Palmier dattier/Culture in vitro

Effect of Cultural Practices on the Growth of Date Palm VitroPlants Planted in Errachidia (South East of Morocco) 

Reda Meziani1, Chakib Alem , Abdelhi Dihazi , Brahim Rabach, Mustapha Ait Chitt, Fatima Jaiti.

Journal of Life Sciences 11 (2017) 279-285 
doi: 10.17265/1934-7391/2017.06.003

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Abstract: In vitro multiplication of date palm is a very promising way for the rehabilitation of Moroccan palm devastated. The objective of this work was to study the development of vitroplants introduced into traditional and modern palm of the Errachidia region. The procedure followed is to make descriptive diagnoses in different sites where the palm was introduced and to evaluate the mortality of plants and cultural practices. The mortality rates varied from 78% to 19% in new plantation depending on the cultivation technique used. At the traditional palm, the rate of recovery of plantlets was zero. The mortality is higher in Nejda cultivar compared to Boufegouss. This variety also presented a better adaptation in terms of shoot height in comparison with the development of Nejda and Mejhoul varieties. The production of offshoots as well as inflorescences takes place three years after plantation. The importance of improving cultivation techniques in date palm for the development of this sector in Morocco is discussed. 

Key words: Date palm, cultural practices, vitroplants, Phoenix dactylifera.

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