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SOME PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SEVERAL LIBYAN DATE PALM CULTIVARS
Article number
882_80
Pages
733 – 736
Language
English
Abstract
Eight date palm cultivars (Phoenix dactylifera L.) grown in Sabha, Libya, namely: Talees, Tasfert, Taghiat, Adhwi, Amreer, Bustian, Sotrah and Asber were included in this study.
Five 8-10-year-old trees were randomly chosen from each cultivar.
The characteristics studied were: spike length, number of spikes/tree and number of spikelet/spike.
Also 20 fruits were randomly collected from each spike to study: fruit weight, length, width and flesh thickness.
Seed weight, length and width were measured too.
Results showed that there were significant differences between the cultivars in the studied parameters. Talees spikes were the longest (129.4 cm), Sotrah and Amreer were the shortest. Tasfert produced the highest number of spikes/tree and Bustian the lowest number.
On the other hand, Adhwi had the heaviest fruit (14.5 g), while Sotrah fruits were the lightest (7.6 g). The results are discussed in detail.
Five 8-10-year-old trees were randomly chosen from each cultivar.
The characteristics studied were: spike length, number of spikes/tree and number of spikelet/spike.
Also 20 fruits were randomly collected from each spike to study: fruit weight, length, width and flesh thickness.
Seed weight, length and width were measured too.
Results showed that there were significant differences between the cultivars in the studied parameters. Talees spikes were the longest (129.4 cm), Sotrah and Amreer were the shortest. Tasfert produced the highest number of spikes/tree and Bustian the lowest number.
On the other hand, Adhwi had the heaviest fruit (14.5 g), while Sotrah fruits were the lightest (7.6 g). The results are discussed in detail.
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Authors
Y.I. Geddeda, F. Abdassalam
Keywords
Phoenix dactylifera L., Libya, spikes, fruits
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