Research interests

• Optimization of cultural practice for date palm and other fruit trees under arid and semi-arid conditions.
• Anti-stress substance, bio-fertilizers and fruit trees productivity under stress Conditions.
• Organic farming and sustainable agriculture production systems.
• Regulation of secondary metabolites biosynthesis and accumulation in fruit (e.g. natural antioxidants and phytochemicals).
• Regulation of fruit maturation, ripening and biochemical changes.
• Pre and postharvest physiology and technology of horticultural produce.
• Fruit quality and healthiness in relation to pre and postharvest factors.