( Testi et al., 2004). Weather data were collected using a station placed 500 m away from the orchards. Within both orchards, irrigation experiments comprising several irrigation treatments were performed. Each irrigation treatment was simulated separately with OliveCan. Experiment I Finally, the soil carbon balance and heterotrophic respiration ( RESP H) are computed with an adaptation of the model proposed by Huang et al. (2009) and modified to take into account the effect of soil moisture on the rate of decomposition according to Verstraeten et al. (2006). Then, by considering the different computed fluxes of assimilation and respiration within the orchard, OliveCan provides estimates of the ecosystem respiration ( RESP eco) and net ecosystem exchange ( NEE). Management ComponentObviously, the comprehensive nature and the wide range of simulated processes come at the expense of both model complexity and high input requirements. The latter is likely to be its main limitation, as far as some of the inputs (e.g., soil depth, L v distribution) are not easy to measure in the field. In any case, it is noteworthy to emphasize that OliveCan has not been primarily conceived as a decision support system for farmers, but as a research tool. Further Research Variables related to canopy characteristics such as leaf area index ( LAI) or GC are updated from the estimates of biomass of leaves assuming that the crowns present an spheroidal shape with constant leaf area density ( LAD) and ratio of vertical to horizontal canopy radiuses ( R zx). Similarly, the biomass of fine roots in each soil compartment is used to compute root length density ( L v) by adopting a constant specific root length ( SRL). Regulated deficit irrigation (RDI), which applied the same seasonal water as CDI, with a midsummer (July 1st to September 10th–15th) deficit period without irrigation.

All authors played a significant role in the conception and development of the model. FV led out the coding, with contributions from ÁL-B, AM, OG-T, and LT. ÁL-B, LT, and FV gathered the datasets for testing the model. ÁL-B led out the writing with significant contributions from all co-authors. FundingWant to change it up? Swap out blue cheese for a creamy goat cheese or opt for a milder blue cheese and go with gorgonzola cheese. The measurements (only performed for the central trees of the replicates) used for the model were Y oil and seasonal ET. On the one hand, trees were harvested between December 15th and January 15th for the 3 years. Individual fruit weight of each tree was measured and a subsample of 150 fruits from each tree was used for determining oil content. On the other, cumulative ET was determined by water balance for each season by measuring soil water content with a neutron probe (model 503, Campbell Pacific Nuclear Corp, Pacheco, CA, United States). Eight access tubes were installed between two trees per replicate in the four irrigation treatments and six tubes were placed in the rainfed treatment. Measurements were taken were performed at several depths (from 0.075 to 2.4 m deep). Tuzet, A., Perrier, A., and Leuning, R. (2003). A coupled model of stomatal conductance, photosynthesis and transpiration. Plant Cell Environ. 26, 1097–1116. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.2003.01035.x Dag, A., Bustan, A., Avni, A., Tzipori, I., Lavee, S., and Riov, J. (2010). Timing of fruit removal affects concurrent vegetative growth and subsequent return bloom and yield in olive ( Olea europaea L.). Sci. Hort. 123, 469–472. doi: 10.1016/j.scienta.2009.11.014