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New insect-borne virus diseases affecting chickpeas in the Arab region and potential approaches to manage them
Viruses causing yellowing/stunting are the most important viral diseases affecting chickpea in many regions of the world including Arab countries. These diseases were thought for many years to be mainly caused by the ...
Effect of Mycorrhizae Inoculation on the Growth of Young Date Palm Plants Under Nursery Conditions
Two years’ experiments were carried out at Al Hamrania Research Station (UAE) during (2015-2016) to explore the role of Mycorrhizal inoculation on the growth of date palm plants from micro-propagation growth under nursery ...
Date Palm Production and Water Productivity Under Subsurface Drip Irrigation System
The majority of date palm cultivation in Oman is irrigated using flood irrigation method and just limited area irrigated by Bubbler Irrigation (BI) system. Subsurface Drip Irrigation (SDI) has been proved as a water saving ...
Intra-population SNP analysis identifies signatures for grazing stress tolerance in Egyptian local goats
The need to support agricultural industries and human livelihoods in dryland environments using adapted livestock is becoming an unavoidable priority as prospects of global warming become even more evident. Here, using the ...
Efficiency of some insecticides against Lesser Date Moth, Batrachedra amydraula
Lesser Date Moth (LDM), Batrachedra amydraula Meyrick, is known in the Sultanate of Oman and elsewhere as Hummeira. It is one of the important pests that attacks date fruits and causes several damages to dates, thus reducing ...
Major achievements in faba bean breeding in Tunisia
Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is the major food legume crop in Tunisia occupying around 60,000 ha representing almost 80% of the total food legume areas. It contributes to the improvement and the sustainability of wheat ...
Liquid pollination: New field technique to enhance the date palm production
Date palm pollination is one of the essential filed operations. Experts evaluate the importance of pollination in all cultivation operations as the most important operation. Pollination of date palm is carried out manually ...
Enhancing Jameed quality by improved processing methods for small scale dairy sheep farms in Jordan
Jameed is a traditional dried dairy product in Jordan that has been produced in the region for centuries and used to prepare the popular traditional cuisine called Mansaf. Jameed processing is an important part of the ...
Project Development of Sustainable Date Palm Production Systems in the GCC Countries of the Arabian Peninsula: Objectives, Activities and Major Achievements
The project Development of Sustainable Date Palm Production systems in the GCC Countries of the Arabian Peninsula, is executed in the six GCC countries (Oman, UAE, KSA, Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait) and financed by the GCC.
The ...
Liquid Pollination Technology as New Technology to Ameliorate Date Palm Pollination and Facilitate Date Palm Field Operations
Pollination of date palm is normally carried out by hand in almost all date palm groves in Oman. Farmers mostly use various hand pollination techniques. Dry pollination is used utilizing hand and motorized dusters with no ...