Production An Overview of Date Palm Production R. Al-Yahyai and A. Manickavasagan Tissue Culture Studies in Date Palm S. A. Farooq, R. S. Khan, and T.T. Farook The Date Palm Genome Project at Kingdom of Saudi Arabia X. Zhang, J. Tan, M. Yang, Y. Yin, I. S. Al-Mssallem, and J. Yu Water Management in Date Palm Groves M. Mumtaz Khan and S. A. Prathapar Fertilizer Application in Date Palm Cultivation A. Al-Busaidi Environmental Concern in Date Palm Production from Atmospheric Trace Metal Contamination S. H. Al-Rawahy and H. Sulaiman Salinity Problems and Their Management in Date Palm Production N. Hussain, S. Al-Rasbi, N. S. Al-Wahaibi, G. A. Rehman Al-Ghanum, and O. El-Sharief Abdalla Insects in Date Palm Field and Their Management M. Ali Al-Deeb Mechanization in Date Palm Pollination A. Mostaan Design Concepts for Date-Harvesting Process H. P. W. Jayasuriya Dates Marketing M. Daudi Mbaga Processing Drying Characteristics, Rehydration, and Color Changes of Palm Fruits During Storage K. O. Falade and E. S. Abbo Solar Tunnel Dryer: A Novel Dryer for Dates M. A. Basunia and H. H. Handali Processing of Dates by Dehydration and Microwave Drying D. G. Rao, T. Hariharan, and S. Feroz Quality Assessment of Dates by Computer Vision Technology A. Manickavasagan and R. Al-Yahyai Nonchemical Methyl Bromide Alternatives in Dates' Processing Sector M. A. El Mohandes Processing of Dates into Value-Added Products P. Vijayanand and S. G. Kulkarni Exploring the Possibility of Biofuel Production from By-Products and Wastes Generated from Date Industry D. Ramesh, S. Karthikeyan, and G. Chinnanchetty Food Physical Characteristics and Chemical Composition of Date Palm Fruits N. Guizani and V. Singh Sorption and Structural Characteristics of Date Palm Fruit M. S. Rahman Fermentative Products Using Dates as a Substrate N. Sivakumar Dates: Potential Substitute for Added Sugar in Food A. Manickavasagan Use of Date Palm By-Products in Feeding Livestock O. Mahgoub, I. T. Kadim, and W. Al-Marzooqi Medicinal Values Dates: A Fruit from Heaven M. Qasim and S. A. Naqvi The Functional Values of Dates M. Ali Al-Farsi and C. Yong Lee Nutritional and Medicinal Value of Date Fruit A. Ali, M. Waly, M. M. Essa, and S. Devarajan Uses of Date Palm in Ayurveda M. Shanmugapriya and K. Patwardhan Dates in Indigenous Medicines of India E. Sukumar Antiamyloidogenic Effect of Dates Grown in Oman with Reference to Their Possible Protection against Alzheimer's Disease M. Mohamed Essa, G. J. Guillemin, S. Al-Adawi, A. Al-Asmi, R. Vaishnav, N. Ramachandiran, and M. A. Memon Index