Assessment of phenotypic diversity of local Algerian date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) cultivars

The Date palm is a strategic fruit crop in Algeria, which is one of the largest producers of dates in the world and contains about one thousand cultivars. However, the practice of monovarietal culture threatens the biodiversity of date palm leading to severe genetic erosion. This study aimed at phen...

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Main Authors: Hanane Bedjaoui, Halima Benbouza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1658077X18302042