Epidemics affecting palm trees and dates in organic agricultural system (management and fighting) and economic revenue of palm trees in Al- Baten project [electronic resource].

Includes references.

Al-Baten project in Al-Qaseem region, following to agricultural administration of Saleh Abdulaziz Al Rajhi Endowments Administration in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, contains (200000) palm trees as the biggest date palms project in the world according to Juinness World Records (May 2005) including (32000) palm trees under the . organic agricultural system at the rate of 16 % as an organic agricultural certificate has been obtained from the European certification authority for permanent development in France (Ecoscert) in August (2007) and renewed annually according to a serious of procedures and analyses to be done to the dates, seeds and soil. The project also obtained some international, regional, local specialty rewards and certificates.

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