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Identification of some Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera) Cultivars by Fruit Characters


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1 Faculty of Education, King Abulaziz University, Jeddah, PO: 15758 Jeddah 21454, Saudi Arabia
2 Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
 

Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) was studied for the morphological, anatomical and phytochemical characters of fruit cultivars. These cultivars are Amhat, Barhy, Bint Aisha, Zaghloul, Hayany, Amry, Kuboshy and Samany. The Morphological, anatomical and chemical characters of fruit varied among the cultivars studied. Zaghloul cultivar exhibited the highest values of reducing sugar, total phenols, titrateable acidity, while Samany cultivar showed the highest value of total soluble solids. This study may be helpful for commercial utilization of date palm.

Keywords

Phoenix dactylifera Cultivars, Fruit, Morphological, Anatomical, Chemical Characters
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Authors

M. M. Sakr
Faculty of Education, King Abulaziz University, Jeddah, PO: 15758 Jeddah 21454, Saudi Arabia
I. M. Abu Zeid
Faculty of Education, King Abulaziz University, Jeddah, PO: 15758 Jeddah 21454, Saudi Arabia
A. E. Hassan
Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
A-G. I. Baz
Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
W. M. Hassan
Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt

Abstract


Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) was studied for the morphological, anatomical and phytochemical characters of fruit cultivars. These cultivars are Amhat, Barhy, Bint Aisha, Zaghloul, Hayany, Amry, Kuboshy and Samany. The Morphological, anatomical and chemical characters of fruit varied among the cultivars studied. Zaghloul cultivar exhibited the highest values of reducing sugar, total phenols, titrateable acidity, while Samany cultivar showed the highest value of total soluble solids. This study may be helpful for commercial utilization of date palm.

Keywords


Phoenix dactylifera Cultivars, Fruit, Morphological, Anatomical, Chemical Characters

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17485/ijst%2F2010%2Fv3i3%2F29712