Phenolic compounds in date palm cultivars sensitive and resistant to Fusarium oxysporum

Abstract

In date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) leaves, the main compounds of the phenolic pool were quercetin and isorhamnetin heterosides, (+)- catechin and (-)-epicatechin. Although previously observed only in date palm fruits, 5- caffeoylshikimic acid (dactylifric acid) and its positional isomers (3- caffeoylshikimic acid and 4-caffeoylshikimic acid) were detected also in the leaves and roots. Quantitative, but not qualitative, differences between cultivars resistant and susceptible to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis during growth period were observed.