Open AccessSTATE OF AGRO-DIVERSITY IN A MOUNTAIN ECOSYSTEM: CASE OF THE OLIVE TREE (OLEA EUROPEA L.) IN THE MOUNTAINS OF BENI-SNOUS: (TLEMCEN-ALGERIA)
Author(s) -
Fatima Khemies,
Bahae- Ddine Ghezlaoui-Bendi-Djelloul,
Bahae- Ddine Ghezlaoui-Bendi-Djelloul
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
plant archives/plant archives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2581-6063
pISSN - 0972-5210
DOI - 10.51470/plantarchives.2021.v21.no1.011
Subject(s) - olea , olive trees , geography , ecosystem , threatened species , agroforestry , product (mathematics) , environmental protection , ecology , biology , horticulture , habitat , geometry , mathematics
Fruit growing in the Tlemcen region is carried out in a more or less traditional way, and this is largely the result of a lack of knowledge of areas favorable to a particular fruit species, but also of a lack of training and initiatives. Many fruit species are considered as a local product because they occupy mountainous areas with rugged relief. The latter have organoleptic qualities specific to the ecosystem in which they live. Hence the name of niche product. The most significant example is the Sigoise olive or Olive of the Tlemcen mountains. Thus the present study aims to enhance and preserve some experiences of upkeep and preservation of olive trees in mountainous ecological sites with very difficult relief. This aspect has made it possible to generate varieties of olives with by-products of highly appreciated qualitative value.