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Turkey: Drought can negatively affect olive yield

Olive
Vegetables
Turkiye
Published Feb 21, 2023

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Insufficient rainfall in the North Aegean may adversely affect the olive yield. Experts predict that if the drought continues in the coming months, the olive harvest will decrease. It has been learned that the olive harvest may be adversely affected in the North Aegean, where there is not enough precipitation in autumn and winter months.

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Balıkesir University Edremit Vocational School Olive Growing and Olive Processing Technologies Department Lecturer Mücahit Kıvrak said, "Drought and climate change have started to make themselves felt seriously both in our country and in the world. While we are experiencing the winter months, the hemisphere is experiencing the summer months. "We're starting to hear record temperatures in the Southern Hemisphere right now. They're also the hottest time of the season. We are also the coldest time of the season in the Northern Hemisphere. It's interesting in the Northern Hemisphere, when you go to the north, you are faced with record coldness again, but a little more towards the south. When you descend, we see that the precipitation has decreased and the precipitation regime has changed this time," he said. Kıvrak pointed out that if there is little or no precipitation in the coming months, olive cultivation will be adversely affected. " said. Kıvrak said, "This is a very serious ...
Source: Sondakika
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