During the farming Season 2001/2002, Eighteen varieties of Yemeni date-palm fruit (Phoenix dactylifera L.) from different areas of Tihama and Hadhramout provinces were stored at Al-Khelal stage at –3ْ C and R. H. 75 – 85 % and were analysed to determine their suitability for cold storage as well as their economic feasibility study. Random samples have been taken monthly to test the sense specifications and physiochemical charisteractics. In the period of first three months of cold storage, some date-palm cultivars such as Thaael, Hebt-Ogyeh, Moki, Beglet-Alhemer, Heggri and Azar showed a rapid increase in percentage of fruit ripening, while other cultivars had lower percentage. This was one of the indicators of good response to cold storage demonstrated by most cultivars. Results of economical cost calculation illustrated that cold storage method is suitable for date-palm cultivars studied. The study concluded that most successful and economically feasible cultivars for cold storage (8 months) without changes in quality, were Khadairy, Tabigy, Aajweh and Jahwshi (from Tihama); Mergan, Ssogetri, Beglet-Alssaig and Glizimia (from valleys of Hudramout Coastal) and Gezaz, Medinee, Megraf and Hemmra (from Wadi-Hadhramout).
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