Passport Origin and distribution: the most valuable date variety in Libya, with Algerian origin. It’s one of the most widespread variety in Sokna, Hun and Waddan Productive area in Al Jufrah Oasis: 25 % Mean Production in Al Jufrah Oasis: 80-100 Kg/tree Agronomic characteristics: rapid growth of the plant. Sensitive to pests. Excellent offshoots capacity Flowering period: February - March Commercial maturity stage: Rutab and Tamar Harvest period: from September to October by selection of dates and later removing the bunches Fruit and trade characteristics: shiny skin. Mild sweet taste. Very suitable for long-period conservation and highly acceptable for consumption Quality
TREE Trunk shape Foliage shape Crown shape
cylindrical Bunch type erected Bunch density moderately dense - dense Bunch colour
falling - oblique dense yellow
FRUIT Shape Apex Base Color Skin appearance Alteration of skin colour Fruit texture Perianth Flesh texture
ovate - sub-cylindrical elongated flat amber smooth usually collar half-soft absent 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)
thick medium not much medium large medium 215 197
spindle-shaped brown smooth
Length Width Length/width ratio
medium narrow high
fibrous type
Main weight of 20 seeds (g)
18
at the middle not prominent
Seed/Fruit length ratio Seed/Fruit weight ratio
medium low
lanceolate long medium
N째 of spathes/tree N째 of spikelets in the spike N째 of flowers in one spikelet
medium not much much
Magnesium (mg/kg) Potassium (mg/kg) Zinc (mg/kg) Iron (mg/kg)
561 7314 1,7 5,7
SEED Shape Colour Surface Presence of mucro or fibrous type Micropyle position Ventral furrow shape INFLORESCENCE Spathe Shape Spathe length Spathe width
QUALITATIVE PARAMETERS Total sugar content (%) Fructose (%) Glucose (%) Sucrose (%)
69,2 20,3 22,0 26,9