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The research aims to study the impact of Black scorch on the agricultural environment in Khasab. We have noticed a decline in the amount of agricultural yields of dates in Khasab and in different regions of the Sultanate, and this is what interests us as the city of Khasab is an agricultural region and is characterized by the fertility of its soil and the abundance of palm trees. The research questions are: What is black scorch ? we found that the black scorch disease affects all parts of the palm tree, even the roots. Symptoms appear in four forms or conditions, as follows: The appearance of burned areas on the palm leaves or on the fronds, which may be in the form of long or intermittent lines and along the leaves or the central vein of the frond. We selected a study sample that contains black scorch. Neem tree were chosen as a solution to the disease because of its many benefits to agriculture, and we prepared the extract from neem trees’ leaves. By applying the laboratory protocol. Then we apply the extract on the palm trees with the black scorch it was observed that black scorch we stopped from spreading The research recommendations came in educating the surrounding community about the problem, its causes and effects, and how to prevent it, encouraging farmers to use safe methods that reduce this problem, following modern and approved methods in protecting agricultural crops, identifying and treating their problems.