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(a)
(b)
Figure 5.3 Date palm reproductive structures. A. Male inflorescence still enclosed within its
prophyll or spathe. The prophyll is starting to open. B. Female rachis and rachillae. C. Male rachis
and rachillae.
93 93
(a)
(b)
Figure 5.3 Date palm reproductive structures. A. Male inflorescence still enclosed within its
prophyll or spathe. The prophyll is starting to open. B. Female rachis and rachillae. C. Male rachis
and rachillae.