DETERMINATION OF CUPPER AND ZINC CONCENTERATIONS IN THE FRUITS OF DATE PALM Phoenix dactylifera L. IN BERHI CULTIVARS IN BASRAH

Abstract

This study was conducted in Basrah governorate at Abu-Alkhassieb location during the cultivation season 2004(from may to the last of Augest month) by chosen twolocations ,the first was an orchard nearst the bank of shaat-Al-arab river and the second was a far of shaat-Al-araabrivre bank ,to determine the micronutrints (cupper andzinc)content in the fruit of Date Palm Al-Berhi cultivar .The result of study explained the highest averaga of(Cu&Zn) at the first location which were 26.51and 16.18microgram/gm of dry weight ,respectively ,with significantdifference than the second location (that far from Shatt-Al-Araab river bank which were 21.07&11.24 microgram/gmof dryn weight for (Cu&Zn) respectivelyAlso ,the result proved a monthely variance in the averagesof cupper and zink for each locations ,and the higestaverage of cupper recoded at june month in the firstlocation was 30.09 microgram/gm of dry weight withsignificant difference than the rest months of the year,while the highest average of cupper at the second locationin August which reached 23.18 microgram/gm of dryweight, The result werethe same with zinc element and recorded 19.87microgram/gm of dry weight at first location in june month,and 13.82 microgram/gm of driy weight, in second locationat june month ,with significant difference than otheraverage