Evaluation of the effectiveness of some pesticides and bioagents against Parlatoria date scale Parlatoria blanchardi Targ (Homoptera: Diaspididae) on date palm Phoenix dactylifera

Feeding behavior of pharoscymnus ovoideus sicard (COL.: coccinellidae) a predator of date palm scale parlatoria blanchardi targ (hom.: diaspididae)

Genome sequence of the date palm Phoenix dactylifera L

Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) is a cultivated woody plant species with agricultural and economic importance. Here we report a genome assembly for an elite variety (Khalas), which is 605.4 Mb in size and covers >90% of the genome (~671 Mb) and >96% of its genes (~41,660 genes). Genomic sequence analysis demonstrates that P. dactylifera experienced a clear genome-wide duplication after eithe...

Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera): Protection and Remedy Food

Phoenix dactylifera belongs to the Arecaceae family; its leaves, barks, pits, fruits and pollens have antioxidant, anticancer, hepatoprotective, n europrotective, nephroprotective, gastrointestinal protective, antidiabetic, antihyperlipidemic, sexual improvement and antimicrobial potentials. The broad pharmacological effects of P. dactylifera may be attributed to the powerful and beneficial ing...

Socio-economic characterisation of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) growers and date value chains in Pakistan

Increasing food production to feed its rapidly growing population is a major policy goal of Pakistan. The production of traditional staples such as rice (Oryza sativa L.) and bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) has been intensified in many regions, but not in remote, drought-ridden areas. In these arid, marginal environments dates and their by-products are an option to complement staples given t...

Evaluation of antioxidant and neuroprotective effect of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) against bilateral common carotid artery occlusion in rats.

The cerebral ischemia in rats was induced by occluding bilateral common carotid arteries (BCCAO) for 30 min., followed by 45 min reperfusion. BCCAO caused significant depletion in superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione-S-transferase, glutathione reductase and significant increase in lipid peroxidation along with severe neuronal damage in the brain. All ...