Taxonomy and ethnobotany of date palm in district khairpur

ABSTRACT

Khairpur is the largest city for date fruit production in the province of Sindh. The local inhabitants of this area are very skilled for its curing and processing. They not only supply the fruit to other cities of our country but also export this nutritious item. Taxonomic description along with Ethnobotanical survey was conducted to record indigenous knowledge for its curing and processing and other native uses in various ways