Ancient olive groves from the Roman empire and the medicinal chemistry of extra virgin olive oil.
After France, I traveled to Italy to recollect plants for ongoing research in my lab, restocking our herbarium collections and supplies for phytochemical analysis. During our field work in Puglia, I was blown away by the size of the olive trees lining the rural roads.
Ancient olive trees planted during the Roman empire dot the rural landscape around Fasano, Puglia.
Puglia is home to tens of millions of olive trees, including millions of legally protected “monumental” olives, generally defined as trees more than 250 years old. Many
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Ancient olive trees planted during the Roman empire dot the rural landscape around Fasano, Puglia.
Ancient olive trees planted during the Roman empire dot the rural landscape around Fasano, Puglia.
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