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Published: 11.03.2006.
Language: English
Level: College/University
Literature: 3 units
References: Not used
  • Research Papers 'Phoenix Dactylifera (Date Palm)', 1.
  • Research Papers 'Phoenix Dactylifera (Date Palm)', 2.
  • Research Papers 'Phoenix Dactylifera (Date Palm)', 3.
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Date palm is all evergreen, un-branched tree which can grow up to 30m high. Its trunk is covered with fibbers, surrounded from the ground upward with the base of earlier formed leaves. The end of the leaf fronds is needle sharp and is 4 – 5 m long. The fruit is a drupe with one seed. When ripe, the fruit is a dull yellow and the flesh is soft and buttery. When dried, the skin of the fruit darken. …

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