diversity Article A Hot Spot of Olive Biodiversity in the Tunisian Oasis of Degache Olfa Saddoud Deddabi 1,2 , Cinzia Montemurro 3,4 , Sihem Ben Maachia 5 , Fathi Ben Amar 2, Valentina Fanelli 3 , Susanna Gadaleta 3 , Milad El Riachy 6 , Ali Chehade 7, Mona Siblini 8, Saliah Boucheffa 9 and Monica Marilena Miazzi 3,* 1 Banque Nationale de Gènes, Boulevard du Leader Yesser Arafet, Charguia 1, 1080 Tunis, Tunisie;
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[email protected] Received: 28 July 2020; Accepted: 26 August 2020; Published: 17 September 2020 Abstract: Tunisia is one of the world’s largest producers of olive oil, and it preserves pools of olive genetic diversity that are still unexplored.