Passport Origin and distribution: common variety of Waddan, Sokna and Hun. It’s one of the most widespread variety in Al Fugha and Zellah Productive area in Al Jufrah Oasis: 3 % Mean Production in Al Jufrah Oasis: 65 Kg/tree Agronomic characteristics: rapid growth of the plant with quick ageing process. High productivity, sensitive to pests and water salinity, good rooting capacity in bad soil situation. Good offshoot capacity, with high percentage of offshoot developing during plantation Flowering period: February - March Commercial maturity stage: Tamar Harvest period: in October by removing of bunches Fruit and trade characteristics: with a low sugar content, this is the date variety most recommended for diabetes sufferers. Good for postharvest processing and other uses for animal feed Quality
TREE Trunk shape Foliage shape Crown shape
cylindrical erected moderately dense
Bunch type Bunch density Bunch colour
oblique dense yellow-orange
FRUIT Shape Apex Base Color Skin appearance Alteration of skin colour Fruit texture Perianth Flesh texture
sub-cylindrical oval flat – flat and oblique honey corrugated sometime collar half-soft - soft Absent or flattened firm (honeyed) - soft
Flesh thickness Presence of fibres Flesh to seed adhesion Length Width Length/width ratio Main weight of 20 fruits (g) Main flesh weight of 20 fruits (g)
thin much not much medium medium high 151 121
sub-cylindrical beige rough - bumpy
Length Width Length/width ratio
medium medium medium
sometime fibrous type
Main weight of 20 seeds (g)
30
SEED Shape Colour Surface Presence of mucro or fibrous type Micropyle position Ventral furrow shape INFLORESCENCE Spathe Shape Spathe length Spathe width
towards the apex - middle Seed/Fruit length ratio prominent Seed/Fruit weight ratio
medium high
lanceolate Medium - short medium - narrow
N° of spathes/tree N° of spikelets in the spike N° of flowers in one spikelet
medium medium medium
Magnesium (mg/kg) Potassium (mg/kg) Zinc (mg/kg) Iron (mg/kg)
887 7752 6,1 11,3
QUALITATIVE PARAMETERS Total sugar content (%) Fructose (%) Glucose (%) Sucrose (%)
69,8 33,7 36,0 0,1