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    Comparative Demography of the Spider Mite, Oligonychus afrasiaticus, on four Date Palm Varieties in Southwestern Tunisia

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    The date palm mite, Oligonychus afrasiaticus (McGregor) (Acari: Tetranychidae), is a serious pest of palm date fruits. Life cycle, fecundity, and longevity of this mite were studied on fruits of four date palms, Phoenix dactylifera L. (Arecales: Arecaceae)(varieties: Deglet Noor, Alig, Kentichi, and Besser), under laboratory conditions at 27 = 1 °C, 60 ± 10% RH. Total development time of immature female was shorter on Deglet Noor fruits than on the other cultivars. O. afrasiaticus on Deglet Noor had the highest total fecundity per female, while low fecundity values occurred on Besser. The comparison of intrinsic rates of natural increase (rm), net reproductive rates (Ro), and the survival rates of immature stage of O. afrasiaticus on the host plants suggests that O. afrasiaticus performs better on Deglet Noor fruits. The mite feeding on Alig showed the lowest intrinsic rate of natural population increase (rm = 0.103 day 1). The estimation of difference in susceptibility of cultivars to O. afrasiaticus is crucial for developing efficient pest control programs. Indeed, less susceptible cultivars can either be left unsprayed or sprayed at low threshold

    Projet de recherche pour le développement de l'agriculture d'oasis. Rapport d'activités 1992

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    Dans le cadre du projet de recherche pour le développement de l'agriculture d'oasis dans le sud tunisien, trois volets sont mis en action : 1 - inventaire du patrimoine génétique, 2 - protection des cultures, 3 - agronomie et développement. Plusieurs missions du GRIDAO, dont les rapports sont rassemblés dans ce document, se sont rendues à l'INRAT et au CRPh pour la mise en place et l'évaluation des opérations du projet, mais aussi concernant : - l'inventaire variétal des dattes et les problèmes de qualité pour le conditionnement, - le suivi des travaux de lutte biologique, - les travaux d'enquêtes, de typologies et de zonages des zones d'oasis, - le montage de la gestion informatisée des données bibliographiques, - l'élaboration d'un suivi phytosaniataire de la palmeraie informatique et cartographiqu

    "Maladie des feuilles cassantes" or brittle leaf disease of date palms in Tunisia: Biotic or abiotic disease?

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    “Brittle leaf disease of date palms”, known in southern Tunisia since the 1960s, has assumed epidemic proportions from 1986 on. The symptoms are associated with manganese deficiency and the presence of a small double stranded RNA of host origin. Even though no pathogen has yet been found, some observations do not fit a purely abiotic cause of the disease. In particular, affected trees seem to cluster into foci, and mineral analyses show no significant differences between the soils of affected and unaffected trees. Further work is required to understand the etiology of the disease
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