| Abstrakt: |
There are major challenges that impede agriculture in various parts of Saudi Arabia, and these include low soil fertility, water scarcity, and a huge amount of date palm waste. One approach to overcoming the first two hurdles is the use of moistureretaining soil amendments, and date palm waste can be used as the required material. These amendments aim at enhancing the poor water-holding capacity of sandy soils, while at the same time, utilizing the gigantic mass of annually produced Karab that becomes landfill, either directly or after cindering. Therefore, this study investigated the potential use of Karab obtained from two widely cultivated date palm cultivars, Khalas and Khunaizi, as a moisture-retaining soil amendment for the early growth of okra, and the results were successful. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
