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La palmeraie de Marrakech : ses contraintes et ses atouts de développement Volume 9, issue 2, Juin 1998

Authors
Faculté des Sciences, Université Mohammed 1 er, Département de biologie, BP 724, Oujda, Maroc, Faculté des Sciences-Semlalia, Université Cadi-Ayyad, Département de biologie, BP S 15, Marrakech, Maroc, BP 7416 Massira, Marrakech, Maroc.
  • Page(s) : 163-6
  • Published in: 1998

The Marrakech date palm grove is considered to be of marginal importance as the dates rarely ripen. This region still has an important economic and ecological role as palms, balah (immature dates) and other products are produced. The Marrakech date palm grove is bayoud disease-free, which makes it a prime site for conserving date germplasm. Unfortunately, some constraints are blocking the development of this date palm grove.