A book Atlas of Palm Varieties and Dates was published by the instructor of the College of Science at University of Basrah, Dr. Abdul-Ridha Akbar Alwan and Dr. Wedad Mizban Taher
The book, which includes 551 pages in 16 chapters, deals with the palm family, its genera, methods of propagation and care, how to establish orchards, pollination and methods, taxonomic values, pests of palm diseases, the quality and importance of varieties. In addition to the atlas of the varieties of Iraq, their importance and how to measure them, and the atlas of the varieties of Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the Arabian Gulf, Egypt and North Africa
