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Susceptibility of eight Algerian olive cultivars to Bactrocera oleae infestation – a pomological and nutritional quality perspective

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The olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae (Rossi), is the major olive pest in the Mediterranean Basin, being responsible for high losses in olive production. The objective of this work was to study the influence of B. oleae infestation on the pomological parameters and nutritive value (lipids, proteins, carbohydrates and ash) of eight olive cultivars (Abani, Aellah, Blanquette de Guelma, Chemlal, Ferkani, Limli, Rougette de Mitidja and Souidi) from Algeria. The results displayed different degrees of susceptibility of the studied cultivars to this pest. Fruit size (weight) and the Fruit weight / stone weight ratio are significantly correlated with the attack. The statistical treatment of the results (PCA and HAC) highlighted different behaviors from the cultivars, concerning the attack. There are some cultivars more susceptible, being the nutritional value also affected. The lipid and protein contents were positively correlated with the attack and the carbohydrates negatively, suggesting a careful choice by the B. oleae. Ovipositional preference of olive fruit fly females and the success of larval development in different olive cultivars are crucial to establishing new approaches in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) against this pest.

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The authors want to thank to the Algerian Ministry of High Education and Scientific Research for sponsoring this work. The authors are grateful to the staff of ITAFV (Institut d’Arboriculture Fruitière et de la Vigne) Takerietz (Bejaia, Algeria) for providing the samples.

The authors thank the financial support to the project Operação NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000011 – denominada Qualidade e Segurança Alimentar- uma abordagem (nano)tecnológica) and the project UID/QUI/50006/2013 –.

POCI/01/0145/FEDER/007265 with financial support from FCT/MEC through national funds and co-financed by FEDER, under the Partnership Agreement PT2020.

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  1. Laboratoire de Biochimie Appliquée, Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie, Université de Bejaia, Bejaia, 06000, Algérie

    Lynda Medjkouh, Abderezak Tamendjari & Khalida Bouarroudj

  2. REQUIMTE/LAQV, Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

    Anabela Costa & M. Beatriz P. P. Oliveira

  3. Laboratoire d’Ecologie et Environnement, Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie, Université de Bejaia, Bejaia, 06000, Algérie

    Farid Bekdouche

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Medjkouh, L., Costa, A., Tamendjari, A. et al. Susceptibility of eight Algerian olive cultivars to Bactrocera oleae infestation – a pomological and nutritional quality perspective. Phytoparasitica 46, 595–605 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-018-0697-z

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