The date palm must have full sun. It cannot live in the shade. It will grow in all warm climates where the temper nature rarely falls to 20°F (-6.67°C). When the palm is dormant, it can stand temperatures that low, but when in flower or fruit the mean temperature must be above 64°F (17.78°C).
Commercial fruit production is possible only where there is a long, hot growing season with daily maximum temperatures of 90°F (32.22°C) and virtually no rain—less than 1/2 in (1.25 cm) in the ripening season.
The date can tolerate long periods of drought though, for heavy bearing, it has a high water requirement. This is best supplied by periodic flooding from the rivers in North Africa and by subsurface water rather than by rain. (See remarks on irrigation under "Culture").
Dates Climate
Dates Sandards
In order to export, dates producers in Iran must observe the following conditions which are arranged by institute of standard & industrial research of Iran.
- Without live vermin
- Maximum verminous dates: 7%
- Maximum other kinds and forms: 2%
- Maximum crushed and damaged dates: 3%
- Maximum percent of unripe dates: 2%
- Maximum color variation dates: 3%
- Maximum external material: 6%
- Maximum black and dark cap: 9%
Note 1: These conditions relate to sayer kind and other kinds of dates have a little different conditions.
Note 2: Percentage of moisture in each kind is different from other kinds. For example moisture of sayer and zahedi is about 16% to 18% but moisture of mazafati and kabkab is about 20% to 22%
Commercial packing: Dates packs in 10-12.5 kg carton.
Small packing: Dates packs in 500 gr to 1 kg cellophane Package.
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