Impact of microwave pretreatment on drying kinetics, mass transfer and thermodynamic characteristics of Barhi dates during drying process [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThis study investigated the effects of microwave pretreatment on drying behavior, moisture transport, and thermodynamic properties of untreated Barhi dates (UBD) and microwave-pretreated Barhi dates (MBD) under different drying temperatures and air ...
Nashi Alqahtani, Mohammad Fikry
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Date palm seed-derived biochar as an environmentally sustainable feed supplement in cattle: impacts on gas production, methane emissions, fermentation parameters and performance predictions [PDF]
BMC Veterinary ResearchIn the context of climate change, the expanding cultivation of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) results in substantial waste generation, posing environmental and pollution challenges.
Hesham S. Ghazzawy +9 more
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Environmental drivers of date fruit unripening syndrome in dryland regions of Saudi Arabia [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceDate Fruit Unripening Syndrome (DFUS), a very recently observed phenomenon, is a devastating non-ripening disorder hindering the Rutab-to-Tamar transition.
Zafar Iqbal +3 more
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Phoenix dactylifera seed-derived biochar as a sustainable and environmentally feed supplement in camel: impacts gas production, methane emissions, nutrient degradability and fermentation parameters, performance predictions [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceIntroductionClimate change poses a significant environmental challenge to all living organisms. Camels exhibit notable resilience to these changes. Concurrently, the date palm (Phoenix dactylifera), a widely cultivated plant in tropical and subtropical ...
Hesham S. Ghazzawy +11 more
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Effect of low 2,4-D concentration on enhancing indirect embryogenesis and genetic stability in date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThis investigation systematically evaluated the effect of low (10 mg/L) and high (50 mg/L) concentrations of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), combined with 3 mg/L 2iP, on callus induction from shoot tip explants of Barhi date palm cv.
Ammar M. A. Ali +3 more
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Agriculture, 2022 The longhorn date palm stem borer, Jebusaea hammerschmidtii (Reiche), is a highly destructive beetle of edible date palm Phoenix dactylifera L. The flight capabilities and dispersal potential of this beetle are unknown, which hinders the planning for its
Hamadttu El-Shafie +2 more
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Plants, 2023 Orchard cultural practices, i.e., irrigation, fertilizer, and fruit thinning, are crucially encompassed to enhance fruit yield and quality. Appropriate irrigation and fertilizer inputs improve plant growth and fruit quality, but their overuse leads to ...
Hesham S. Ghazzawy +4 more
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Nannorrhops ritchiana: the dwarf palm tree of the king in the 24th-23rd century BC palace of Jericho [PDF]
Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology, 2022 Tell es-Sultan, the Early Bronze Age city of Jericho is one earliest urban centers of 3rd millennium BC Palestine. The 2015-2017 excavations carried out by Sapienza University of Rome and the Palestinian MoTA-DACH have yielded charred botanical finds ascribable to the destruction of the palace by a fire in 2350 BC ca. The most enigmatic retrieved plant
Claudia Moricca +3 more
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Scientific Reports, 2022 Date palm is an important staple crop in Saudi Arabia, and about 400 different date palm cultivars grown here, only 50–60 of them are used commercially.
Mohammed Refdan Alhajhoj +4 more
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Foods, 2021 Dates are subjected to postharvest losses in quality and quantity caused by water loss, fermentation, insect infestation, and microbial spoilage during storage.
Maged Mohammed +2 more
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