Publications

local and systemic reactions to puncture injuries by the sea urchin spine and the date palm thorn.	puncture wounds were cuased in 9 patients by sea urchin spines and 1 patient by a date palm thorn. all 10 patients developed local inflammatory reactions, which were moderate to severe in 7. two patients exhibited severe systemic illnesses, and a marked synovitis was present in 2 others. several of the patients presented as difficult diagnostic problems with signs and symptoms suggestive of an arthritic disease. six required surgical removal of the foreign body.	2004	20111
a phytochemical study of date palm pollen.		1976	948517
[the palmier date palm and fusarium infection. ii. report on the stereochemistry of monosaccharides and their various derivatives and the growth of fusarium oxysporum f.sp. albedinis (killian et maire) gordon].	fusarium oxysporum albedinis was grown in the presence of 20 different sugars or their derivatives. the results obtained were correlated with the stereochemical structure of the main oses. osmotic phenomena as well as active and selective transport were used to explain differences in utilization of oses of very near structure. based on the affinity of the fungus for mannose, a hypothesis is formulated concerning the fungus action in the host.	1976	1276994
characterization of antigens and allergens of date palm (pheonix dactylifera) pollen. immunologic assessment of atopic patients by whole extract and its fractions [corrected].	antigenic and allergenic components of date palm (phoenix dactylifera) pollen were investigated to observe their effects on the skin test reactivity, lymphocyte blastogenesis and cytokine production in atopic and healthy individuals. date pollen extracts were fractionated using sds-page and sephacryl s-200 gel filtration. western blotting of sds-page separated components with antiserum raised against whole pollen extract in rabbits revealed at least 22 immunoreactive bands ranging in molecular w ...	1992	1485659
thorn-induced granuloma of the medial cuneiform.	a lytic lesion of the medial cuneiform of a 10-year-old boy was explored surgically, and a date palm thorn was identified. histology revealed an aseptic granuloma. even in the absence of a definite history of trauma, an organic foreign body lesion should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a lytic lesion of bone.	2009	1619224
date palm thorn injury--an animal model.		1990	2179163
date palm thorn synovitis.	we have reviewed seven cases of synovitis caused by date palm thorns, six involving the knee and one the ankle. five were satisfactorily treated by thorough irrigation of the joint with normal saline, but two required arthrotomy and synovectomy. all made a full recovery.	1990	2341459
ankle extensor tendon synovitis due to a date palm thorn.	palm thorn injury to tendons and joints is characterized in most patients by an acute inflammatory stage followed by a relatively asymptomatic period and finally by chronic synovitis or tenosynovitis. once the inflammatory process has begun, detection and localization of the thorn can be very difficult. we present an unusual case of palm thorn tenosynovitis of the ankle extensor tendon which was detected and localized preoperatively by ultrasound. removal of the thorn and synovectomy were curati ...	1989	2693286
the hemicellulose of pollen grains of phoenix dactylifera.		1972	4370469
intraocular foreign body (date palm leaf).		1980	7216366
[date palm and fusariosis. viii.--parasitism of "fusarium oxysporum" f. sp. "albedinis" by an actinomycete (author's transl)].	fortuitous growth of an actinomycete on fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis culture has shown a host-parasite process. as a response to the actinomycete, the fungus produces thallospores with various forms which can germinate faster than the non-parasited f. o. albedinis microconidies. however, the strains obtained from thallospores showed as sensible as the mother strain towards actinomycete action.	1981	7294610
cultivar-specific epitopes in date palm (phoenix dactylifera l.) pollenosis. differential antigenic and allergenic properties of pollen from ten cultivars.	pollen from ten staminate cultivars of the date palm (phoenix dactylifera l.) were compared for their antigenic and allergenic potentials. crude extracts from the various cultivars were tested in 6 atopic patients with confirmed allergy to date pollen in order to determine any differences or similarities in the antigenic and allergenic properties of these cultivars. results of skin prick tests, elisa, igg and ige immunoblot analyses, peripheral blood lymphocyte proliferation and concomitant inte ...	1994	7518268
ticks (acari: ixodidae) infesting the arabian camel (camelus dromedarius) in the sinai, egypt with a note on the acaricidal efficacy of ivermectin.	in this study, tick burdens on camels (camelus dromedarius) were determined in the vicinity of the st. catherine monastery, sinai, egypt. in total 2,545 ticks (1,491 adults and 1,054 nymphs) were collected and identified. mean tick burdens were relatively heavy and the range in number of ticks per camel was very broad (6-173). hyalomma dromedarii was the predominant tick species and accounted for 95.6% of the adult ticks. other ticks found were h. marginatum subspp. and h. anatolicum excavatum. ...	1993	7628237
occupational rhinoconjunctivitis and bronchial asthma due to phoenix canariensis pollen allergy.	we report a case of occupational bronchial asthma and rhinoconjunctivitis caused by phoenix canariensis (pc) pollen. the canary palm is a type of palm tree, belonging to the arecaceae family, which is widely distributed in frost-free regions as an ornamental tree. our patient was referred because he suffered symptoms of bronchial asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis, and contact urticaria when pruning dried leaves from pc during the pollination months. the skin prick test (spt) with a pc pollen extract w ...	1995	7677245
clustering of allergenic pollen on the basis of skin responses of atopic patients by matrix analysis.	the responses of 148 atopic patients to some 43 different extracts of allergenic pollen were tested by prick tests. the measure of dissimilarity was introduced and calculated for all pairs of allergens. the investigated allergens were clustered into groups, according to their unbiased greatest similarity, by a matrix-structuring method. results indicate that subgroups of allergens can be distinguished even within groups of closely related pollen allergens that were believed to be fully cross-rea ...	1994	7825715
characterization of two minicircular plasmid-like dnas isolated from date-palm mitochondria.	we report here the identification and characterization of two minicircular plasmid-like dnas isolated from mitochondria of a moroccan date-palm variety. both molecules were cloned and used as probes in southern analyses of mitochondrial and total-cellular dna. evidence was obtained that these plasmid-like dnas cross-hybridized but did not show any homology to nuclear, chloroplastic, or main mitochondrial genomes. sequence analysis revealed that both minicircles, 1,346- and 1,160-bp long, share s ...	2017	7874749
a case of date palm thorn-induced extra articular synovitis with rice grain bodies.		1994	8000755
[allergic responses to date palm and pecan pollen in israel].	date palm (phoenix dactylifera) and pecan (carya illinoensis) trees are commonly planted in israel for fruit, for shade, or as ornamental plants. pollen grains of both species are allergenic; however, the extent of exposure to such pollen and the incidence of allergic response have not been studied here. we therefore investigated skin-test responses to pollen extracts of 12 varieties of palm and 9 of pecan in 705 allergic patients living in 3 cities and 19 rural settlements. sensitivity to the p ...	1994	8194783
major allergens of date palm (phoenix dactylifera l.) pollen. identification of ige-binding components by elisa and immunoblot analysis.	the ige-binding components of date palm (phoenix dactylifera l.) pollen were determined by elisa and western blotting in atopic patients in order to identify its major allergens. from a pool of previously identified allergenic fractions and sera from 15 skin-test-positive, atopic subjects, four components of 12, 14.4, 57, and 65-67 kda were found to bind ige in 80-93% of sera. two other components of molecular masses 28-30 and 37-40 kda also bound 60-80% of atopic sera. the immunologic specifici ...	1993	8238810
intramolecular recombination of a mitochondrial minicircular plasmid-like dna of date-palm mediated by a set of short direct-repeat sequences.	a molecular clone containing the complete sequence of a mitochondrial circular plasmid-like dna (the r plasmid) isolated from the date-palm variety v3dp was used as a probe in southern analyses of mitochondrial dna prepared from other varieties. another circular structure (the s plasmid) was detected in some of these varieties, and sequenced from variety v2dp. it appears that the r plasmid could have arisen from the s plasmid by an intermolecular recombination event at a set of 26-bp imperfect s ...	1996	8662200
virulence of the entomopathogenic fungus metarhizium flavoviride gams and rozsypal and toxicity of diflubenzuron, fenitrothion-esfenvalerate and profenofos-cypermethrin to nontarget arthropods in mauritania.	within the framework of the gtz project, biological and integrated control of locusts and grasshoppers, a laboratory screening fo rmetarhizium flavoviride (strain mfl 5) blastospore pathogenicity to the nontarget arthropods pharoscymnus anchorago f. (coleoptera:coccinellidae), trachyderma hispida (forskâl) (coleoptera:tenebrionidae), palpares cf. tesselatus rambur (neuroptera:myrmeleontidae) and thanatus sp. (araneae: philodromidae) was conducted in akjoujt research station, mauritania. various ...	1997	9002437
use of esr for the detection of irradiated dates (phoenix dactylifera l.).	one variety (aple) of libyan dry dates (phoenix dactylifera l.) was irradiated in a 60co source to absorbed doses of 0.8, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 kgy. unirradiated date stone contains a radical with a single line g = 2.0045, feature a. irradiation to a dose of 2.0 kgy (the recommended dose for fruits in u.k.) induces the formation of additional radicals with signals g = 1.9895 and 2.0159, feature c. the single line having g = 2.0045 decays in both unirradiated and irradiated samples whereas the additio ...	2000	9022203
the 'traveling salesman problem': a new approach for identification of differences among pollen allergens.	it is not easy to identify the specific plant species that causes an allergic response in a certain patient at a certain time. this is further complicated by the fact that closely related plant species cause similar allergic responses. a novel mathematical technique is used for analysis of skin responses of a large number of patients to several groups of allergens for improvement of the understanding of their similarity or dissimilarity and their status regarding cross-reactivity.	1997	9104793
fot 1 insertions in the fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis genome provide diagnostic pcr targets for detection of the date palm pathogen.	populations of fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis, the causal agent of bayoud disease of date palm, are derivatives of a single clonal lineage and exhibit very similar fot 1 hybridization patterns. in order to develop a sensitive diagnostic tool for f. oxysporum f. sp. albedinis detection, we isolated several dna clones containing a copy of the transposable element fot 1 from a genomic library of the date palm pathogen. regions flanking the insertion sites were sequenced, and these sequences we ...	1998	9464402
synovial biopsy. a comparative study from saudi arabia and malaysia.	a comparative study of synovitis in saudi arabia and malaysia was made with a view to determining any geographic variation in the incidence and pattern of the arthritides. the diagnostic spectrum in both series included pyogenic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, brucellar and tubercular arthritis, gout, pigmented villonodular synovitis, synovial chondromatosis and acute rheumatic fever. date-palm thorn synovitis was observed only in the saudi arabian series. while brucellar and tuberculous arthri ...	1998	9728315
selection of a suitable method for analysis of aflatoxins in date fruits.	fruits of the date palm (phoenix dactylifera l.) are a vital component of the diet in most of the arabian countries, but whether dates in the market are contaminated with aflatoxins is unknown. as screening will depend on accurate detection, the available aoac methods-with slight modification-for the recovery of aflatoxins were examined. the romer minicolumn method failed to detect any aflatoxin in contaminated date fruits. using the hplc and postcolumn derivatization procedure, the contaminants ...	1998	10554281
the gene distribution in the genomes of pea, tomato and date palm.	the vast majority of genes of maize, rice, barley and wheat are contained in long gene-rich regions (collectively called the 'gene space') separated by long gene-empty regions. the gene space covers a narrow, 0.8-1.6%, gc range, possibly because of the presence of abundant transposons. here we report that the gene space is not an exclusive property of gramineae, because it also exists in the large genome of pea (5000 mb). moreover, the gene space is not just dependent upon genome size, since a g ...	1999	10601654
allergy to date fruits: characterization of antigens and allergens of fruits of the date palm (phoenix dactylifera l.).	date-palm (phoenix dactylifera l.) fruits are eaten daily by most inhabitants of the middle east and the neighboring countries. recent reports have indicated that dates are allergenic. this study aimed to investigate the antigenic and allergenic potential of date fruits.	1999	10688430
phoenix date palm injuries: a review of injuries from the phoenix date palm treated at the starship children's hospital.	the purpose of this study was to review patients treated for penetrating phoenix date palm injuries. documentation of the clinical behaviour of these injuries was sought as they have different clinical outcomes to other foreign body injuries.	2000	10830599
immunostimulant activity of dry fruits and plant materials used in indian traditional medical system for mothers after child birth and invalids.	products of certain plants given to mothers after child birth or to invalids were studied for immunostimulant activity using the macrophage migration index (mmi) as a parameter of macrophage activation and cell-mediated immunity and haemagglutinating antibody (ha) titres and plaque-forming cell (pfc) counts as parameters of humoral immunity. feeding of prunus amygdalus (almond(1)) and buchanania lanzan (chirronji(1)) significantly stimulated both cmi and humoral immunity in balb/c mice as eviden ...	2000	10904150
effects of testicular status and feeding diets containing date palm by-product on the sensory attributes of omani lamb meat.	the effects of testicular status and diet on the tenderness and flavour intensity of omani lamb meat were evaluated. thirty male lambs were divided into three testicular status treatments shortly after birth, entire, castrated or induced to cryptorchidism. the animals were fed a maize and soya bean meal based diet, isocalorically supplemented with either palm fronds or rhodesgrass hay. the animals were slaughtered at an average age of 161days and weight of 27.6kg. sensory evaluation of meat for ...	2000	10924879
cultivar-specific ige-epitopes in date (phoenix dactylifera l.) fruit allergy. correlation of skin test reactivity and ige-binding properties in selecting date cultivars for allergen standardization.	date fruits are allergenic and standardized extracts are required for diagnosis and therapy of this allergy. since there are several cultivars of dates, this study was carried out to assess the allergenicity of different cultivars in order to select suitable source material for standardization.	2000	11060485
detection of palm fruit lipids in archaeological pottery from qasr ibrim, egyptian nubia.	in modern times, the trees of the palm family have been of great economic and social importance to the people in egypt, as in other parts of the world. there are various species of palm and although different parts of the tree can be used, the fruit are of great value. in antiquity, it is expected that the palm fruit would also have been of great importance to people in the region. the chemical analysis of absorbed residues in archaeological pottery is well established, and through the investiga ...	2001	11297176
a water-soluble galactomannan from the seeds of phoenix dactylifera l.	a water-soluble polysaccharide, isolated from the seeds of dates, has been investigated using methylation, periodate and cro(3) oxidation, nmr spectroscopy, and reaction with bandeiraea simplicifolia lectin and alpha-d-galactosidase. the polysaccharide consists of a backbone composed of (1-->4)-beta-d-mannopyranosyl residues and carries a single (1-->6)-alpha-linked d-galactopyranosyl residue.	2001	11595224
[edmond sergent (1876-1969) and the pasteur institute of algeria].	edmond sergent, supported by a distinguished team of colleagues, directed the pasteur institute of algeria for over 60 years, from 1900 to 1963. as a student of emile roux, sergent had received a pasteurian training. his institute devoted extensive study to malaria. sergent defined the concept of prevention and extended it to other pathologies. for many years, the institute persevered in carrying out successful antimalarial campaigns such that algeria was freed of the disease. in 1916-1917, serg ...	2000	11775326
[the nutmeg story].	a brief historical account of the spice islands, the moluccas, in the age of discovery with particular reference to the dutch monopoly of nutmeg is presented. the etymologies of such english terms as nutmeg (nut+musk), mace, myristica, date, and phoenix, as well as chinese róu dóu kóu (engl. nutmeg) and japanese natsume (engl. jujube) and natsume-yashi (engl. date palm) are given.	2001	11777001
antioxidant and antimutagenic properties of aqueous extract of date fruit (phoenix dactylifera l. arecaceae).	fruits of the date palm (phoenix dactylifera l. arecaceae) are very commonly consumed in many parts of the world and are a vital component of the diet in most of the arabian countries. this preliminary study documents for the first time its antioxidant and antimutagenic properties in vitro. there was a dose-dependent inhibition of superoxide and hydroxyl radicals by an aqueous extract of date fruit. the amount of fresh extract required to scavenge 50% of superoxide radicals was equivalent to 0.8 ...	2002	11804538
chronic synovitis caused by a date palm thorn: an unusual clinical picture.	synovitis related to plant thorns is a rare pathology. as in this case, thorn prick injury, which is particularly caused by thin palm thorns, is frequently missed in clinical history. clinical presentation of cases may simulate juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with monoarticular involvement and septic arthritis. removal of all thorns with partial or total synovectomy is essential in definitive treatment. arthroscopy is the most valuable method of meeting both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes as ...	2002	11830822
cross-reactivities between date palm (phoenix dactylifera l.) polypeptides and foods implicated in the oral allergy syndrome.	date fruit and pollen antigens share a number of cross-reactive epitopes. date pollen has been shown to cross-react with antigens from artemisia, cultivated rye (secale cereale), timothy grass (phleum pratense), sydney golden wattle (acacia longifolia) and bermuda grass (cynodon dactylon) pollen. the present study was carried out to examine any cross-reactivities between date palm polypeptides and antigens of some common foods and vegetables that have been implicated in the oral allergy syndrome ...	2002	12028116
edible dates (phoenix dactylifera), a potential source of cladosporium cladosporioides and sporobolomyces roseus: implications for public health.	edible dates (phoenix dactylifera) were examined for the presence of endogenous yeasts and filimentous fungi. mean counts of fungi were 530 colony forming units (cfu) per gram of fruit, representing a mixture of two phenotypic colony types. subsequent dna extraction and pcr amplification of these two morphotypes yielded an amplicon of approximately 350 bp with the 5.8s-28s rrna its region. sequence analysis identified these to be cladosporium cladosporioides (230 cfu/g) and sporobolomyces roseus ...	2002	12041868
a neutral beta-d-glucan from dates of the date palm, phoenix dactylifera l.	polysaccharides extracted from libyan dates with hot water and 0.05 m naoh were fractionated and purified by ion-exchange and gel-filtration chromatography. according to the methylation and hydrolysis analyses, the results indicate the d-glucan to be linear and to contain both (1-->3)- and (1-->4)-linkages. the anomeric nmr measurements confirm that the sugar residues are beta-glycosidically linked. this is the first report on the isolation of a neutral beta-d-glucan from dates.	2002	12151214
monitoring of cadmium in "on" and "off" date palms.	the study demonstrated that the mature dates we investigated were considered safe for human consumption. however, our findings revealed that much of the early fruit and leaves, which appeared at the advent of the fruiting season, possessed elevated levels of cadmium (cd) that could accumulate in the food chain and thus impact adversely on the environment. in addition, animal feed for livestock contains date leaves, which should be restricted to the mature ones. the monitoring of cadmium in date ...	2002	12220113
microflora of date fruits and production of aflatoxins at various stages of maturation.	twenty-five varieties of dates (phoenix dactylifera) were examined at different maturation stages for total microbial counts, aflatoxins and aflatoxigenic aspergillus sp. and lactic acid bacteria. the samples were examined as fresh and under simulated storage condition of high humidity. microbial counts were high at the first stage of maturation (kimri) and increased sharply at the second stage (rutab), then decrease significantly at the final dried stage of maturation (tamr). aflatoxins were de ...	2002	12382691
tylenchida associated with different crops in sennar state (sudan).	a study was done on the taxonomy and morphology of plant parasitic nematodes (tylenchida) found in sennar state (sudan). sixty samples of different crops were collected in the sugarcane area. thirty samples originated from soil around the roots of saccharum officinarum (sugarcane) from different ratoons and thirty samples were collected from other crops (mangifera indica; citrus limon; citrus aurantifolia; citrus paradisi; citrus sinensis, phoenix dactylifera, musa sapentium; cassia italica, cap ...	2001	12425088
an analysis of skin prick test reactions in asthmatics in a hot climate and desert environment.	studies have shown that allergens are very important sensitizing agents in patients with asthma. respiratory disorders such as asthma and allergic rhinitis are common in the united arab emirates, (uae).	2002	12449666
gastrointestinal transit in mice treated with various extracts of date (phoenix dactylifera l.).	dates are commonly consumed, especially in the middle east, but their effect on gastrointestinal transit (git) has not been quantified. the effect of water and ethanol extracts from date flesh and date pits on the git in mice was studied. fasted unanaesthetized male mice received by gavage either the vehicle (0.02 m/kg), or the extracts at doses of 0.01, 0.02 or 0.04 ml/kg. two separate groups received either clonidine (1 mg/kg) or yohimbine (2 mg/kg). two hours later, all animals were given a t ...	2003	12453726
[identification of the intraclonal variability of date-palm vitro-plants grown via organogenesis from in vitro cultures: morphological study].	the greater rhythm of the degradation of the morocco palm plantation implies a repopulation with vitroplants. to estimate the behaviour of those vitroplants, a morphological study of clones of date palm, obtained via organogenesis from primordial leaves surrounding the shoot tip of young offshoots, was carried out on 92 vitroplants arising from three cultivars (boufeggous, jihel and bouskri) and two saïrs (saïr 16 bis and 35). the results of the principal components analysis (pca) of 34 morpholo ...	2002	12481688
date palm and sandstorm-borne allergens.		2003	12680855
risk assessment of chromium and arsenic in date palm leaves used as livestock feed.	appreciable levels of total chromium (cr) and arsenic (as) were found (by emission spectroscopy) in date palm leaves, which form a significant ingredient in livestock feed. the levels in the fruit were considered safe for human consumption. our work involved evaluation of the distribution of these elements in the leaves during the developmental stages of the fruiting season. thirty-six leaf specimens of the fard cultivar were collected 9, 15 and 20 weeks, respectively, after pollination and subj ...	2003	12742396
date palm kernel extract exhibits antiaging properties and significantly reduces skin wrinkles.	hormones play a central role in skin appearance and are implicated in skin aging. recently, along with the remarkable increase in interest in natural products, the application of phytohormones in antiaging products has become very important. in this context, we developed date palm kernel extract. date palm kernel is rich in phytohormones and we investigated the antiaging properties of date palm kernel in this in vivo study on wrinkles. ten healthy women volunteers, between the ages of 46 and 58 ...	2002	12779247
an optimised protocol for plant regeneration from embryogenic suspension cultures of date palm, phoenix dactylifera l., cv. deglet nour.	an improved protocol is described for the large-scale micropropagation of an elite date palm ( phoenix dactylifera l.) cultivar, deglet nour. clonal plants were regenerated from somatic embryos derived from highly proliferating suspension cultures. friable embryogenic calli were initiated from both leaf and inflorescence explants. suspension cultures consisting of pro-embryonic masses were established from calli showing a high competency for somatic embryogenesis. the subculture of suspensions i ...	2003	12789425
the fruit of the date palm: its possible use as the best food for the future?	the fruits (dates) of the date palm (phoenix dactylifera l.) contain a high percentage of carbohydrate (total sugars, 44-88%), fat (0.2-0.5%), 15 salts and minerals, protein (2.3-5.6%), vitamins and a high percentage of dietary fibre (6.4-11.5%). the flesh of dates contains 0.2-0.5% oil, whereas the seed contains 7.7-9.7% oil. the weight of the seed is 5.6-14.2% of the date. the fatty acids occur in both flesh and seed as a range of saturated and unsaturated acids, the seeds containing 14 types ...	2003	12850886
an alkali-soluble heteroxylan from seeds of phoenix dactylifera l.	alkali-soluble polysaccharides, isolated from the seeds of dates, have been investigated using methylation and partial hydrolysis studies. the polysaccharides are shown to contain d-xylose and 4-o-methyl-d-glucuronic acid in a molar ratio of 5:1. an aldobiouronic acid from hemicellulose was characterized, and investigation revealed that the hemicellulose consists of a polymer of (1-->4)-linked d-xylopranosyl residues having branches of d-xylopyranosyl and 4-o-methyl-alpha-d-glucopyranosyluronic ...	2003	12860432
molecular phylogeny of date palm (phoenix dactylifera l.) cultivars from saudi arabia by dna fingerprinting.	genetic diversity among 13 different cultivars of date palm (phoenix dactylifera l.) of saudi arabia was studied using random amplified polymorphic dna (rapd) markers. the screening of 140 rapd primers allowed selection of 37 primers which revealed polymorphism, and the results were reproducible. all 13 genotypes were distinguishable by their unique banding patterns produced by 37 selected primers. cluster analysis by the unweighted paired group method of arithmetic mean (upgma) showed two main ...	2003	12879257
isolation of a vasodilator alkaloidal glucoside from the pollen grain of the date palm.		1952	12991292
isolation of rutin from the pollen grain of the date palm (dactylifera palma l.).		1952	12997166
the gonadotrophic activity of date palm pollen grains.		1957	13473825
the gonad stimulating potency of date palm pollen grains.		1958	13537883
gonadotrophic hormones in pollen grains of the date palm.		1960	13849696
a weevil pollinating the canary islands date palm: between parasitism and mutualism.	palm pollination systems are highly diverse, including by wind and by several different groups of insects. many palm species are associated with more or less specific pollinating weevils that are also floral herbivores. for many such palms, the importance of these "palm flower weevils" as pollinators has not been examined. here we describe a new ex situ method of demonstrating insect pollination when pollinator exclusion is not possible. we show that neoderelomus piriformis beetles carry pollen ...	2003	14564403
identification of phoenix dactylifera l. varieties based on amplified fragment length polymorphism (aflp) markers.	the amplified fragment length polymorphism (aflp) technique was applied to identify palm varieties. fluorescence labelled primers were used in selective amplifications and the amplified fragments were detected on capillary gel electrophoresis using an automated dna sequencer with the analysis fragment option. this is a rapid and efficient technique for detecting a large number of dna markers on the date palm. phoenix dactylifera l. varieties bou-fegous, medjool, and e-528 from estación phoenix ( ...	2003	14668912
isolation of a vasodilator alkaloidal glucoside from the pollen grain of the date palm.		1952	14946795
ensilage of cardboard and date palm leaves.	eight treatments of cardboard (cb) and date palm leaves (dpl) with or without alkali treatments plus molasses, dates, and ammonium sulfate were ensiled in laboratory silos. latobacillus plantarum and saccharomyces cerevisiae inoculants were added at an application rate of 10(5) cfu/g of silage to study their possible influence on the fermentation process. silos were sealed and incubated at 30 degrees c. the anaerobic ensiling was evaluated for chemical and microbiological variables by opening th ...	2004	15027834
male aggregation pheromone of date palm fruit stalk borer oryctes elegans.	laboratory and field investigations were carried out to characterize the chemical communication system of the date palm fruit stalk borer, oryctes elegans, and to develop pheromone-based trapping in eastern iran. adults of both sexes feeding on date palm pieces attracted conspecifics, whereas date palm alone was minimally attractive. males were twice as attractive as females. more beetles were captured at the palm crown than at ground level. odors from adults feeding on sugarcane were sampled an ...	2004	15112731
integrated crop management of the lesser date moth batrachedra amydraula meyr. (lepidoptera: cosmopteridae) infesting some date-palm varieties in egypt.	the present study was conducted during the two subsequent seasons of 2001 and 2002 in el-beheira governorate, egypt, to evaluate the efficiency of some agricultural practices on the incidence of the lesser date-moth, batrachedra amydraula meyr. (lepidoptera: cosmopteridae) on some date-palm varieties, i.e. sammany, hayany and halawy. the studied agricultural practices, were: covering clusters of flowers with paper craft, covering date bunches with porous plastic cloth, thinning of bunches and/or ...	2003	15149111
'candidatus phytoplasma cynodontis', the phytoplasma associated with bermuda grass white leaf disease.	bermuda grass white leaf (bgwl) is a destructive, phytoplasmal disease of bermuda grass (cynodon dactylon). the causal pathogen, the bgwl agent, differs from other phytoplasmas that cluster in the same major branch of the phytoplasma phylogenetic clade in <2.5% of 16s rdna nucleotide positions, the threshold for assigning species rank to phytoplasmas under the provisional status 'candidatus'. thus, the objective of this work was to examine homogeneity of bgwl isolates and to determine whether th ...	2004	15280272
rapid isolation of dna from chocolate and date palm tree crops.	dna isolation from plants is sometimes difficult due to the existence of high levels of endogenous phenolics, polysaccharides, or other substances that may interfere with dna extraction. theobroma cacao produces high levels of anthocyanins in young leaves. these plant polyphenols can interfere with dna isolation. after examination of various procedures for dna isolation, two commercial isolation procedures have proved to be repeatedly successful using these types of plants, the d(2) biotechnolog ...	2004	15315385
alkaline pulping with additives of date palm rachis and leaves from sudan.	soda-anthraquinone (soda-aq), alkaline sulphite-anthraquinone (as-aq) and alkaline sulphite-anthraquinone-methanol (asam) pulping of date palm rachis and leaves from sudan was carried under different conditions, and pulps with variable yields and mechanical properties were obtained. the date palm rachis gave best yields and mechanical properties with the as-aq or the asam process, while the leaves were best pulped with the soda method with low yield, but very good strength properties. blending w ...	2005	15364084
general composition and vitamin content of the pollen grain of the date palm, dactylifera palmae l.		1950	15415872
mineral ion content of the seeds of six cultivars of bahraini date palm (phoenix dactylifera).	the mineral ion composition of six different cultivars of bahraini dates palm (phoenix dactylifera) seeds (khalas, murzban, khunaizi, khawajah, khasaib asfor, and khaseeb) were analyzed using flame atomic absorption spectroscopy (aa and icps). murzban was found to contain the higher mineral ion content. the essential bulk metal ions in the six cultivars were found to be dominant, where [k+] was the highest and [ca2+] was the lowest. the decreasing order of essential trace metal ion concentration ...	2004	15479017
a genetic and structural analysis of the n-glycosylation capabilities.	the recent draft sequencing of the rice (oryza sativa) genome has enabled a genetic analysis of the glycosylation capabilities of an agroeconomically important group of plants, the monocotyledons. in this study, we have not only identified genes putatively encoding enzymes involved in n-glycosylation, but have examined by maldi-tof ms the structures of the n-glycans of rice and other monocotyledons (maize, wheat and dates; zea mays, triticum aestivum and phoenix dactylifera); these data show tha ...	2004	15604706
use of light, scanning electron microscopy and bioassays to evaluate parasitism by entomopathogenic fungi of the red scale insect of palms (phoenicococcus marlatti ckll., 1899).	we have evaluated the parasitism of the red scale insect of the date palm (phoenicococcus marlatti) by entomopathogenic fungi, using light microscopy (lm), scanning electron microscopy (sem) and low temperature scanning electron microscopy (ltsem). beauveria bassiana, lecanicillium dimorphum and lecanicillium cf. psalliotae, were inoculated directly on the scale insects or on insect infested plant material. we found that l. dimorphum and l. cf. psalliotae developed on plant material and on scale ...	2005	15629648
genetic diversity of tunisian date palms (phoenixdactylifera l.) revealed by nuclear microsatellite polymprohism.	fourteen microsatellite loci of phoenix dactylifera were targeted to examine the genetic diversity in tunisian date-palms germplasm. they showed a high level of polymorphism in 49 accessions from three main oases with little geographic structure within tunisia. the microsatellite data agrees with previous analyses of tunisian germplasm using other molecular markers. 100% of local date-palms accessions were successfully fingerprinted and easily distinguished by the help of only three loci. the po ...	2004	15703044
paenibacillus phyllosphaerae sp. nov., a xylanolytic bacterium isolated from the phyllosphere of phoenix dactylifera.	a bacterial strain, designated palxil04(t), was isolated from the phyllosphere of phoenix dactylifera. phylogenetic analysis placed the isolate within the genus paenibacillus with the closest relatives being paenibacillus curdlanolyticus and paenibacillus kobensis. dna-dna hybridization measurements showed low dna relatedness (15-20 %) between the isolate and its closest relatives. cells were gram-variable, facultatively anaerobic, motile, sporulating rods. catalase and oxidase were produced by ...	2005	15774655
[effect of aeration on composting of date palm residues contaminated with fusarium oxysporum f.sp. albedinis].	composting of date palm (phoenix dactylifera l.) residues contaminated with fusarium f.sp oxysporum albedinis, causal agent of the vascular wilt (bayoud) of the date palm, has been achieved. the effect of the aeration of the piles by manual turning has been studied. the maintenance of an adequate humidity of 60%-70%, necessary to the good progress of the composting process, required the contribution of 11.4 l of water/kg of the dried residues. the evolution of the temperatures in the three piles ...	2005	15782236
pho d 2, a major allergen from date palm pollen, is a profilin: cloning, sequencing, and immunoglobulin e cross-reactivity with other profilins.	up to now, some date palm pollen (dpp) allergens have been described but very few data are available about their molecular nature. the aim of this study was to identify and characterize pho d 2, a major allergen from this pollen.	2005	15784118
the ameliorative effect of dates (phoenix dactylifera l.) on ethanol-induced gastric ulcer in rats.	the present work aimed at testing, in a rat model of ethanol-induced gastric ulceration, a local folk medicinal claim that dates are beneficial in gastric ulcers in humans. aqueous and ethanolic undialyzed and dialyzed extracts from date fruit and pits were given orally to rats at a dose of 4 ml/kg for 14 consecutive days. on the last day of treatment, rats were fasted for 24 h, and were then given ethanol, 80% (1 ml/rat) by gastric intubation to induce gastric ulcer. rats were killed after 1 h ...	2005	15814265
assortment of the plants in the medieval diet in czech countries (based on archaeobotanical finds).	the finds of remains of useful plants in archaeological objects were drawing attention already in the last century. however, it was not until after the world war ii, in relation with renovation of historical cores of the towns, when a separate branch of the botany--archaeobotany constituted. in the czech republic it was e. opravil who was the first to become engaged in a systematic archaeobotanical research at the beginning of the 60's. all the vegetal remains--fruits and seeds on the first plac ...	2000	15828207
impact of ant predation and heat on carob moth (lepidoptera: pyralidae) mortality in california date gardens.	dates, phoenix dactylifera l., undergo a natural fruit abscission during the summer in california date gardens. many of the abscised dates become lodged in the date bunch, and we demonstrated that carob moth, ectomyelois ceratoniae (zeller), prefer to use these dates as a reproduction host compared with dates that fall to the ground. we also found that abscised fruit shaken onto the ground had significantly fewer live carob moth larvae than fruit that remained in bunches in the tree. mortality i ...	2005	16022299
nutritive value of some agricultural wastes as affected by relatively low gamma irradiation levels and chemical treatments.	an experiment was carried out to study the changes in the values of in vitro organic matter digestibility (ivomd) and metabolizable energy (me) of wheat straw, sunflower seed shell, olive cake wood, date palm seeds and peanut shell after irradiation with various levels of gamma radiation (0, 20, 40, 60 kgy; kilogray) or after spraying with different amounts of hydrobromic acid (hbr; 47%) and sodium hydroxide (naoh): 0, 3, 6 ml hbr and 3, 6 g naoh in 25 ml water/100 g dm. the results indicated th ...	2005	16023577
environmental implications of adopting a dominant factor approach to salinity management.	additive or multiplicative models of crop response on which salinity management theory have been developed may lead to an erroneous perception regarding compensative interaction among salinity and other growth factors. we present results from studies of biomass production and transpiration of corn (zea mays l. cv. jubilee), melon (cucumis melo l. subsp. melo cv. galia), tomato (lycopersicon esculentum mill. cv. 5656), onion (allium cepa l. cv. ha 944), and date palms (phoenix dactylifera l. cv. ...	2015	16091597
toxin-based in-vitro selection and its potential application to date palm for resistance to the bayoud fusarium wilt.	date palm (phoenix dactylifera l.) is qualified as a 'tree' of great ecological and socio-economical importance in desert oases. unfortunately, it is being decimated, especially in morocco and algeria, by a fusariosis wilt called bayoud and caused by fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis (fao). controlling this disease requires the implementation of an integrated management program. breeding for resistance is one of the most promising component strategies of this program. few naturally resistant c ...	2005	16125651
aerobiological studies and low allerginicity of date-palm pollen in the uae.	date-palm trees (phoenix dactylifera l.) are the most abundant crop in the united arab emirates (uae). the aim of this work was to conduct aerobiological studies on date-palm pollens and correlate that to allergenicity. an aerobiological survey was performed at three date-palm farms. radioallergosorbent test (rast) and total ige were performed on 477 airborne allergic patients. small mass bioactive constituents were fractionated and isolated by hplc. aerobiological studies demonstrate the short ...	2005	16134484
compositional and sensory characteristics of three native sun-dried date (phoenix dactylifera l.) varieties grown in oman.	three native sun-dried date varieties grown in oman, namely, fard, khasab, and khalas, were examined for their proximate composition, sugars, dietary fiber, minerals, and organic acids as well as sensory characteristics. the study was conducted on sun-dried dates due to their higher consumption compared with fresh dates. all results are expressed as mean value +/- standard deveiation (n = 3) on a fresh weight basis except for sensory analysis. date varieties were found to be low in fat and prote ...	2005	16159190
comparison of antioxidant activity, anthocyanins, carotenoids, and phenolics of three native fresh and sun-dried date (phoenix dactylifera l.) varieties grown in oman.	fresh and sun-dried dates of three native varieties from oman, namely, fard, khasab, and khalas, were examined for their antioxidant activity and total contents of anthocyanins, carotenoids, and phenolics, as well as free and bound phenolic acids. all results are expressed as mean value +/- standard deviation (n = 3) on a fresh weight basis. fresh date varieties were found to be a good source of antioxidants (11687-20604 micromol of trolox equiv/g), total contents of anthocyanins (0.24-1.52 mg o ...	2005	16159191
colonization pattern of aquatic hyphomycetes on leaf packs in subtropical stream.	steralized leaf pieces of eight plants (eucalyptus rostrata, phoenix dactylifera, phragmites australis, musa nana, salix subserrata, cyperus alopecuroides, ricinus communis and eichhornia crassipes) were submerged in the nile stream. thirty-nine species of aquatic hyphomycetes were colonized on the plant leaves. eucalyptus was the best substratum (30 species) for colonization by aquatic hyphomycetes. phoenix (14 species), phragmites (11 species), salix (9 species), musa (8 species), ricinus and ...	1997	16283114
isolation of pathogenic bacillus circulans from callus cultures and healthy offshoots of date palm (phoenix dactylifera l.).	pure cultures of a gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium, which produced endospores after 3 to 5 days on solid medium, were isolated exclusively from tissue cultures of the date palm phoenix dactylifera l. electron microscopic examination of thin sections of the bacteria revealed the bilayer membrane typical of gramnegative bacteria and confirmed the nature of the spores as true endospores. biochemical and physiological tests indicated that the bacteria were bacillus circulans. b. circulans was co ...	1986	16347217
allergic rhinitis in the middle east.	current military operations in the middle east involve active duty, national guard, and reserve troops from all services. despite common misconceptions, the desert environment in this region has significant aeroallergen seasons that may exacerbate allergic rhinitis.	2005	16491940
the flavonoid glycosides and procyanidin composition of deglet noor dates (phoenix dactylifera).	the fruits of the date palm (phoenix dactylifera) are consumed throughout the world and are an important part of the diet in the middle east. dates at the rutab and tamar maturity and ripening stages contain a wide array of phenolic antioxidants, but little is known about the composition of phenolic compounds in dates at the khalal stage of ripening. in the current study, the flavonoid glycoside and procyanidin compositions of dates of the cultivar deglet noor harvested at the khalal stage of ma ...	2006	16536626
endophytic colonization of date palm (phoenix dactylifera l.) leaves by entomopathogenic fungi.	light and scanning electron microscopy together with fungal isolation techniques were used to detect entomopathogenic fungi within young and adult date palm (phoenix dactylifera) petioles and to assess fungal survival in leaf tissues. the entomopathogenic fungi beauveria bassiana, lecanicillium dimorphum and lecanicillium c.f. psalliotae survived inside leaf tissues at least 30 days after inoculation. entomopathogenic fungi colonized inoculated petioles endophytically and were recovered up to 3c ...	2006	16581255
effects of cryogenic treatment on plantlet production from frozen and unfrozen date palm callus.	embryogenic date palm (phoenix dactylifera l. var. medjool) callus cultures were treated with a cryoprotective mixture of polyethylene glycol (carbowax 6000), glucose, and dimethylsulfoxide (10%/8%/10%, w/v); treated with the mixture, frozen to -196 degrees c, and then thawed; or left untreated. growth subsequent to treatment was measured as fresh weight increase and as the number of embryos produced during 18 weeks of culture. the growth of calli that were frozen and thawed, compared to the oth ...	1982	16662261
histocytological analysis of callogenesis and somatic embryogenesis from cell suspensions of date palm (phoenix dactylifera).	the date palm is a dioecious perennial species of the arecaceae for which in vitro micropropagation is essential to ensure the renewal of palm plantations. this study presents a histocytological analysis of the traditional mauritanian amsekhsi cultivar beginning from the initial callogenesis and continuing up to the establishment of the cellular embryogenic cell suspensions. the formation of somatic embryos and their development into rooted plants are also described.	2006	16740588
ethanol and methanol as possible odor cues for egyptian fruit bats (rousettus aegyptiacus).	frugivorous bats from the old and new world use odor cues to locate and assess fruit condition. we hypothesized that egyptian fruit bats (rousettus aegyptiacus) use as odor cues those volatile compounds that increase in emission rate as fruit ripens. we examined whether the smell of fermentation products may indicate the degree of ripeness to fruit bats. we analyzed volatile compounds in the headspace (the gas space above a fruit in a closed container) of dates (phoenix dactylifera) and rusty fi ...	2006	16770719
effect of root feeding by diaprepes abbreviatus (coleoptera: curculionidae) larvae on leaf gas exchange and growth of three ornamental tree species.	diaprepes abbreviatus l. (coleoptera: curculionidae), feeds on a variety of ornamental plants grown in southern florida. studies were conducted to evaluate the effects of root feeding by d. abbreviatus larvae on leaf gas exchange and growth of three ornamental tree species commonly grown in southern florida that are known hosts of this weevil: green buttonwood, conocarpus erectus l.; live oak, quercus virginiana mill.; and pygmy date palm, phoenix roebelenii o'brien. these hosts were grown in co ...	2006	16813316
diagnosis of "maladie des feuilles cassantes" or brittle leaf disease of date palms by detection of associated chloroplast encoded double stranded rnas.	the "maladie des feuilles cassantes" (mfc) or "brittle leaf disease" of date palms is associated with the accumulation of two populations of small, chloroplast-encoded rnas. a plasmid vector containing a cdna with partial sequences of both of these rna populations was used to synthesize a dig-labeled bifunctional probe by pcr. the probe has been tested to detect, by molecular hybridization, mfc-associated rnas from dsrna-enriched palm leaflet preparations. leaflet samples from mfc-affected date ...	2006	16829023
chromatographic separation of fructose from date syrup.	the objective of this study is to provide a process for separating fructose from a mixture of sugars containing essentially fructose and glucose, obtained from date palm fruits. the extraction procedure of date syrup from fresh dates gave a yield of 86.5% solids after vacuum drying. a process for separating fructose from an aqueous solution of date syrup involved adding the date syrup solutions (20, 30 and 40% by weight) to a chromatographic column filled with dowex polystyrene strong cation exc ...	2013	16849117
autofluorescence detection of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal structures in palm roots: an underestimated experimental method.	the aim of this study was to reassess the use of autofluorescence for evaluating am colonization in mycorrhizal roots in the light of criticisms of this method that affirmed that only metabolically inactive arbuscules autofluoresce. it was also investigated whether other mycorrhizal structures, such as hyphae, vesicles and spores, could be detected by autofluorescence, and whether the autofluorescence pattern of am fungal structures could be exploited methodologically, for example, in the detect ...	2006	16893637
trace metal pollution from traffic in denizli-turkey during dry season.	to determine the metal contents of date palm (pheonix dactylifera) samples in dry season from denizli-turkey for investigation of heavy metal-polluted traffic.	2006	17044641
ethnopharmacological survey of plants used in the traditional treatment of hypertension and diabetes in south-eastern morocco (errachidia province).	this survey was undertaken in the errachidia province in south-eastern morocco in order to inventory the main medicinal plants used in folk medicine to treat arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus. four hundred individuals who knew about and/or had used the medicinal plants for the indicated diseases, including some herbal healers, were interviewed throughout different regions of the province. the inventory of medicinal plants is summarized in a synoptic table, which contains the scientific ...	2007	17052873
phoenix sylvestris roxb pollen allergy: a 2-year randomized controlled trial and follow-up study of immunotherapy in patients with seasonal allergy in an agricultural area of west bengal, india.	although the efficacy of allergen immunotherapy has been demonstrated in seasonal pollen allergy, there is no report of a double-blind placebo-controlled trial with standardized pollen extract in seasonal respiratory allergy from india. in the agricultural area of eastern india, phoenix sylvestris roxb or date sugar palm is grown or cultivated and seasonal allergic rhinitis is common during the pollen season.	2006	17153886