Post harvest Storage Studies on doka (Khalal) Stage Fruits of Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.)
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2022
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COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, SWAMI KESHWANAND RAJASTHAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, BIKANER (RAJASTHAN) - 334006
Abstract
Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) commonly known as Khajoor
or Kharek belongs to family Arecaceae (Palmaceae) is one of the
world‟s oldest cultivated fruit trees. Date palm, a monocotyledonous
and dioecious species was first domesticated in Mesopotamian Region
(Zohary and Hopf, 2000). It was believed to be originated from Iraq and
considered to be most widely cultivated fruit tree in Middle East and
African countries. Major Date palm producing countries in world are
Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Iraq, Pakistan, Sudan, Oman,
United Arab Emirates, Tunisia, Libya, China, Morroco, Yemen , Israel ,
Kuwait, Turkey, United States of America, Mauritania and Qatar
(Johnson et al., 2015). Apart from the above, date plantations also
exists in Peru, Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, Australia, Cyprus,
Ethiopia and India. Middle East and North African countries produced
60% of the world‟s processed dates (Sivalingam et al., 2014).