Producing Table Olives

Kailis, Stan and Harris, David

ISBN 10: 064309203X / ISBN 13: 9780643092037

Published by CSIRO Publishing, 2007

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Australia has the ideal conditions for growing and processing table olives. In a climate where the majority of table olives eaten by Australians are imported?.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Producing Table Olives
• Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 064309203X
• ISBN 13: 9780643092037
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 752 grams

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Synopsis

Australia has the ideal conditions for growing and processing table olives. In a climate where the majority of table olives eaten by Australians are imported, real opportunities exist for a domestic table olive industry. Attention to quality and safety will ensure that Australian table olive producers are in a position to tackle and make inroads into the international export market.

The aim of this manual is to provide olive growers and processors with internationally based guidelines for ensuring the quality and safety of processed table olives. This manual covers all aspects essential for the production of safe, nutritious and marketable table olives including site selection, recommended varieties, pest and disease control, primary and secondary processing, and quality and safety testing.

Features
Covers all aspects of production from site selection, recommended varieties, pest and disease control, through to primary and secondary processing
Written for growers and processors in a straightforward style
Well illustrated with photos, graphs and tables
8 page colour section

About the Authors

David Harris is Principal Chemist at the Chemistry Centre (WA) and is section leader of the Food and Agricultural Chemistry Section. He gained a doctorate degree in chemistry specializing in organic chemistry in 1976 in Canada. Working with Professor Kailis for the last five years has aroused a keen interest in table olives and olive oil with regard to the chemistry associated with their production. David has presented papers at a large number of international forums and has published numerous papers in national and international journals.

Stan Kailis is Professorial Fellow at The University of Western Australia in the School of Plant Biology. His antecendents came from the Dodecanese Island, Megisti. His interests focus on quality aspects of olive. He is particularly interested in the propagation of olive varieties such as Kalamata, Konservolia, Leccino and Manzanilla. Stan has made presentations on olive at national and international forums. He has published numerous research papers in national and international journals. He has conducted numerous schools and workshops in Australia on olive growing, olive oil and table olive production, organoleptic evaluation of olive products and olive propagation.