Publications by authors named "Ahmed M Shuikan"
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- * The study isolated and tested actinobacterial strains from the date palm's rhizosphere, finding that their application improved soil fertility and increased fruit yield during various growth stages.
- * Treated dates showed enhanced nutritional qualities, with higher levels of beneficial phytochemicals and improved biological activities, suggesting that actinobacteria can significantly boost both productivity and health benefits of date palms.
The search for environment-friendly, economical and healthy alternatives to agrochemicals tempted us to evaluate the potential of naturally occurring actinomycetes to improve soil properties, plant growth and photosynthesis, grain yield and chemical composition of economically important cereals (wheat, barley, oat, maize and sorghum). To this end, actinomycetes were isolated from soils of local cereals fields, then their biological activities, namely antibacterial, antiprotozoal, antioxidant, and phenolic and flavonoid contents were evaluated. The four most active isolates (9, 16, 24 and 26) were selected and used for enriching the soils until seed set.
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