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Date Palm Status and Perspective in Mexico

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  • Noé Ortiz-Uribe

    (Departamento de Posgrado, Universidad Estatal de Sonora, San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora 83500, Mexico)

  • Ricardo Salomón-Torres

    (Departamento de Posgrado, Universidad Estatal de Sonora, San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora 83500, Mexico)

  • Robert Krueger

    (USDA-ARS National Clonal Germplasm Repository for Citrus and Dates, Riverside, CA 92507, USA)

Abstract

The Date palm ( Phoenix dactilifera L.) was introduced to Mexico during the Spanish colonization, but its commercial production did not develop until the second half of the past century. A literature and field research, including a trip to the oases missions and main commercial production areas, allowed us to identify the actual status for this crop in Mexico. While the date culture in the old oases is fading, in the commercial production zones it is in active development. San Luis Rio Colorado and Mexicali Valley region, comprise 97% of the commercial crop production area of the country. The main cultivar is Medjool with 94% of the growing area; actual yields are around 7.9 ton/ha. Ongoing government support and motivated growers training will lead to the application of better crop practices. It is expected to increase yields around 10 ton/ha in the next 5 years. Commercial date production is focused on exports, the internal market is growing, as well as the transformation of the product. Knowledge of the actual trends of the crop will allow to understand their historic importance and its future potential as a commodity and food. Production practices, competitive advantages and research results are presented.

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  • Noé Ortiz-Uribe & Ricardo Salomón-Torres & Robert Krueger, 2019. "Date Palm Status and Perspective in Mexico," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 9(3), pages 1-15, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:9:y:2019:i:3:p:46-:d:211131
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    1. Blanca Dalila Pérez-Pérez & Juan Pablo García Vázquez & Ricardo Salomón-Torres, 2021. "Evaluation of Convolutional Neural Networks’ Hyperparameters with Transfer Learning to Determine Sorting of Ripe Medjool Dates," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 11(2), pages 1-12, February.
    2. Ricardo Salomón-Torres & Noé Ortiz-Uribe & Robert Krueger & Juan Pablo García-Vázquez & Yuval Cohen & Glenn C. Wright & Laura Samaniego-Sandoval, 2022. "Evaluation of Pollen Production of Common Male Date Palms Grown in the Mexicali Valley, Mexico," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 12(8), pages 1-13, August.
    3. Mustapha El Janati & Nouraya Akkal-Corfini & Ahmed Bouaziz & Abdallah Oukarroum & Paul Robin & Ahmed Sabri & Mohamed Chikhaoui & Zahra Thomas, 2021. "Benefits of Circular Agriculture for Cropping Systems and Soil Fertility in Oases," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(9), pages 1-17, April.

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