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Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) is a tree belonging to the palm family (Arecaceae) and is cultivated for its sweet edible fruits. Over the past century, it has become a major commercial fruit crop and a key component of agricultural production in the world's subtropical arid and semiarid regions. A crop suited both to the low-input small-farmer and the modern high-input commercial plantation, the date palm provides a livelihood for millions of people living in marginal land areas where farming options are restricted. Date palm is mainly grown for its fruits, but the whole tree is utilized. Research into date palm improvement for fruit production in recent decades has brought about improved elite cultivars, stress and pathogen resistance, and enhanced postharvest technologies. These developments have led to revised recommendations for date palm producers, and increased opportunity to promote novel fruit products. This book provides: · A practical manual on modern date palm cultivation methods. · Best practice guidelines for optimal production levels of high-quality fruit. · Opportunities for more complete utilization of date palm products at both the subsistence and commercial levels of production. With contributions from leading international experts, this is a valuable resource for researchers and students in horticulture, as well as date palm growers and processors.
Contents
1: Introduction: The Date Palm Legacy. Robert R. Krueger, Jameel M. Al-Khayri, S. Mohan Jain, and Dennis V. Johnson. 2: Botany and Physiology of Date Palm. Concepción Obón, Diego Rivera, Asunción Amorós, Gisela Díaz, Francisco Alcaraz, and Dennis V. Johnson. 3: Diversity, Conservation, and Utilization of Date Palm Germplasm. Summar Abbas Naqvi, Muhammad Waseem, Taseer Abbas Naqvi, Muhammad Jafar Jaskani, and Iqrar Ahmad Khan. 4: Genetic Improvement to Produce Value-Added Date Palm Cultivars. Larbi Abahmane. 5: Growth Requirements and Propagation of Date Palm. Melkamu Alemayehu. 6: Date Palm Plantation Establishment and Maintenance. Rashid Al-Yahyai, M. Mumtaz Khan, Latifa Al-Kharusi, Summar Abbas Naqvi and M. Tahir Akram. 7: Date Palm Pollination Management. Kapil Mohan Sharma, Mithlesh Kumar, C. M. Muralidharan, Ricardo Salom?n-Torres. 8: Irrigation and Salinity Management of Date Palm in Arid Regions. Abdulrasoul Mosa Al-Omran, Latifa Dhaouadi, and Houda Besser. 9: Biofertilizers in Date Palm Cultivation. Mohamed Anli, Mohamed Ait-El-Mokhtar, Fatima-Zahra Akensous, Abderrahim Boutasknit, Raja Ben-Laoaune, Abdessamad Fakhech, Redouane Ouhaddou, Ouissame Raho, and Abdelilah Meddich. 10: Pest and Disease Management in Date Palm. Rashad Rasool Khan, Imran Ul Haq Khan, and Summar Abbas Naqvi. 11: Organic Date Production. Glenn C. Wright. 12: Agroecological Practices on Traditional Date Farms. Rashid Al-Yahyai, Khalid Al-Hashmi, and Rhonda Janke. 13: Date Harvest. Mohamed Marouf Aribi. 14: Postharvest Handling of Dates. Ibrahim E. Greiby and Mohamed Abusaa Fennir. 15: Date Food Products. Salah Mohammed Aleid. 16: Health Benefits and Nutraceutical Properties of Dates. Neeru Bhatt, Lyutha Al-Subhi, Ayah R. Hilles, and Mostafa I. Waly. 17: Nonfood Products and Uses of Date Palm. Ricardo Salomón-Torres. 18: Economics and Marketing of Dates in Saudi Arabia. Roshini Brizmohun, Raga Elzaki, Ozcan Ozturk, Mohammed Al-Mahish, and Abda Ali.
