Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) fruit is one of the ancient crops that have been cultivated
for thousands of years in the arid regions of the Middle East and North Africa. Its nutritional …

Oil palm is the most efficient oil-producing crop but its extension leads to increased
deforestation in Southeast Asia. Oil palm height enables the quantitative estimation for …

Food and agriculture is an important component in the development and survival of
civilizations. Around half of the world's population and their economies are influenced by …

Over the past three decades, a wealth of studies has shown that palm trees (Arecaceae) are
a diverse habitat with intense fungal colonisation, making them an important substratum to …

Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) is one of the most important fruit trees in Bangladesh. This tree
is susceptible to various pathogens. Among them, a fungus was consistently isolated from …

Date palm is the most important crop in Oman and the Arabian Peninsula. A study was
conducted to investigate fungal and oomycete pathogens associated with root diseases of …

Heart rot disease, caused by Lasiodiplodia theobromae, is destructive for date palms and
other woody plants. The disease was reported in several oases in Egypt, and the pathogen …

A phytoplasma was initially detected in Dypsis poivriana by nested and real-time PCR from
the botanical gardens in Cairns, Queensland, Australia in 2017. Further surveys in the …

A leaf spot on oil palm, caused by Pestalotiopsis theae, was found in a plantation of Elaeis
guineensis for the first time in the world in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. The fungus was …

ABSTRACT A new disease of Syagrus romanzoffiana (queen palm) and Washingtonia
robusta (Mexican fan palm) has spread across the southern half of Florida during the past 5 …