The date palm: "Tree of life" in the subtropical deserts

Reference Type Journal Article
Year of Publication
1951
Author
Author: Roy W. Nixon
Journal
Economic Botany
Volume
5
Issue
3
Pagination
274-301
Date Published
07/1951
Language
English
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Abstract
Dates, staple food in the valleys of the Tigris, Euphrates and Nile rivers since the dawn of history, have been established on nearly 6,000 acres in southern California and Arizona.
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Journal Abbreviation
Economic Botany
ISSN
0013-0001; 1874-9364
Short Title
The Date Palm