Effect of Mineral Fertilizer and Organic Peat on the Physical Characteristics of Khalas and Khassab Fruits

Al-Kharusi, Latifa; El-Mardi, M.O.; Al‐Said, F. A.; Al-Rawahi, S.; Abdulbassit, K.M.; Zaid, Abbu; Hegarty, V.; Kaabi, Helena

doi:10.17660/actahortic.2007.736.48

Cited by 14 publications

(16 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…However, most of date palm trees are intercropped with legumes used as fodder, thus perhaps making suffi cient nitrogen available to date palm. Al-Kharusi et al ( 2009 ) evaluated the effects of mineral and organic fertilizers with and without the supplementation of micronutrients on the chemical characteristics and quality of date fruits from two cultivars of date palm (Khalas and Khasab). They found that dry matter content was highest when mineral fertilizers (NPK, in 4 applications) were supplemented with organic peat and micronutrients.…”

Section: Fertilizer Applicationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Date Palm Status and Perspective in Oman

Al-Yahyai

Khan

2015

Date Palm Genetic Resources and Utilization

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Date palm is the primary agricultural crop in Oman, and it constitutes 80 % of all fruit crops produced and 50 % of the total agricultural area in the country. Oman is the eighth largest producer of dates in the world with an average annual production of 260,000 mt per annum. There are approximately more than over seven million date palms and 250 cultivars in cultivation, primarily in the northern governorates of the sultanate. However, around 70 % of the total date production is harvested from only 10 cultivars, and a small fraction (2.6 %) of the total date production is exported. Only half of the dates produced are used for human consumption, with the other half being utilized primarily for animal feed or considered surplus and wasted. Dates are mainly harvested for fresh fruit consumption; however, alternative uses such as date syrup, date sugar, and other by-products can also be found in the local market. Dubas bug and red palm weevil are the dominant biotic factors that affect date quality and yield in Oman. Traditional methods of cultivation, small farm size, enough labor available, and poor postharvest handling and marketing are the main issues that face date palm production in Oman. New plantlets are produced from tissue culture with a primary focus on superior cultivars that are kept, among other cultivars, in the only date palm ex situ gene bank in the interior of Oman. Enhancing fruit quality by optimizing fruit size and nutritional content and rapid cultivar selectivity based on molecular techniques for better or improved commercial cultivars will increase the marketability of Omani dates. Furthermore, employing modern orchard layouts and mechanization of the labordependent cultural practices such as irrigation, pruning, pollination, and harvesting is vital for the sustainable and profi table production of dates in Oman.

show abstract

Section: Fertilizer Applicationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Date Palm Status and Perspective in Oman

Al-Yahyai

Khan

2015

Date Palm Genetic Resources and Utilization

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Through research, the Moringa was found to contain many essential nutrients, for instance, vitamins, (Fahey, 2005;Hsu et al, 2006;Kasolo et al, 2010). Nutrition content of a plant plays an essential function in medicinal, nutritional, and therapeutic properties (Al Kharusi et al, 2009). It is believed that Moringa leave to consist high sources of vitamin C, calcium and potassium as well as protein.…”

Section: Moringa Oleifera Nutritional Valuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Plants that are treated with this growth hormone spray will also produce more and larger fruit and will consequently have a higher yield at harvest time. The extract can be obtained either through press extraction or by using an ultra-turrax (Al-Kharusi et al, 2009) and filtering 20g of tender leaves in a total volume of 675 ml of 80% aqueous ethanol (Makkar and Becker, 1996). Spraying the leaves of plants with the Moringa extract prepared in 80% ethanol and then diluted with water produced some notable effects such as a longer, more vigorous life-span, heavier roots stems and leaves, bigger fruits and higher sugar levels etc.…”

Section: Moringa Oleifera As Plant Growth Enhancersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Moringa oleifera: An underutilized tree in Nigeria with amazing versatility: A review

Zaku¹,

Emmanuel²,

Tukur³

et al. 2015

Afr. J. Food Sci.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This article aimed to review the potential of Moringa oleifera tree, emphasizing its nutritional applications for humans, industrial uses and its propagation methods, as not everyone knows the enormous benefits it has. It is an exceptionally nutritious vegetable tree with a variety of potential uses. The tree is considered one of the world's most useful trees, as almost every part of the tree can be used for food, or has some other beneficial property.

show abstract

“…In many developing countries, the supply of minerals is inadequate to meet the mineral requirements of farm animals and rapidly growing population. Mineral composition of a plant plays significant role its nutritional, medicinal and therapeutic values (Al-Kharusi et al, 2009).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Determination of proximate and mineral compositions of Moringa oleifera and Moringa stenopetala leaves cultivated in Arbaminch Zuria and Konso, Ethiopia

Mikore¹,

Mulugeta²

2017

Afr. J. Biotechnol.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This study presents the proximate and mineral composition analysis of Moringa oleifera and Moringa stenopetala leaves collected from two different agro-ecological zones namely Arbaminch Zuria and Konso in Southern Nation Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR), Ethiopia. M. oleifera and M. stenopetala leaves were collected using random sampling method from four sampling sites namely Secha, Karat, Sikela, Gato. Before the samples were analyzed, parameters such as temperature, volume of reagents and time until complete digestion were systematically optimized.

show abstract

Effect of Mineral Fertilizer and Organic Peat on the Physical Characteristics of Khalas and Khassab Fruits

Cited by 14 publications

References 0 publications

Date Palm Status and Perspective in Oman

Date Palm Status and Perspective in Oman

Moringa oleifera: An underutilized tree in Nigeria with amazing versatility: A review

Determination of proximate and mineral compositions of Moringa oleifera and Moringa stenopetala leaves cultivated in Arbaminch Zuria and Konso, Ethiopia

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About