3500 tons of modified dates are harvested from Tabas palms
Referring to the public relations of Tabas Agricultural Jihad, Mahmoud Asadi, referring to the beginning of the date harvest in Tabas, said: The area under date palm cultivation in this city is one thousand and 745 hectares, which is expected to be more than 3 thousand and 500 Tons of improved and native dates should be harvested, which is a 17% increase compared to last year.
He stated that Tabas city is the first place in date production in Yazd province, reminded: the main cultivars of improved dates in Tabas city are Zahedi, Kabkab, Mazafati, Pyarom and Barim, which due to the favorable weather conditions in Tabas, The dates produced in this city have a better quantity and quality than the dates produced in the provinces where the modified dates are bought.
The director of Tabas Agricultural Jihad pointed out: Distribution of 16,000 date stalks from Mazafati and Zahedi cultivars and holding 4 training classes on familiarity with tissue culture cultivars, combating the effects of cluster drought and planting, and harvesting dates from this year of Tabas Agricultural Jihad In the field of palm trees.
He added: for the development of groves in Tabas city next year, currently more than 7,500 seedlings of date tissue culture have been purchased and kept in the compatible greenhouse of this city, which will be distributed at the right time.