Dr. Mohammed Abdul-Amir Hassan Al-Najjar, a faculty member at the College of Agriculture, University of Basra, participated as a member of the doctoral dissertation committee for researcher Mustafa Essam Mohammed at the College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University of Baghdad. The dissertation was titled "The Effect of Biofertilizers and Melatonin and Boron Spraying on the Growth and Productivity of the Sayer Date Palm Variety."

The study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of algae fertilizers and melatonin treatment in improving the physiological and productive characteristics of the Sayer date palm variety, and their ability to enhance the trees' resistance to environmental stress and the strains to which the region is exposed.

The dissertation recommended adopting biofertilizers as an effective alternative for supplying mineral elements, which would contribute to reducing reliance on environmentally harmful chemical fertilizers. It also recommended conducting further studies on the role of melatonin as a modern mechanism for reducing the severity of environmental stress, ultimately leading to the achievement of sustainable date palm cultivation in Iraq.

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