New Fruit from Old Seeds

The article discuses findings of seeds from palm trees while excavation in Judean Wilderness by archaeologists and mentions that Judean Date Palm is known from historical account for its fruit. Topics discussed include germination of several seed from fortress of Masda, crossbreeding in their seedli...

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Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: [2020]
In: Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2020, Volume: 46, Issue: 5, Pages: 18-19
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Excavation / Archaeology / Date palm (Kind) / Judea (Süd) / Masada
B Biblical archaeology
IxTheo Classification:HH Archaeology
KBL Near East and North Africa
Further subjects:B Crossbreeding
B Farmers
B Palms
B ARCHAEOLOGICAL excavations
B Germination
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:The article discuses findings of seeds from palm trees while excavation in Judean Wilderness by archaeologists and mentions that Judean Date Palm is known from historical account for its fruit. Topics discussed include germination of several seed from fortress of Masda, crossbreeding in their seedlings and local trees crossbred by farmers with foreign varieties.
ISSN:0098-9444
Contains:Enthalten in: Biblical archaeology review