PHYSIOLOGICAL STUDY ON THE SEASONAL PRODUCTION OF NEW LEAVES AND INFLORESCENCES OF SOME DATE PALM (PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA L.) CULTIVARS, UNDER ASSIUT CONDITIONS, UAR
A. Abdel-Gali, H., M. Marzouk, H., El-Salhy, A., Ez. Mahmoud, A. (2008). PHYSIOLOGICAL STUDY ON THE SEASONAL PRODUCTION OF NEW LEAVES AND INFLORESCENCES OF SOME DATE PALM (PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA L.) CULTIVARS, UNDER ASSIUT CONDITIONS, UAR. EKB Journal Management System, 39(3), 43-53. doi: 10.21608/ajas.2008.269851
H. A. Abdel-Gali; H. M. Marzouk; A. M. El-Salhy; A. Ez. Mahmoud. "PHYSIOLOGICAL STUDY ON THE SEASONAL PRODUCTION OF NEW LEAVES AND INFLORESCENCES OF SOME DATE PALM (PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA L.) CULTIVARS, UNDER ASSIUT CONDITIONS, UAR". EKB Journal Management System, 39, 3, 2008, 43-53. doi: 10.21608/ajas.2008.269851
A. Abdel-Gali, H., M. Marzouk, H., El-Salhy, A., Ez. Mahmoud, A. (2008). 'PHYSIOLOGICAL STUDY ON THE SEASONAL PRODUCTION OF NEW LEAVES AND INFLORESCENCES OF SOME DATE PALM (PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA L.) CULTIVARS, UNDER ASSIUT CONDITIONS, UAR', EKB Journal Management System, 39(3), pp. 43-53. doi: 10.21608/ajas.2008.269851
A. Abdel-Gali, H., M. Marzouk, H., El-Salhy, A., Ez. Mahmoud, A. PHYSIOLOGICAL STUDY ON THE SEASONAL PRODUCTION OF NEW LEAVES AND INFLORESCENCES OF SOME DATE PALM (PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA L.) CULTIVARS, UNDER ASSIUT CONDITIONS, UAR. EKB Journal Management System, 2008; 39(3): 43-53. doi: 10.21608/ajas.2008.269851

PHYSIOLOGICAL STUDY ON THE SEASONAL PRODUCTION OF NEW LEAVES AND INFLORESCENCES OF SOME DATE PALM (PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA L.) CULTIVARS, UNDER ASSIUT CONDITIONS, UAR

Assiut Journal of Agricultural Sciences
Article 4, Volume 39, Issue 3, October 2008, Page 43-53  XML PDF (413.99 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ajas.2008.269851
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Authors
H. A. Abdel-Gali1; H. M. Marzouk1; A. M. El-Salhy2; A. Ez. Mahmoud1
1Horticulture Department, Fac. Agric., Assiut University.
2Pomology Dept., Fac. Agric., Assiut University
Abstract
The study was carried out for three seasons (2001 to 2003) on Zaghloul, Haiany, Sewy and Amry date palm cultivars, grown at the Experimental Orchard, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.  The main objective of this experiment is to find out additional information concerning the seasonal trend of producing new leaves and annual production of inflorescences. The results of this investigation could be summarized as follows:
-               Zaghloul, Haiany, Sewy and Amry date palms produced 22.23, 22.53, 23.60 and 20.80 leaves/year, respectively.  The higher number of new leaves was produced during March to August, whereas, leaves produced during September to February period recorded the least number.
-               The number of annually developed bunches varied according to the cultivars and ranged from (7.40 to 8.20), (7.80 to 10.40), (10.20 to 11.40) and (7.40 to 9.80 bunch/palm/year) for Zaghloul, Haiany, Sewy and Amry cultivars, respectively.
-               The maximum number of these inflorescences was bursted from axils of 10 and 12 months old leaves.  The percentage of contribution of 10 months old leaves was higher than that of the 12 months old of Sewy date palm.  On the contrary, 12 months old leaves of Zaghloul, Haiany and Amry had higher contribution compared to 10 months old leaves.
-               Sewy and Zaghloul palms gave their annual yield in regular pattern as compared with Haiany and Amry palms, which showed irregular cropping.
                From the results of the present study, it is clear that during April to July there was excessive production of new leaves which subtended by inflorescences in the following season.  Subsequently, it is important to carry out the agricultural practices during this period.  In addition, removing small spathes in the axils of either 8 or 14 months old leaves of the studied cultivars is recommended to overcome irregular bearing of the date palm.
Keywords
Date Palm; Physiological study; Zaghloul; Haiany; Sewy; Amry cultivars
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