Rising salinity and heat push Basra to grow date palms in the lab

By Mohammed Atti and Imad Creidi BASRA, Iraq, Jan 30 (Reuters) - In greenhouses and sterile laboratories west of Basra, Iraqi ...
Arizona State Press

How ASU grew the largest collection of Date Palms in the U.S.

The ASU Tempe campus is a designated arboretum that is meant to be an oasis for plants from around the world, including the date palms that line the sidewalks on campus. ASU is home to the largest ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

South American palm weevil wreaking havoc on local palm trees

The majestic palm tree is part of San Diego’s iconography — symbolizing Southern California and the beach, the feel of a tropical paradise. Most of San Diego’s palm trees are classified as Canary ...
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Date growers hope to turn desert green as new lab opens

Plant scientists at a world-leading firm that grows date palms in the UK hope to turn an Indian desert green as they open a new state-of-the-art lab. Although the British climate is too cold to grow ...
Al-Monitor

Iraq's date palms: rescuing a national icon

Once known as the "country of 30 million palm trees", and home to 600 varieties of the fruit, Iraq's date production has been blighted by decades of conflict and environmental challenges, including ...
Newsday

California date palm ranches reap not only fruit, but a permit to host weddings and quinceañeras

COACHELLA, Calif. — Claudia Lua Alvarado has staked her future on the rows of towering date palms behind the home where she lives with her husband and two children in a desert community east of Los ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

California date palm ranches reap not only fruit, but a permit to host weddings and quinceaneras

COACHELLA, Calif. (AP) — Claudia Lua Alvarado has staked her future on the rows of towering date palms behind the home where she lives with her husband and two children in a desert community east of ...