Early prediction of sex determination in date palm cultivars using some morphological and scanning electron microscopy studies [electronic resource].

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Morphological characteristics of the leaves and spathe besides scanning electron microscopy of leaves were studied to show the diversity between two selected date palm females cultivars Zaghloul and Hayani. They were compared with the males ones that might be similar to females to show how far such females are differ with their satellite males. Results showed significant differences in morphological characteristics of the two males and females than each other in leaf base width and thickness leaflets width and length, and number of spines I leaf as well as spathe characters. Results of scanning electron microscopy on the upper leaflets surface showed a big difference between the two male cultivars while differences between the females and their satellite males were observed in number and length of stomata as well as guard cell thickness.

Summary in Arabic.

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