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The Mineral Composition of Date Palm Fruits (Phoenix dactylifera L.) under Low to High Salinity Irrigation
Molecules
  • Rania Dghaim, Zayed University
  • Zied Hammami, International Center for Biosaline Agriculture
  • Rola Al Ghali, Zayed University
  • Linda Smail, Zayed University
  • Dalia Haroun, Zayed University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-4-2021
Abstract

Adaptability to salinity varies between different varieties of date palm trees. This research aims to explore the long-term impact of different salinity irrigation levels on the mineral content of 13 date palm varieties grown in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Date varieties were grown using three irrigation water salinity levels of 5, 10 and 15 dS m-1. The mineral composition (B, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Na, P and Zn) of date palm fruits was determined using Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES). High salinity levels showed no effect on the mineral content of Ajwat AlMadinah, Naghal, Barhi, Shagri, Abu Maan, Jabri, Sukkari and Rothan varieties. All date varieties remained good sources of dietary potassium, magnesium, manganese and boron even at high salinity levels. Increased salinity had no effect on the percent Daily Value (%DV) categories of most of the analyzed minerals. While no genotypes showed a general adaptation to different saline environments, Barhi, Ajwat Al Madinah, Khinizi, Maktoumi and Shagri varieties were more stable towards salinity variation. In the UAE, the genotype x saline-environment interaction was found to be high which makes it impossible to attribute the variation in mineral content to a single varietal or salinity effect.

Publisher
MDPI
Disciplines
Keywords
  • Date palm,
  • Salinity,
  • Mineral,
  • Percent Daily Value (% DV),
  • United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Scopus ID
85121130803
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Indexed in Scopus
Yes
Open Access
Yes
Open Access Type
Gold: This publication is openly available in an open access journal/series
Citation Information
Rania Dghaim, Zied Hammami, Rola Al Ghali, Linda Smail, et al.. "The Mineral Composition of Date Palm Fruits (Phoenix dactylifera L.) under Low to High Salinity Irrigation" Molecules Vol. 26 Iss. 23 (2021)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/linda-smail/19/