Effect of different pollination methods on quality and quantity of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) fruits (in Iraq)
1985
Hussain, F.A. | Bader, S.M. | Al-Attar, S.S. (Scientific Research Council, Agriculture and Water Resource Research Centre, Baghdad (Iraq). Dept. of Palms and Dates )
Different methods and treatments of pollination were used to study their effect on fruit quality and quantity during three successive seasons. Fruit set was low with spraying treatments as compared with hand pollination. Talc powder as a filler had a negative effect on fruitset. In hand dusting pollination fruit weight was less and dimensions were smaller compared to spraying and wind pollination. Powder of flowers' residue was the best filler concerning total soluble solids of fruit while the contrary was true for talc powder
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