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<p>Foliar fertilization is one of the crucial ways for continued cultivation of date palm, obtaining the best results of growth and production, in addition to the possibility to reduce damage from abiotic stress. Although subjected date palm to an annual fertilization program, it faces some challenges, including low soil availability for nutrients, dryness of the soil surface, low root activity in the breeding period, soil alkalinity, as well as water scarcity in areas of cultivation, and symptoms of deficiency of some elements. This review attempts to shed light on the importance of using leaf fertilization, demonstrating the successful technique and positive results, and proving the ability of date palm cells to absorb nutrients, similar to other trees, and interact with chemical and biological fertilizers. Besides, the leaflet’s possibility of absorbing various nutrients, chelated iron, biostimulants, antioxidants, and nano-fertilization, are presented.</p>
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Foliar fertilization is one of the crucial ways for continued cultivation of date palm, obtaining the best results of growth and production, in addition to the possibility to reduce damage from abiotic stress. Although subjected date palm to an annual fertilization program, it faces some challenges, including low soil availability for nutrients, dryness of the soil surface, low root activity in the breeding period, soil alkalinity, as well as water scarcity in areas of cultivation, and symptoms of deficiency of some elements. This review attempts to shed light on the importance of using leaf fertilization, demonstrating the successful technique and positive results, and proving the ability of date palm cells to absorb nutrients, similar to other trees, and interact with chemical and biological fertilizers. Besides, the leaflet’s possibility of absorbing various nutrients, chelated iron, biostimulants, antioxidants, and nano-fertilization, are presented.

Foliar nutrition of date palm: advances and applications. A review

Department of Horticulture and Landscape Design, College of Agriculture

Department of Biotechnology, Persian Gulf Research Institute

Folia Oecologica

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Foliar fertilization is one of the crucial ways for continued cultivation of date palm, obtaining the best results of growth and production, in addition to the...

Foliar nutrition of date palm: advances and applications. A review

Published Online: Mar 01, 2021

Page range: 82 - 99

Received: Jul 06, 2020

Accepted: Nov 30, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/foecol-2021-0010

Keywords
date palm, foliar nutrition, leaf morphology, leaf anatomy, L

© 2021 Hussein J. Shareef et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Foliar nutrition of date palm: advances and applications. A review

Published Online: Mar 01, 2021

Page range: 82 - 99

Received: Jul 06, 2020

Accepted: Nov 30, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/foecol-2021-0010

Keywordsdate palm, foliar nutrition, leaf morphology, leaf anatomy, L

© 2021 Hussein J. Shareef et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
date palm, foliar nutrition, leaf morphology, leaf anatomy, L