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THE Third INTERNATIONAL Date Palm CONFERENCE

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

February 19-21, 2006

CONTENTS







 

Committees

Foreword

Welcome and Opening Remarks By His Highness Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al-Nahayan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Chancellor of United Arab Emirates University

The Speech of His Excellency Mr. Ahmad Sultan AI Halami, Undersecretary of the Department of Agriculture & Livestock, Al-Ain

 

A. CULTURAL PRACTICES

A1. POLLINATION

The effect of pollen source on fruit characteristics of “seewy” date cultivar (Full Text)

Evaluation of nine seedling date palm males, used in pollination and their metazenic effect on two female cultivars (mwl) & (mwk) at new halfa area (Abstract)

Determination of the optimal pollination period for khlas date palm cultivar (Full Text)

A2. GROWTH REGULATORS

Effect of some growth regulators on some fruit characteristics and productivity of date palm trees (Phoenix dactylifera L.) 2- khaniezy cultivar (Full Text)

Early ripening of dates using ethrel (Full Text)

Effect of auxins and cytokinins on the in vitro production of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) bud generative tissues and on the number of differentiated buds (Full Text)

Date palm research and development program in the UAE (Full Text)

Effect of ala on fruit yield and quality of date palm “cv. Khalas” (Full Text)

A3. FERTILIZATION

National fertilizer program for date palm

Effect of potassium fertilization and bunch thinning on the yield and the annual of leaves and flower clusters of zahgloul date palms

Effect of calcium and zinc sprays on fruit dropping nature of hayany date cultivar. I. Yield and fruit quality (Full Text)

A4. IRRIGATION

Estimations of water requirements for date palms in Iraq (Abstract)

Effect of water quality on the growth and yield of date palms (Phoenix dactylifera L.) (Full Text)

Effect of different irrigation intervals on the growth rate, yield and fruit quality of mwl and mwk date palm cultivars (Abstract)

Ion and water relation of date palm trees grown in al-hassa coast of Arabian Gulf of Saudi Arabia (Full Text)

Response of "seewy" date palm to salinity of irrigation water under siwa oasis conditions  (Abstract)

A5. THINNING & PRUNING

Effects of fruit thinning of “madeni” dates on fruit quality and yield (Abstract)

The effect of different thinning practices on the quality and yield of mishrig wad laggai (mwl) and mishrig wad khataib (mwk) date palm cultivars (Full Text)

Effect of bunch thinning on the physical and chemical characteristic of the fruit for six date palm cultivars

Effect of fruit thinning and potassium fertilization on “seewy” date palms grown at siwa oasis

Study on fruit drop of “khuneizi” date palm cultivar

A6. PROPAGATION

Apomixis induction possibility explored in date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) (Abstract)

Some factors affecting growth and rooting of date palm offshoots

A7. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION  

Physico-chemical characteristics of fruits and pits of some date palm cultivars as affected by cultivars and seasons (Full Text)

Seasonal fluctuation of physical and chemical characteristics of pinnae of some date palm cultivars (Full Text)

 

B. PEST MANAGEMENT
 

B1. ENTOMOLOGY

Database for infestation of date palm by red palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) in UAE and Oman (Full Text)

Pesticide residual analysis of date palm fruits by gas chromatography mass spectro-photometry (Full Text)

Control of red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferruginens oliver by prophylactic spraying of date palms and trunk injection (Full Text)

Ecological observations on the date palm parlatoria scale, parlatoria blanchardii (targ - tozz.) (homoptera diaspididae) in north sinai, Egypt (Abstract)

Loss in fruits of date palm varieties caused by important insects, mites and birds (Abstract)

Preliminary investigations into the biological control of red palm weevil using Beauveria bassiana (Full Text)

Prevention of red palm weevil, (Rhynchophorus ferruginens oliver) infestation in date palm (Full Text)

Survey of red palm weevil, (Rhynchophorus ferruginens oliver) infestation in date palm in Oman (Full Text)

Efficacy of Lufenuron (CGA-184699 and Diofenolan (CGA-259205) on the survival, growth and development of the red palm weevil Rhynchophorous ferrugineous (coleoptera: curculionidae) (Full Text)

The disruptive effects of azadirachtin and jojoba on development and morphogenesis of the red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (curculionidae: coleoptera). (Full Text)

Testing different methods of control against lesser date moth batrachedra amydraula, meyrick attacking hajri variety and their effect on yield and fruit quality of dates (Full Text)

Life parameters of the red palm weevil (Rhynchophorous ferrugineus oliv.) on sugarcane and artificial diets (Full Text)

Management of the red palm weevil (Rhynchophorous ferrugineus oliv.) by a pheromone/food-based trapping system (Full Text)

Mass rearing of the red palm weevil (Rhynchophorous ferrugineus oliv.) on sugarcane and artificial diets for laboratory studies (Full Text)

Advances in trapping & repellency of palm weevils (Full Text)

Mites inhabiting date palms (Full Text)

B2. PATHOLOGY

Date palm fungal diseases in three Libyan oases

On the occurrence and host preference of the date palm dust mite Oligonychus afrasiaticus (mcg.) On different date palm varieties in wadi hadramout - Yemen

Effect of mycorhizal symbiosis on date palm growth and mineral nutrition

Studies about a new disease of date palm in Tunisia 

Decline of the date palm trees in Egypt

Phytopathological note. Pestalotia sp on date palm leaves in Egypt

Mycoflora and aflatoxins associated with saidy date as affected by technological processes

Biological control of the red palm weevil 

Study on the fungi causing decline of date palm trees in middle of Iraq