Indigenous alternate fruit for dates: Critical review on the selection criteria for local prophetic fruits in Malaysia

Siti Nurazira Mohd Daud, . and Asmaddy Haris, . and Nursilah Ahmad, . and Nurul Aini Muhamed, . and Aimi Fadzirul Kamarubahrin, . and Syadiyah Abdul Shukor, . and Zurina Kefeli@ Zulkefli, . Indigenous alternate fruit for dates: Critical review on the selection criteria for local prophetic fruits in Malaysia. pp. 43-58. ISSN 1394-9829

This aim of this article was to present indigenous alternate fruits for dates based on critical review of selection criteria for local prophetic fruits in Malaysia. Malaysia produces a wide variety of tropical fruits like mango watermelon pineapple banana papaya starfruit and durian. The Malaysian climate is ideal for the production of various tropical fruits particularly since Peninsular Malaysia rarely experiences monsoon or dryness and therefore able to increase the capability to boost tropical fruit exports. Islam is the main religion in constitution and the majority of the people are Muslims in Malaysia consuming sunnah fruits such as dates bananas and figs. Lack of production of dates has caused Malaysia to import large volumes every year. However Malaysia has a diversity of fruits and listed amongst the prophetic fruits are pumpkin banana figs and watermelon. In terms of an alternate for dates it was necessary to find the nearest local prophetic fruits that had the most similar composition with dates. Thus there is a potential to highlight before recommendation on policy to promote agronomy productivity and planting of local prophetic fruits.

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Abstract

This aim of this article was to present indigenous alternate fruits for dates based on critical review of selection criteria for local prophetic fruits in Malaysia. Malaysia produces a wide variety of tropical fruits like mango watermelon pineapple banana papaya starfruit and durian. The Malaysian climate is ideal for the production of various tropical fruits particularly since Peninsular Malaysia rarely experiences monsoon or dryness and therefore able to increase the capability to boost tropical fruit exports. Islam is the main religion in constitution and the majority of the people are Muslims in Malaysia consuming sunnah fruits such as dates bananas and figs. Lack of production of dates has caused Malaysia to import large volumes every year. However Malaysia has a diversity of fruits and listed amongst the prophetic fruits are pumpkin banana figs and watermelon. In terms of an alternate for dates it was necessary to find the nearest local prophetic fruits that had the most similar composition with dates. Thus there is a potential to highlight before recommendation on policy to promote agronomy productivity and planting of local prophetic fruits.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Dates
AGROVOC Term:	Fruits
AGROVOC Term:	Indigenous varieties
AGROVOC Term:	Selection
AGROVOC Term:	Musa (bananas)
AGROVOC Term:	Bananas
AGROVOC Term:	Ficus carica
AGROVOC Term:	Figs
AGROVOC Term:	Pumpkins
AGROVOC Term:	Citrus maxima
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:54
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9331

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