Naslov
Growing of the Pyrethrum and Olives in Dalmatia in the Interbellum

Autori
Benić Penava, Marija

Izvornik
Journal of International Scientific Publications : Ecology & Safety (1314-7234) 7 (2013), 2; 130-137

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
growing; Pyrethrum; olives; olive husk; Dalmatia

Sažetak
This paper explores, using archive records and relevant literature, the economic importance of indigenous Dalmatian Pyrethrum (Tanacetum cinerariifolium) and olive fruit in the Interbellum which were the main agricultural export products of Southern Croatia. Pyrethrum is an exceptional natural insecticide which has only recently been in the focus of attention with the onset of organic farming. The tradition of parallel growing olive trees and Pyrethrum in Mediterranean Croatia, abandoned in mid twentieth century, was reintroduced for environmental purposes and the promotion of tourism. Growing these two crops on the same land provided the harvest of both the olive fruit and the Pyrethrum flowers ; while Pyrethrum protected the olive groves ; until it was abandoned with modern systems of protection. Due to technical obsolescence in the procedure of extracting olive oil, the remaining olive husk – a biomass still rich in oil – remained. Although the energetic potential of this worthy waste was exceptional, the bulk of the olive husk was sold cheap and partly used as fodder.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija, Povijest

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