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. 2014 Sep 1;2(6):700–705. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.167

Table 1.

Name, origin, fruit characteristics, and eating quality of date palm cultivar analyzed.

Cultivar Orgin Fruit consistancy1 Fruit color2 Eating quality Studied maturity stages
Ahmar dli Atar Semi-soft Dark red Excellent Blah, Tamr
Ahmar denga Tijigja Semi-soft Dark red Excellent Blah, Tamr
Bou seker Atar Dry Yellow Medium Blah, Tamr
Tenterguel Tijigja Semi-soft Yellow Medium Blah, Tamr
Lemdina Atar Soft Yellow Good Blah, Tamr
Tijib Atar Soft Red Good Blah, Tamr
1

At theTamr stage.

2

At theBlah stage: In Mauritania, the maturity stage locally known as “Blah” corresponds, in the Iraqi standard nomenclature, to the “Khalal” maturity stage.