A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE KINDS OF WEEDS OF PALM Plantations IN Tabuk AND Al-Qassim Regions IN Saudi Arabia

This study was aimed to investigate weeds kind in palm plantations. Date palm is the most chief economic crop in most countries of the Arabian Peninsula. Many factors, such as the presence of weeds, may cause a huge loss in the production of dates. Despite the severe damage caused by the presence of...

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Main Author: N. A. Al-Harbi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Baghdad University 2021-06-01
Series:The Iraqi Journal of Agricultural science
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Online Access:https://jcoagri.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/intro/article/view/1368
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description This study was aimed to investigate weeds kind in palm plantations. Date palm is the most chief economic crop in most countries of the Arabian Peninsula. Many factors, such as the presence of weeds, may cause a huge loss in the production of dates. Despite the severe damage caused by the presence of some weeds in agroecosystems, many weeds have many medicinal and economic uses. A total of 62 species were listed in palm Plantations in Tabuk and Al-Qassim Regions. A total of 51 species were listed in Tabuk Region (The number of unique species in the Tabuk Region reached 32 that not recorded in Al-Qassim Region. Also, 19 species were recorded in both of Tabuk and Al-Qassim Regions). A total of 30 weeds were listed in Al-Qassim Region (The number of unique species in the Al-Qassim Region reached 11 that not recorded in the Tabuk Region. In addition to, 19 species were recorded in both of Tabuk and Al-Qassim Regions). Zygophyllaceae was the most common family, the majority life span was annuals and the most common life form was therophyte in both Tabuk and Al-Qassim Regions. Data management and classification were achieved using PCORD (TWINSPAN and DCA analyses).
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spelling doaj.art-b623e29af78c4edc81847b1ca069f4c12022-12-21T17:16:03ZengBaghdad UniversityThe Iraqi Journal of Agricultural science0075-05302410-08622021-06-0152310.36103/ijas.v52i3.1368A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE KINDS OF WEEDS OF PALM Plantations IN Tabuk AND Al-Qassim Regions IN Saudi ArabiaN. A. Al-HarbiThis study was aimed to investigate weeds kind in palm plantations. Date palm is the most chief economic crop in most countries of the Arabian Peninsula. Many factors, such as the presence of weeds, may cause a huge loss in the production of dates. Despite the severe damage caused by the presence of some weeds in agroecosystems, many weeds have many medicinal and economic uses. A total of 62 species were listed in palm Plantations in Tabuk and Al-Qassim Regions. A total of 51 species were listed in Tabuk Region (The number of unique species in the Tabuk Region reached 32 that not recorded in Al-Qassim Region. Also, 19 species were recorded in both of Tabuk and Al-Qassim Regions). A total of 30 weeds were listed in Al-Qassim Region (The number of unique species in the Al-Qassim Region reached 11 that not recorded in the Tabuk Region. In addition to, 19 species were recorded in both of Tabuk and Al-Qassim Regions). Zygophyllaceae was the most common family, the majority life span was annuals and the most common life form was therophyte in both Tabuk and Al-Qassim Regions. Data management and classification were achieved using PCORD (TWINSPAN and DCA analyses).https://jcoagri.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/intro/article/view/1368Economic crops, Production losses, Agroecosystems.
spellingShingle N. A. Al-Harbi
A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE KINDS OF WEEDS OF PALM Plantations IN Tabuk AND Al-Qassim Regions IN Saudi Arabia
The Iraqi Journal of Agricultural science
Economic crops, Production losses, Agroecosystems.
title A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE KINDS OF WEEDS OF PALM Plantations IN Tabuk AND Al-Qassim Regions IN Saudi Arabia
title_full A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE KINDS OF WEEDS OF PALM Plantations IN Tabuk AND Al-Qassim Regions IN Saudi Arabia
title_fullStr A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE KINDS OF WEEDS OF PALM Plantations IN Tabuk AND Al-Qassim Regions IN Saudi Arabia
title_full_unstemmed A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE KINDS OF WEEDS OF PALM Plantations IN Tabuk AND Al-Qassim Regions IN Saudi Arabia
title_short A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE KINDS OF WEEDS OF PALM Plantations IN Tabuk AND Al-Qassim Regions IN Saudi Arabia
title_sort comparative study on the kinds of weeds of palm plantations in tabuk and al qassim regions in saudi arabia
topic Economic crops, Production losses, Agroecosystems.
url https://jcoagri.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/intro/article/view/1368
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