Innholdsfortegnelse for Vol. 23 i National Durian

Choo Yeong Haur, who is involved in durian planting, also takes care of the fruit harvesting business. HIs scope of work is mainly based in Tras, Pahang, where the orchards are located. Having been in the durian cultivation orchard for a long time, he has a deep understanding of how destructive the Diaspididae is to the local area. “Diaspididae began to attack the durians in Tras two years ago. In a short period of time, every orchard was damaged by this insect, causing leaves to fall off, branches to be bare and the process of photosynthesis to be greatly affected,” he explained. Choo Yeong Haur observed that when the Diaspididae infests durian trees, it mainly targets the leaves. Traces of the pest could be seen on almost every leaf. “The…

Some durian farmers can achieve stable and continuous durian production even during bad weather.Many farmers desperately want to know the secret behind this success. Let’s take a look at Yap Woei Bin from Tras, Pahang. Yap Woei Bin managed to achieve fruitful harvests for at least 3 seasons in 2022 alone during the continuous rains in various parts of Malaysia. Due to the continuous production for an extended time, Yap Woei Bin sold his Musang King durians for RM115 per kilogram at his orchard. This was during the period of time when there was a high demand in the market yet durian production was low in 2022. When our team interviewed him in December 2022, both his large and small durian trees produced bountiful fruits and were very productive. “Most…

There are more than 20 Tekka trees in his orchard and each tree is full of fruits. Based on our visual inspection, each tree had around 200 to 300 fruits. “Tekka is a durian variety that is rarely cultivated. Sometimes, farmers have to patiently wait 2 or 3 years for a durian season for Tekka trees. Therefore, Tekka is becoming less common nowadays because of the low production volume. It means that there is no economic benefit to the farmers. As such, it is understandable if farmers choose to remove Tekka trees since durian trees are required to bear fruits every year,” Thai Tzeh Min said. Thai Tzeh Min believes that the Tekka durian variety has a unique texture and taste. Moreover, it is one of the varieties that durian…