Libya Al Jufrah Palm Date Cv TALIS pomological card
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Passport Origin and distribution: not present in Al Fugha, but a variety exists in Zellah and also in Sokna, Hun and Waddan Productive area in Al Jufrah Oasis: 1 % Mean Production in Al Jufrah Oasis: 50 Kg/tree Agronomic characteristics: very adaptable variety under both dry and irrigated farming. Very good offshoots capacity Flowering period: March Commercial maturity stage: Rutab and Tamar Harvest period: October Fruit and trade characteristics: fresh consumption and for cake Quality
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The present study has been conducted in the framework of the Italy - Lybia bilateral cooperation project "Improvement and Valorisation of Date Palm in Al Jufrah Oasis", funded by Iatlian Cooperation and carried out by Istituto Agronomico per l'Oltremare (Italy) in collaboration with the Libyan Ministry of Agriculture. In this framework, the characterisation and description of local varieties, performed through the sampling and description of genetic, morphometric and chemical characteristics, is accompanied by an integrated study of the palm dates cropping system in the Al Jufrah Region. Such study has been carried out by means of the set up of Geographical Information System of Date plantations for the five oasis of Waddan, Hun, Sokna, Zellah and Al Fugha.
Transcript of Libya Al Jufrah Palm Date Cv TALIS pomological card
Passport
Origin and distribution: not present in Al Fugha, but a
variety exists in Zellah and also in Sokna, Hun and Waddan
Productive area in Al Jufrah Oasis: 1 %
Mean Production in Al Jufrah Oasis: 50 Kg/tree
Agronomic characteristics: very adaptable variety under
both dry and irrigated farming. Very good offshoots capacity
Flowering period: March
Commercial maturity stage: Rutab and Tamar
Harvest period: October
Fruit and trade characteristics: fresh consumption and for
cake
Quality
TREE
Trunk shape cylindrical Bunch type oblique
Foliage shape erected Bunch density dense
Crown shape moderately dense - dense Bunch colour orange
FRUIT
Shape sub-cylindrical Flesh thickness medium
Apex oval Presence of fibres medium
Base flat Flesh to seed adhesion medium
Color honey Length medium
Skin appearance pleated – corrugated Width large
Alteration of skin colour sometimes collar Length/width ratio medium
Fruit texture soft - half-soft Main weight of 20 fruits (g) 192
Perianth absent Main flesh weight of 20 fruits (g) 169
Flesh texture firm (honeyed)
SEED
Shape sub-cylindrical Length medium
Colour beige Width narrow
Surface smooth - bumpy Length/width ratio medium
Presence of mucro
or fibrous type
both –sometime only
mucro Main weight of 20 seeds (g) 23
Micropyle position towards the apex Seed/Fruit length ratio medium
Ventral furrow shape prominent Seed/Fruit weight ratio medium
INFLORESCENCE
Spathe Shape lanceolate N° of spathes/tree medium
Spathe length medium N° of spikelets in the spike medium
Spathe width medium N° of flowers in one spikelet medium
QUALITATIVE PARAMETERS
Total sugar content (%) 66,7 Magnesium (mg/kg)
Fructose (%) Potassium (mg/kg)
Glucose (%) Zinc (mg/kg)
Sucrose (%) Iron (mg/kg)
