Assertion: date palm's leaf | /r/HasProperty | removed
Facets:
value: from an offshoot
type: OTHER
value: before turning completely brown
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: When the aim is the production of offshoots, no green leaves should be removed from an offshoot until it is cut from the mother palm, since the growth of an offshoot is in proportion to its leaf area.
text: Young leaves are cooked and consumed as vegetable and is the terminal heart or bud and its removal damages the palm.
text: When the leaves are removed before turning completely brown, the plant suffers from a nutritional deficiency.
text: When the leaves are removed before turning completely brown, the plant suffers from a nutritional deficiency.
text: In other palm species, however, leaving some or all leaves on the palms resulted in more rapid rooting and canopy regrowth than if all leaves were removed (Broschat 1994; Hodel et al. 2003; 2006).
text: At all times, the soil near the newly planted palm should be kept moist through light and frequent irrigation; - The irrigation cycle is to be monitored (use tensiometers if possible), and frequent check-ups are essential to ensure the proper functioning of microjets or drippers; - No leaf pruning is to be practised during the first two years (only leaves that touch the ground could be removed); - The required number of male palms (5 for each ha) are to be planted separately in one block, preferably not in a windy spot and close to the pollen workshop; -
text: Old fruitstalks, leaves touching the ground and young offshoots are to be removed since they stress the mother palm, cause its decline and decrease fruit yield.
text: Removal of spines from about 20 to 25 outside leaves and cleaning of the palms to prepare for pollination; - Leaves with symptoms of diseases need to be removed and burned; - Apply fertilisation on the 1st of April; - Apply potassium chloride fertilisation on the 15th of April; - Apply the ammonium sulphate fertilisation (in April and in May); -
text: Before harvesting (February preferably), leaves that touch the ground can be removed along with small offshoots.
text: * Immediately after harvest for the ones touching the ground; * During the second thinning operation and while positioning the bunch, 1 to 2 leaves per bunch are to be removed if required, to leave free space for the fruit bunch; and - Weeding around the palm needs to be practised on monthly basis; -