A project envisioned by growers of Texas

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Part 2
A project envisioned by growers of Texas A
Presentation Specially Prepared for Olive Oil
Council of Texas Texas Olive Ranch by Nasir S.
A. Malik (Plant Physiologist) Kika de la Garza
Subtropical Research Center, Weslaco, Texas
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Compare temperatures in the Wet Tent with
Galveston temperatures in the next slide
Chart from weslaco and growth chamber
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This chart shows that daytime temperatures in
Galveston are very similar to temperatures in the
Wet Tent shown in previous slide.
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On a tour of Galveston to seek test site for
planting olives we found several huge trees out
side a home that already had fruits on them and
the homeowner said that those trees were fruiting
for years. Next slide shows flowering and
fruiting in these trees.
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Flowering in first experimental potted olive tree
in Galveston
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Other test sites along Texas coastline with
similar daytime temperatures as Galveston
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