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Fungal Diseases of Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera): Etiology and Management

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Etiology and Integrated Management of Economically Important Fungal Diseases of Ornamental Palms

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Abstract

The Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.), is one of the oldest and ancient crops in Southwest Asia and North Africa. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimated that more than 100 million date palm trees are scattered over the area of 1.3 million hectares world over. Although Date palm is mostly cultivated for fruit, it is also grown in many countries as an ornamental plant or as a landscape tree. This palm is subjected to the attack of many fungal diseases, which not only reduce the date fruit yield but also deteriorate their quality, and the plantation as well. In some cases the diseases are more destructive, which may lead to the death of the plant. In this chapter we discuss briefly major fungal diseases of Date palm, their etiology, symptoms and management.

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Haq, I.U., Khan, N.A. (2020). Fungal Diseases of Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera): Etiology and Management. In: Ul Haq, I., Ijaz, S. (eds) Etiology and Integrated Management of Economically Important Fungal Diseases of Ornamental Palms. Sustainability in Plant and Crop Protection, vol 16. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56330-1_10

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