Abstract: A new and distinct Olea europaea L. olive tree variety named ‘SEPOKA’, particularly characterized as a small to medium-sized tree facilitating hand picking, suitable for intensive orchard growing with harvesting from the ground level with only minimal pruning required, good resistance to Spilocaea oleagina and elongated shaped fruit, with attractive, shiny appearance, light green-yellow colored skin covered with large greenish mottles which is suitable for both green and black pickling (particularly desirable for green processing).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 30, 2009
Date of Patent:
December 13, 2011
Assignee:
State of Isreal, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development Agricultural Research Organization
Inventors:
Shimon Lavee, Benjamin Avidan, Yair Manni