Date Palm Biotechnology

**This important reference book is the first comprehensive resource worldwide that reflects research achievements in date palm biotechnology, documenting research events during the last four decades, current status, and future outlook. It brings together the principles and practices of contemporary date palm biotechnology. The book is essential for researchers, policy makers, and commercial entrepreneurs concerned with date palm. It is invaluable for date palm biotechnology students and specialists. This monumental work is written by an international team of experienced researchers from both academia and industry. Each chapter contains background knowledge related to the topic, followed by a comprehensive literature review of research methodology and results including the authors' own experience and supported with illustrative tables and photographs. In addition to an introductory chapter, the book consists of thirty two review chapters highlighting progress and current research status covering various aspects of date palm biotechnology in five sections: A) Discuss the research development, methodology, and commercial application of micropropagation in seven chapters, B) Deal with the research development and applications of somaclonal variation and mutation in date palm, covered in seven chapters, C) Describe the status of date palm germplasm and current techniques employed in conservation and molecular characterization are described in seven chapters, D) Address research progress made in date palm genetics and breeding in eight chapters, E) Describe up-to-date progress made in metabolites and industrial biotechnology in three chapters.** Front Matter....Pages i-xviii Introduction: Date Palm Biotechnology from Theory to Practice....Pages 1-11 Front Matter....Pages 13-13 Potential of Date Palm Micropropagation for Improving Small Farming Systems....Pages 15-28 Date Palm Tissue Culture: A Pathway to Rural Development....Pages 29-45 Date Palm Micropropagation via Somatic Embryogenesis....Pages 47-68 Date Palm Micropropagation via Organogenesis....Pages 69-90 Micropropagation of Date Palm Using Inflorescence Explants....Pages 91-117 Bioreactors and Automation in Date Palm Micropropagation....Pages 119-136 Commercial Date Palm Tissue Culture Procedures and Facility Establishment....Pages 137-180 Front Matter....Pages 181-181 Somaclonal Variation in Date Palm....Pages 183-203 Growth Abnormalities Associated with Micropropagation of Date Palm....Pages 205-219 Molecular Detection of Somaclonal Variation in Date Palm....Pages 221-235 In Vitro Selection for Abiotic Stress in Date Palm....Pages 237-252 Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis Toxin Characterization and Use for Selection of Resistant Date Palm to Bayoud Disease....Pages 253-270 Radiation-Induced Mutations for Date Palm Improvement....Pages 271-286 Magnetic Field Induced Biochemical and Growth Changes in Date Palm Seedlings....Pages 287-309 Front Matter....Pages 311-311 Date Palm Germplasm....Pages 313-336 In Vitro Conservation of Date Palm Germplasm....Pages 337-360 Molecular Markers in Date Palm....Pages 361-370 Biodiversity in Date Palm: Molecular Markers as Indicators....Pages 371-406 Polymorphism and Genetic Relationship in Date Palm Using Molecular Markers....Pages 407-425 Front Matter....Pages 311-311 Date Palm Genome Project at the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia....Pages 427-448 Potential of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Technology in Date Palm Production....Pages 449-476 Front Matter....Pages 477-477 Date Palm Genetics and Breeding....Pages 479-512 Development of New Moroccan Selected Date Palm Varieties Resistant to Bayoud and of Good Fruit Quality....Pages 513-531 Molecular Markers for Genetic Diversity and Bayoud Disease Resistance in Date Palm....Pages 533-550 Towards Sex Determination of Date Palm....Pages 551-566 Interspecific Hybridization and Embryo Rescue in Date Palm....Pages 567-584 In Vitro Flowering of Date Palm....Pages 585-604 Date Palm Cell and Protoplast Culture....Pages 605-629 Transgenic Date Palm....Pages 631-650 Front Matter....Pages 651-651 Secondary Metabolites of Date Palm....Pages 653-674 Industrial Biotechnology: Date Palm Fruit Applications....Pages 675-709 Date Palm as a Source of Bioethanol Producing Microorganisms....Pages 711-727 Back Matter....Pages 729-743 This important reference book is the first comprehensive resource worldwide that reflects research achievements in date palm biotechnology, documenting research events during the last four decades, current status, and future outlook. This book is essential for researchers, policy makers, and commercial entrepreneurs concerned with date palm. The book is invaluable for date palm biotechnology students and specialists. This monument is written by an international team of experienced researchers from both academia and industry. It consists of five sections covering all aspects of date palm biotechnology including A) Micropropagation, B) Somaclonal Variation, Mutation and Selection, C) Germplasm Biodiversity and Conservation, D) Genetics and Genetic Improvement, and E) Metabolites and Industrial Biotechnology. The book brings together the principles and practices of contemporary date palm biotechnology. Each chapter contains background knowledge related to the topic, followed by a comprehensive literature review of research methodology and results including the authors own experience including illustrative tables and photographs.