LEAF/BUNCH RATIO FOR OREABI DATE PALM CULTIVAR GROWN AT THE NORTH DELTA OF EGYPT | ||||
| Journal of Plant Production | ||||
| Article 13, Volume 33, Issue 1, January 2008, Page 419-424 PDF (423.3 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jpp.2008.126241 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| A. M. Hegazi; E. F. El-Dengawy; Marwa H. Hamama | ||||
| Dept. of Horticulture, Fac. of Agric., Mansoura University. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Date palms of Oreabi cultivar grown at North Delta, near Gamasa, DK. Gov. responded to reducing the number of bunches per palm. A small number of bunches per palm made it possible to select stronger and better located ones on each palm. The nutrients available were used for better fruit-set, higher productivity with good quality fruits. Pruning the date palms by increasing the number of leaves per bunch significantly increased fruit weight and total yield for the studied cultivar up to 9 or 11 leaves/bunch. Fruit quality was improved as fruit weight and flesh weight were increased while seed weight was reduced by maintaining the proper number of leaves per bunch. The soluble solids content of the fruit (SSC) was also increased. Leaf/bunch ratio at 11 was the best for the studied cultivar. The problem of heavy fruit drop in Oreabi cultivar and alternate bearing were greatly eliminated by reducing the number of bunches/palm. | ||||
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