Fog water collection provides a sustainable resource for watering of crops. The Jizan region
is one of the smallest states in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) but very rich with unique …

Traditional pollination of date palms is a time-consuming and labor-intensive process.
Hence, the objectives of this study were 1) to develop a rapid, efficient, and low-cost …

Introduction In hot arid regions, the productivity of certain date palm cultivars faces a
significant challenge wherein non-fertilized flowers can give rise to parthenocarpic singular …

Deglet Nour, the most frequent in Algeria and Tunisia date palm cultivar is commonly
referred to as “queen of all dates” due to its superior quality in terms of texture and taste …

Liquid spray pollination (LSP) is widely used in fruit tree pollination. However, the LSP
parameters that affect the pollen activity are still unclear. In this study, three LSP parameters …

Pollen morphology, pollen vigor, and long-term pollen storage are critical for plant cross-
breeding and genetic improvement of Exochorda racemosa. We developed a protocol for …

The evolution of flowering time is often attributed to variations in pollinator rates over time.
This study proposes that flowering time can evolve through siring success variation among …

Pollination is one of the most important and laborious agronomical practices in date
cultivation, without which it is difficult to get the desired yield. Date palm pollen (DPP) has a …

Fig types such as “Smyrna” and “San Pedro” require pollination (called caprification in fig
cultivation) to produce a commercial crop, based on the crop and pollination characteristics …

Caprification is the process of hanging caprifig fruits on edible fig trees to transfer the pollen
inside the caprifig to the edible fig via the wasp (Blastophaga psenes) living in the caprifig. It …