Table 1 The effect of different cultivars and irrigation regimes on current season shoot growth and diameter, fruit weight, length and diameter and dry matter of eight elite native and foreign olives

Cultivar

 Manzanilla

15.34 ± 0.27d

0.26 ± 0.01cd

3.96 ± 0.13bc

2.09 ± 0.03de

1.62 ± 0.07c

32.67 ± 1.25f

 Sevillana

13.26 ± 0.16e

0.25 ± 0.03cd

2.96 ± 0.13de

2.01 ± 0.05e

1.42 ± 0.07e

35.46 ± 1.47d

 Mission

17.34 ± 0.27c

0.29 ± 0.01bc

2.76 ± 0.13e

2.09 ± 0.03de

1.52 ± 0.07d

35.46 ± 1.47d

 Zard ali abad

14.30 ± 1.05de

0.28 ± 0.02bcd

3.33 ± 0.17d

2.13 ± 0.06d

1.58 ± 0.03cd

37.87 ± 1.20c

 Roughani

13.40 ± 1.01e

0.24 ± 0.02d

2.96 ± 0.15de

2.06 ± 0.06de

1.51 ± 0.02d

44.96 ± 0.68a

 Konservolia

19.32 ± 1.36ab

0.36 ± 0.04a

5.55 ± 0.12a

2.41 ± 0.03c

2.01 ± 0.01a

34.06 ± 1.52e

 Dezful

19.99 ± 0.97a

0.30 ± 0.05b

4.15 ± 0.37b

2.60 ± 0.03a

1.74 ± 0.04b

34.06 ± 1.52e

 Shengeh

18.47 ± 0.70bc

0.30 ± 0.03b

3.74 ± 0.03c

2.51 ± 0.03b

1.62 ± 0.01c

41.04 ± 0.27b

Irrigation (%)

 100

19.19 ± 0.52a

0.36 ± 0.01a

4.25 ± 0.11a

2.40 ± 0.03a

1.73 ± 0.07a

33.94 ± 1.13c

 75

16.33 ± 0.48b

0.28 ± 0.01b

3.63 ± 0.09b

2.24 ± 0.04b

1.62 ± 0.02b

37.35 ± 0.75b

 50

13.76 ± 0.56c

0.21 ± 0.01c

3.14 ± 0.17c

2.08 ± 0.01c

1.53 ± 0.03c

39.55 ± 1.25a

Cultivar

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Irrigation

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Cultivar*Irrigation

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

LSD

0.75

0.03

0.24

0.05

0.04

0.81