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GCY 1 for oil and GCY 2 for table olives
I believe that the varieties GCY 1 and GCY 2 have been offered to you by Mr GS Guraya, the olive evangelist from Rajasthan. He tells me:
GCY 1 contains 20 to 22% oil and is for olive oil production.
GCY 2 contains only 13 % to 18 % oil, but has bigger fruit and is for table usage.
I feel that olives will be used more as table toppings in India in pizzas, uttappams and pickles than as oil. So I feel GCY 2 should be a better choice. G S Guraya suggested that we plant 90 % area with GCY 2 and 10 % area with GCY 1. Apparently the two varieties provide a bit of bio-diversity and cross pollination.
Please do post if you get more information on GCY 1 and 2 or the varieties promoted under Israeli cooperation in India.
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