THE USE OF DATE PALM TRUNK AS ARID SANDY SOIL AMENDMENTS FOR THE EARLY GROWTH OF OKRA (Abelmoschus esculentus) By
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This study uses waste trunk of two major date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) cultivars, Khunaizi (KZ) and Khalas (KS) from the eastern region of Saudi Arabia to develop semi-powder form trunk used as organic amendment and mixed with arid soil from the Fodah district to develop and charasteised trunk mixtures used as a medium for the early growth of Abelmoschus esculentus (okra).