Passport Origin and distribution: of ancient Egyptian origin, but now considered one of Libya’s most important varieties. It’s one of the most widespread variety in Sokna, Hun, Waddan and Zellah. It’s not present in Al Fugha Productive area in Al Jufrah Oasis: 3 % Mean Production in Al Jufrah Oasis: 70 Kg/tree Agronomic characteristics: Palms quickly grow, resist to pests and are very productive, producing a regular yield each year Flowering period: March Commercial maturity stage: Rutab and Tamar Harvest period: from September to October by selection of dates. Easy to harvest Fruit and trade characteristics: The fruits have good market value due to their pleasant flavor and suitable to storage and transport Quality
TREE Trunk shape Foliage shape Crown shape FRUIT Shape Apex Base Color Skin appearance Alteration of skin colour Fruit texture Perianth Flesh texture SEED Shape Colour Surface Presence of mucro or fibrous type Micropyle position Ventral furrow shape INFLORESCENCE Spathe Shape Spathe length Spathe width
cylindrical spherical moderately dense
Bunch type Bunch density Bunch colour
ovate round off flat – flat and oblique honey smooth - corrugated sometime collar or marbled soft absent firm (honeyed)
Flesh thickness Presence of fibres Flesh to seed adhesion Length Width
ovate beige – brown rough
Length Width Length/width ratio
medium medium low
sometime mucro
Main weight of 20 seeds (g)
34
at the middle 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 not much not much
Magnesium (mg/kg) Potassium (mg/kg) Zinc (mg/kg) Iron (mg/kg)
529 6222 4,6 6,8
Length/width ratio
falling mod. dense - dense orange thick not much not much short large low
Main weight of 20 fruits (g) 270 Main flesh weight of 20 fruits (g) 236
QUALITATIVE PARAMETERS Total sugar content (%) Fructose (%) Glucose (%) Sucrose (%)
65,0 29,6 35,0 0,4