Comparative study of the morphological characteristics of Phoenix dactylifera L. cultivars in Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah-Saudi Arabia

Table 5 The fruit characters of Phoenix dactylifera cultivars

Cultivars	Color of Dry Fruit	Color of Fresh Fruit	Surface of Fruit	Base of the Fruit	Tip of the Fruit	Shape	The ratio of Fruit L/W	Fruit Width (cm) LSD 0.22	Fruit Length (cm) LSD 0.31
Ajwah	Black	Red	2.93 ± 0.22ab	2.23 ± 0.19de	1.31	Globose	Cordate	Rounded	Rugose
Safawi	Reddish Brown	Red	4.05 ± 0.26d	2.07 ± 0.29cde	1.96	Oblong	Shallowly cordate	Obtuse	Rugose
Shalabi	Brown	Yellow	4.1 ± 0.25de	2.08 ± 0.37cde	1.97	Oblong	Shallowly cordate	Obtuse	Rugose
Rothanah	Brown	Yellow	2.88 ± 0.16a	1.98 ± 0.1bc	1.45	Globose	Shallowly cordate	Rounded	Smooth
Barni Al-Madinah	Brown	Yellow	3.95 ± 0.08d	2.07 ± 0.16cde	1.91	Oblong	Cordate	Obtuse	Smooth
Segaae	Light Brown	Yellow	3.45 ± 0.36c	1.85 ± 0.12ab	1.86	Ovoid	Cordate	Obtuse	Rugose
Majdool	Reddish Brown	Red	4.82 ± 0.49 g	2.28 ± 0.28e	2.11	Oblong	Shallowly cordate	Obtuse	Rugose
Loun	Brown	Yellow	3.28 ± 0.18c	1.85 ± 0.1ab	1.77	Ovoid	Shallowly cordate	Rounded	Smooth
Beid	Brown	Yellow	2.78 ± 0.15a	1.9 ± 0.09abc	1.46	Globose	Shallowly cordate	Rounded	Smooth
Barni Al-Eis	Light Brown	Yellow	4.38 ± 0.16ef	2.03 ± 0.15bcd	2.16	Oblong	Cordate	Obtuse	Rugose
Anbarah	Brown	Red	5.3 ± 0.24 h	1.83 ± 0.15ab	2.9	Linear-Oblong	Truncate	Obtuse	Rugose
Hilwah Al-Ula	Reddish Brown	Red	4.17 ± 0.27def	2.2 ± 0.09de	1.9	Oblong	Truncate	Rounded	Rugose
Altaibat	Light Brown	Yellow	3.22 ± 0.28bc	1.73 ± 0.23a	1.86	Ovoid	Shallowly cordate	Obtuse	Rugose
Mabroom Al-Ula	Reddish Brown	Red	4.4 ± 0.33f	1.73 ± 0.15a	2.54	Linear-Oblong	Truncate	Obtuse	Rugose

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