The distribution of Phoenix theophrasti in the Datça Peninsula, Turkey

Boydak, Melih

doi:10.1016/0006-3207(85)90081-3

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“…1 A and refs. 39–42). Evidence that the North African population has mixed ancestry between this Aegean Sea endemic and cultivated date palm suggests that P. dactylifera on the African continent has a hybrid origin and that P. theophrasti may be the unknown source of variation in North Africa identified by Gros-Balthazard et al (6).…”

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Cross-species hybridization and the origin of North African date palms

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Gros-Balthazard

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SignificanceDate palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) is one of the oldest tree crop species in the world and is a major fruit crop of arid regions of the Middle East and North Africa. We use whole-genome sequence data from a large sample of P. dactylifera and its wild relatives to show that hybridization between date palms and Phoenix theophrasti Grueter—a species endemic to the Eastern Mediterranean—is associated with the diversification of date palm.

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Cross-species hybridization and the origin of North African date palms

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Gros-Balthazard

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“…Phoenix theophrasti (Datça date palm) is in the Hurmalıbük Bay (36°45'42" E, 27°58'37" N), in the Datça Peninsula. In the upper parts of the valley, palm trees disappear and leave their place in the Pinus brutia (red pine) forest (Boydak, 1985;Bozyiğit, 2020;Vardareli et al, 2019). Phoenix theophrasti is a beautiful and decorative-looking candidate to be a distinguished local type of park and garden (García-Granero et al, 2020).…”

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The Charming Threat Against the Groundwater Resources: Tamarix Trees Utilized for Landscaping

Akıner¹,

Lačnjevac²

2021

European Journal of Science and Technology

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“…The palm was subsequently found to occur in ten stands on Crete and nearby islands. It was not until 1982 that P. theophrasti was first found on the Datça Peninsula, Turkey by Melih Boydak (Boydak, 1985). In addition another occurrence was recorded in 1986 on the Kumluca coast of Finike Bay, Turkey (Boydak, 1986(Boydak, , 1987.…”

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Phoenix spp. and other ornamental palms in Turkey: The threat from red palm<br>weevil and red palm scale insects

Hazir¹,

Büyüköztürk²

2013

Emir. J. Food Agric

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Phoenix theophrasti is the only palm species native to Turkey and it exists in small numbers in only a few locations along the Mediterranean Coast. Other Phoenix species and other palms are mainly grown in Turkey for environmental and ornamental purposes in house gardens, public gardens, parks and as street plantings. The common usage of palms in landscaping highlights their economic importance for the country, especially in coastal tourism areas. Date palms grown in Turkey produce fruits which are small in size, of low nutritional value and with little sugar content due to insufficiently warm temperatures to ripen fruit. Adult date palm trees were imported into the country, mainly from Egypt, until 2005, when imports ceased to prevent further introduction of red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus, which has become a serious threat to Phoenix and other palms. The other major insect problem is red palm scale insect Phoenicococcus marlatti. Measures are being taken to control these two pests. The limiting of palm imports has stimulated seed propagation of palms within Turkey.

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The distribution of Phoenix theophrasti in the Datça Peninsula, Turkey

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Cross-species hybridization and the origin of North African date palms

Cross-species hybridization and the origin of North African date palms

The Charming Threat Against the Groundwater Resources: Tamarix Trees Utilized for Landscaping

Phoenix spp. and other ornamental palms in Turkey: The threat from red palm<br>weevil and red palm scale insects

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