Date Palm Status and Perspective in India

摘要: Cultivation of the date palm in India goes back to fourth century BC when Alexander Great brought this fruit India. The has great socioeconomic importance and nutritional value Thar Desert, particularly Kutch region Gujarat western Rajasthan. Before 1947, was a major producer world. However, with independence partition that year, most palm-growing areas became part Pakistan. Subsequently, largest world importer. Over last five decades, significant research been done on cultivation led by Indian Council Agricultural Research (ICAR) through All Coordinated Project (AICRP). Almost all cultivars grown were introduced from Arabian Gulf Middle Eastern countries. There is high potential for increasing production area fulfill local demand produce dates export. Presently, Rajasthan State governments private sector are convinced striving establish commercial plantations promote production. A public-private partnership established boost tissue culture palms. Despite its important role arid lands country efforts made, cultivation, production, processing, marketing still beleaguered several problems. low quality cultivars, non-availability tissue-cultured plants, poor farm management, pests, diseases, lack organized marketing, insufficient applied constraints This chapter discusses current status, constraints, approaches can be used develop industry