Aziz Torahi; maryam Boroujerdnia
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This research has been done in a completely randomized design and using a factorial experiment with three 3 replications in Date palm and Tropical Fruits Research Center in Ahwaz for two years (2018-2019) to evaluate different methods of date pollen grain maintenance. Factors include type of pollen (fresh ...
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This research has been done in a completely randomized design and using a factorial experiment with three 3 replications in Date palm and Tropical Fruits Research Center in Ahwaz for two years (2018-2019) to evaluate different methods of date pollen grain maintenance. Factors include type of pollen (fresh pollen, dry pollen, fresh strands, dry strands, and full male spahte cv. Ghannamy, storage environment (room temperature, refrigerator (+4 degrees Celsius) and freezer (-20 degrees Celsius)) and storage time (3, 6, 9 and 12 months). Germination test of pollen grains is performed in liquid culture medium containing 8% sucrose and 50 mg l-1boric acid using a light microscope. Results show that the interaction effects of storage environment× type of pollen and storage environment × storage time on pollen viability have been very significant and dried pollen and dried strand pollen in freezer and refrigerator and during storage period of about one year have given the most appropriate results. Fresh pollen, fresh strand pollen, and whole spahte pollen, due to their high humidity content, lost their viability in a short time. Therefore, in order to preserve the pollen and maintain its vigor and viability in the long run, it is absolutely necessary to dry the strands or pollen in order to reduce their moisture content and increase their shelf life.
Abdulhamid Mohebbi
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In order to evaluate the effect of integrated plant nutrient management, an experiment was conducted with different fertilizer treatments in a randomized complete block design with six treatments in five replicates (each replicate contains a date palm tree) in Abadan during 2010-13. Treatments were mineral ...
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In order to evaluate the effect of integrated plant nutrient management, an experiment was conducted with different fertilizer treatments in a randomized complete block design with six treatments in five replicates (each replicate contains a date palm tree) in Abadan during 2010-13. Treatments were mineral fertilizer, 50% of mineral fertilizer + organic fertilizer, 25% of mineral fertilizer + organic fertilizer + organic sulfur, 25% of mineral fertilizer + organic fertilizer + powdery sulfur, 25% of mineral fertilizer + organic fertilizer+ organic sulfur+ mulch, 25 mineral fertilizer + organic fertilizer + powdery sulfur + mulch. The results showed that different fertilizer treatments had significant effect on the yield (P<0.01) and bunch weight (P<0.05) but there is no significant effect on fruit set, percentage of fruit falling, number, length and width of the spathe. Quantitative characteristics of fruits including fresh and dry weight, volume, length and diameter of fruit, weight, length and diameter of seed and pulp to seed ratio also qualitative characteristics of fruit include reducing sugar, total sugar, pH, titratable acidity, Brix, moisture, phosphorus and potassium had no significant effect.
Mohammad Kamalpouradib; Vahid Rouhi; Saadollah Houshmand; Abdolrahman Mohammadkhani; Hamid Zargari
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Pollen storage could facilitate the date palm hand pollination through saving time and space. The main concern is maintaining pollen viability, which is greatly cultivar dependent and is influenced by storage condition. In this study, to address this issue, the effects of cultivar, storage ...
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Pollen storage could facilitate the date palm hand pollination through saving time and space. The main concern is maintaining pollen viability, which is greatly cultivar dependent and is influenced by storage condition. In this study, to address this issue, the effects of cultivar, storage temperature, and time on pollen germination were investigated. A factorial experiment was laid out in a completely randomized design with three replicates using four cultivars ‘Kazeroon (7013)’, ‘Lar (7035)’, ‘Darab (7016)’ and ‘Qyr-va Karzin (7021)’, four storage temperatures (RT (20 ± 5), 4, -20 and -80°C) and six storage periods (60, 120, 150, 180, 210 and 375 days). Anova of data showed significant effects of variety, storage temperature, storage time and their interactions on pollen germination. The pollen germination rate increased with decreasing temperature. When pollens were stored for up to 150 days, the germination rates of all varieties initially increased then decreased. Overall, the optimum temperature for preserving pollen grains of tested cultivars is -80°C and the highest pollen grain longevity is related to ‘Qyr-va Karzin (7021)’ after one year.