Passport Etymology: Kathari in Arabic means “green colour” Origin and distribution: well-adapted to the Al Jufrah area. It’s one of the most widespread variety in Sokna, Hun and Waddan Productive area in Al Jufrah Oasis: 20 % Mean Production in Al Jufrah Oasis: 70-80 Kg/tree Agronomic characteristics: slow growth of the plant. Resistant to soil and water salinity. High offshoot capacity and rooting, with high quality offshoots Flowering period: 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: Highly esteemed, though slightly astringent; stays soft throughout the year. Reasonable market value Quality
TREE Trunk shape Foliage shape Crown shape
usually cylindrical spherical - erected moderately dense
Bunch type Bunch density Bunch colour
FRUIT Shape Apex Base Color Skin appearance Alteration of skin colour Fruit texture Perianth Flesh texture
ovate - sub-cylindrical round off - oval flat – flat and oblique greenish - honey corrugated no soft prominent firm (honeyed)
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)
medium much not much short large medium 178 154
ovate - sub-cylindrical beige rough
Length Width Length/width ratio
medium narrow medium
mucro
Main weight of 20 seeds (g)
24
at the middle not prominent
Seed/Fruit length ratio Seed/Fruit weight ratio
medium medium
lanceolate medium medium
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)
712 6374 3,4 9,7
SEED Shape Colour Surface Presence of mucro or fibrous type Micropyle position Ventral furrow shape INFLORESCENCE Spathe Shape Spathe length Spathe width
oblique moderately dense orange - dark orange
QUALITATIVE PARAMETERS Total sugar content (%) Fructose (%) Glucose (%) Sucrose (%)
73,3 34,5 37,8 1,0