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Observation of eight ancient olive trees (Olea europaea L.) growing in the Garden of Gethsemane.
Comptes rendus biologies - 1 May 2014
Petruccelli Raffaella, Giordano Cristiana, Salvatici Maria Cristina, Capozzoli Laura, Ciaccheri Leonardo, Pazzini Massimo, Lain Orietta, Testolin Raffaele, Cimato Antonio
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For thousands of years, olive trees (Olea europaea L.) have been a significant presence and a symbol in the Garden of Gethsemane, a place located at the foot of the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, remembered for the agony of Jesus Christ before his arrest. This investigation comprises the first morphological and genetic characterization of eight olive trees in the Garden of Gethsemane. Pomological traits,...
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