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Agriculture | n. phr.
The pruning of old or severely damaged olive-trees whose aim is to reshape the tree top.

Example

The study of new cultivation systems of olive trees and methods of their regeneration pruning and conser vation of low tree shapes contributed to the improvement of olive growth, harvesting mechanization, reduction in the cost of olive oil production and in the improvement of olive oil quality.

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Additional information

in cases of old and unproductive olive-trees, the best option is to uproot and then replant them by use of the new techniques of modern oliviculture (replanting).