The quantification of water flow through the stem is vital for date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) to promote a good stress management. thermal dissipation probe (TDP) method developed by Granier widely used evaluate transpiration forest trees; however, there are contradictory reports regarding its reliability. Considerable errors in estimated sap flux density, which might be due lack ofspecies-...

A crude acetone extract of the pit of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) was prepared and its antiviral activity evaluated against lytic Pseudomonas phage ATCC 14209-B1, using Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 25668 as the host cell. The antiviral activity of date pits was found to be mediated by binding to the phage, with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of <10 μg ml(-1). The decimal reduction...