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Tissue Culture Date Palm derived plants
Al Wathba Marionnet propagates more than 14
date palm varieties with origins from; U.A.E,
Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Morocco.
Additionally, Al Wathba looks into the rare
date palm varieties of superior quality and
propagate those which thrive under the
climatic conditions of U.A.E. and the
region. Hence, making rare varieties of date
palm available to farmers in big quantities
and at reasonable costs. Of these rare
superior varieties Al Wathba produces: Zamli,
Nawader, Ashal Al Hassa, Ashal Khalas, Um Ed
Dahan, Mumtaza in addition to the males:
Ghannami and Al Sekka.
The following chart highlights the
characteristics of the major varieties
produced by Al Wathba Marionnet:
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DATE PALM VARIETAL FRUIT
DESCRIPTION |
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VARIETY |
ORIGIN |
RUTAB
COLOR |
SHAPE |
SIZE |
TEXTURE |
RIPENING SEASON |
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KHALAS |
KSA |
YELLOW |
OBLONG |
2 |
SOFT |
EARLY |
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BARHI |
IRAQ |
YELLOW |
ROUND/OVAL |
2 |
SOFT |
LATE |
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ABU MAAN
|
U.A.E. |
YELLOW |
ROUND/OVAL |
3 |
SEMI DRY |
MEDIUM |
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MEDJOOL
|
MOROCCO |
LIGHT RED |
OBLONG |
4 |
SOFT |
EARLY |
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NAWADER
|
U.A.E. |
YELLOW |
OBLONG |
2 |
SOFT |
MEDIUM |
|
SULTANA
|
KSA |
YELLOW |
ROUND/OVAL |
3 |
SOFT |
LATE |
|
SAGGAI
|
KSA |
YELLOW |
OBLONG |
2 |
SEMI DRY |
MEDIUM |
|
KHYIARA
|
IRAQ |
YELLOW |
LONG |
4 |
SEMI DRY |
MEDIUM |
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SHEISHI |
KSA |
GREEN/YELLOW |
OBLONG |
2 |
SOFT |
MEDIUM |
|
SHALAT
AL HASSA |
KSA |
YELLOW |
ROUND/OVAL |
2 |
SOFT |
LATE |
|
KADRAWI |
IRAQ |
GREEN/YELLOW |
OBLONG |
2 |
SOFT |
EARLY |
|
ZAMLI |
KSA |
YELLOW |
OBLONG |
2 |
SOFT |
MEDIUM |
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SEKKA
(MALE) |
U.A.E. |
HEAVY POLLEN PRODUCTION - HIGH
POLLINATING VIABILITY - QUALITY
AND SIZE OF FRUITS ARE BEST |
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GHANAMI
(MALE) |
IRAQ |
HEAVY POLLEN PRODUCTION - HIGH
POLLINATING POWER - QUALITY AND
SIZE OF FRUITS ARE BEST - EARLY
FLOWERING |
 NAWADER:
a genuine U.A.E. variety. Called as well
"Super Khalas", is has been selected and
bred by Mr. Sultan Bin Khalifa Al Habtoor
for its exceptional qualities of taste,
texture, color, earliness and adaptability
to conservation.
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