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Integrated Pest Management ( IPM ) for Date Palm in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
The aim of this study is to evaluate the most important damaging diseases and pests of the date palm ( Phoenix dactylifera L. ) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as cited in the publications and reports.
The results of this study indicated that the red palm weevil, which was reported in the country for the first time twelve years ago, is the most serious insects pest. This is in addition to the other arthropod pests which include : Oryctes elegans, Pseudophilus testaceous, Batrachedra amydraula, Arenipses sabella, Chrysomphalus dictypermi, Ommatissus binotatus, Parlatoria blanchardi, Oligonychus afrasiaticus, and birds which attack the fruits. The date palm diseases caused by fungi are of great economic importance. The wilt diseases, Khamedj, Al-wijam, and Diplodia diseases are among the important diseases of date palm in some growing areas of the Kingdom.
The study suggests the adoption of a comprehensive IPM program that suits the infection of date palm by one or more of the previous pests. This program includes : cultural practices ( such as selection of healthy off-shoots, resistant to pests and free of diseases ) and other cultural practices, physical, mechanical, legestilative, biological, chemical and other control methods that my influence pest behavior and minimize damage that can be caused by these serious pests
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Clinical pharmacy definition, required education, training and practice in Saudi Arabia: A position statement by the Saudi society of clinical pharmacy
The Saudi Society of Clinical Pharmacy (SSCP) is a scientific and professional society in the field of clinical pharmacy that operates under the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties governance. The SSCP believes that there is a need to define and describe many aspects related to the clinical pharmacy profession in Saudi Arabia. Moreover, there is an increasing demand for promoting the concept of clinical pharmacy and developing a consensus regarding the scope of practice and clinical pharmacist's required postgraduate education and training in Saudi Arabia. This paper is intended to present several position statements by the SSCP that define the concept of clinical pharmacy, describe the required education and training, and highlight clinical pharmacists' scope of practice in Saudi Arabia. This paper calls for further investigations that examine the impact of clinical pharmacists on individual and population health levels. © 2021 The Author(s)Open access journalThis item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at [email protected]