Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.33128/pc.21.1-2.4
Evaluation of production area of Knin for olive growing
Dimitrije Dujmović
; Veleučilište Marko Marulić, Knin, Hrvatska
Marko Šuste
; Veleučilište Marko Marulić, Knin, Hrvatska
Marko Duvančić
; Veleučilište Marko Marulić, Knin, Hrvatska
Frane Strikić
; Institut za jadranske kulture i melioraciju krša, Split, Hrvatska
Abstract
In the last twenty years due to climate change in the world and in our country, there is a positive trend of the spreading of olive. Culture of growing olives mainly spreads in atypical growing areas for this species. Atypical olive growing area is the area of the Dalmatian hinterland, which includes the cities of Obrovac, Benkovac, Knin, Drniš, Sinj, Imotski and Vrgorac. In the last two decades in the area of the Dalmatian hinterland thousands of olive trees have been planted. The most common reason for planting is the alleged "climate change" that led, in the words of the producers, to the possibility of growing olives is this region. Planting is mostly done without consultation of profession and science, and without a thorough analysis of the production area for growing olives. This paper analyzes the climate and soil conditions in the area of Knin city, to assess quality space for growing olives. The main limiting factor for growing olive trees in this area are the climatic conditions. In the analysis of climatic conditions we used method for assessing climatic conditions for growing olives according Briccoli (1925.) modified to Miljković (1984.). Out of a possible 60 points for the relationship of temperature and precipitation, Knin has 40.5. When deducting penalties for climate, yields a result of -11.5 points. Because of this fact the Knin area deserves a negative assessment of olive cultivation due to the climate that largely owes to low temperatures. From this we can conclude that the analyzed area is not suitable for commercial cultivation of olive trees, and at the same time there is the possibility of growing in some locations that need to be carefully analyzed.
Keywords
olive; evaluation of production space; climate, farming area
Hrčak ID:
186196
URI
Publication date:
31.8.2017.
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