Performance of Date Palm Introductions under Hot Arid Environment

Abstract

Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) is an important fruit
tree of arid and semi-arid regions. Fruits are either eaten
fresh or in the processed fonn. In order to exploit the
potential of the northwestern dry areas of India for date
palmcultivation, anumberofvarieties have beenintroduced
from Middle East countries, USA, Saudi Arab, Egypt,
which are performing better in different parts of country
(Chandra et. at. 1990).