Date Palm
  1. 656 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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About this book

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.

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Yes, you can access Date Palm by Jameel M Al-Khayri, Shri Mohan Jain, Dennis V Johnson, Robert R Krueger, Jameel M Al-Khayri,Shri Mohan Jain,Dennis V Johnson,Robert R Krueger in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Horticulture. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Halftitle
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Contributors
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Preface
  9. 1 Introduction: The Date Palm Legacy
  10. 2 Botany and Physiology of Date Palm
  11. 3 Diversity, Conservation, and Utilization of Date Palm Germplasm
  12. 4 Genetic Improvement to Produce Value-Added Date Palm Cultivars
  13. 5 Growth Requirements and Propagation of Date Palm
  14. 6 Date Palm Plantation Establishment and Maintenance
  15. 7 Date Palm Pollination Management
  16. 8 Irrigation and Salinity Management of Date Palm in Arid Regions
  17. 9 Biofertilizers in Date Palm Cultivation
  18. 10 Pest and Disease Management in Date Palm
  19. 11 Organic Date Production
  20. 12 Agroecological Practices on Traditional Date Farms
  21. 13 Date Harvest
  22. 14 Postharvest Handling of Dates
  23. 15 Date Food Products
  24. 16 Health Benefits and Nutraceutical Properties of Dates
  25. 17 Nonfood Products and Uses of Date Palm
  26. 18 Economics and Marketing of Dates in Saudi Arabia
  27. Index
  28. Backcover