Effect of the exogenous application of abscisic acid (ABA) at fruit set and at veraison on cell ripeness of olives Olea europaea L. and the extractability of phenolic compounds in virgin olive oil

Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture

Table 1 Influence of ABA applied at fruit set and at veraison on the yield of olive fruit

Treatment	Control	ABA (N)	ABA (V)
Number of fruits per branch	94.7 ± 7.4^a	49.7 ± 5.7^b	96.33 ± 15^a
% Of fruit per branch	100 ± 0^a	52.8 ± 8.8^b	101.4 ± 8.5^a