The Date Palm and Its Cultivation in the Punjab (Classic Reprint)

Agricultural Department in the improvement of date culture since I began this work in 1909. It also aims at interesting farmers in date cultivation in suitable localities in the Punjab and, what seems equally necessary since people have seen the comparatively fine date fruits grown in the Punjab on imported trees, warning intending planters against laying out large date plantations in unsuitable situations. The questions dealt with in the note are those which have been put to me by, or are likely to arise in the minds of, date-growers. They have been dealt with briefly, and of necessity in language as non-technical as possible. The chief additions made in this issue are as follows :(a) Glossaries of scientific, English and vernacular terms in common use in the Punjab in connection with date cultivation. Practically the whole of the vernacular terms and their definitions are the result of discussions with date-growers in the districts concerned. The glossary of the Multani language by E. OB rien, i.c.s., and the Dictionary of the Economic Products of India by Sir Geo. Watt have also been consulted. (b) A few notes on the structure of the palm which may help people to better understand the conditions in which the plant is fitted to grow and give its best returns. (c) Notes on some diseases of the date palm in the Punjab.
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