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Phoenix dactylifera, normally called date or date palm,is a flowering plant species withinside the palm family, Arecaceae, cultivated for its fit for human consumption candy fruit known as dates. The species is extensively cultivated throughout northern Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia, and is naturalized in lots of tropical and subtropical areas worldwide.
Dates had been cultivated withinside the Middle East and the Indus Valley for hundreds of years. There is archaeological proof of date cultivation in Arabia from the sixth millennium BCE. The general annual global manufacturing of dates quantities to 8.five million metric tons, nations of the Middle East and North Africa being the most important manufacturers and consumers. The date palm is dioecious, having separate male and lady flora. They may be effortlessly grown from seed, however handiest 50% of seedlings might be lady and consequently fruit-bearing, and dates from seedling flora are regularly smaller and of poorer quality. Most industrial plantations as a result use cuttings of closely cropping cultivars. Plants grown from cuttings will fruit 2–three years in advance than seedling flora.