4.3.2. Experiment I: Effect of Olive Cultivars

To evaluate the effect of OSE from different olive cultivars on conidia viability, plants of cvs. Frantoio, Arbequina, and Picual were used. They were maintained for one month in growth chambers, as described above. For this period, they were arranged in a randomized complete block design with three blocks and four replicated plants per cultivar (3 × 4 = 12 plants per cultivar; 36 plants in total). The OSE was obtained by joining all the plants of each block, so there were three experimental units of OSE (≈20 mL) per cultivar.
