Commercial Varieties of Date palm

Name of Variety	Salient Features	Recommended Areas
Halawy	Early cultivar, suitable for raw eating and soft date processing. Tolerant to rain. Fruits small to medium, oblong with rounded apex, yellow at doka stage.	Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab
Khadarawy	Comparatively dwarf, mid-season cultivar. Fruits small to medium, oblong-ovate, greenish yellow at doka stage. Matures slightly later than Halawy.	Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab
Shamran (Sayer)	Mid-season cultivar, slightly tolerant to high humidity. Fruits medium to large, oblong-oval, yellow at doka stage with faint red streaks.	Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab
Medjool	Late ripening cultivar, suitable for dry dates. Fruits large, broadly oblong-oval, orange-yellow with reddish brown stippling, highly astringent at doka stage.	Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab
Barhee	Mid to late cultivar. Fruits small to medium, ovate to round, golden yellow. Sweet even at green stage, suitable for raw eating.	Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab
Zahidi	Mid-season, prolific bearer. Slightly tolerant to rain/humidity. Fruits small to medium, ovate, yellow, astringent at doka stage.	Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab
Khalas	Mid-season cultivar. Fruits small to medium, oblong-oval, yellow, sweet at doka stage. Suitable for raw eating and soft date processing.	Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab