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A large number of date cultivars and varieties emerged through history of its cultivation, but the exact number is difficult to assess. Hussain and El-Zeid [1] (1975) have reported 400 varieties, while Nixon [2] (1954) named around 250. Most of those are limited to a particular region, and only a few dozen have attained broader commercial ...
Date fruits (dates) are oval-cylindrical, 3 to 7 centimetres (1 to 3 inches) long, and about 2.5 cm (1 in) in diameter, with colour ranging from dark brown to bright red or yellow, depending on variety. Containing 61–68 percent sugar by mass when dried, [8] dates are consumed as sweet snacks on their own or with confections.
Deglet Nour, also spelled Deglet Noor, [a] is a cultivar of the date palm that originated in the oasis of Tolga in Algeria. [1] [2] Commonly referred to as the "queen of all dates", [3] the authentic Algerian [4] Deglet Nour date has a soft touch, a translucent light color and a honey-like taste, characteristics which distinguish it from other ...
The Medjool date (Arabic: تمر المجهول - tamar al-majhūl. Tamar means 'date' and majhūl means 'unknown', from جَهِلَ jahila, 'to not know') [1] [2] also known as Medjoul, Mejhoul or Majhool, is a large, sweet cultivated variety of date (Phoenix dactylifera). It is an important commercial variety constituting some 25% of ...
In most of these lists, variety refers to a cultivar that is recognised by the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV). A cultivar must meet certain criteria in order to be recognised by UPOV as a named variety. In a few lists, variety means something else: a taxonomic rank below that of species (a kind of ...
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Date pollinator with fresh strands of male flower. Date pollinator up an 'Abid Rahim (عبد رحيم) palm tree. Pollination of the female fruits is conducted in late February and beginning of March which is, according to the Coptic calendar still used for agricultural purposes by the Manasir, the end of the month Amshir. [7]