National Durian Vol. 18

By definition, durian production and sales history are a brief tracking record of durian production process so that consumers would know and understand the challenges faced during durian cultivation. In short, it can be regarded as the responsibility borne by durian farmers towards their consumers. In fact, if Malaysia’s durian production and sales history are revealed to the community, it is believed that durian industry in Malaysia can be promoted to a higher level. EACH DURIAN TREE HAS INDEPENDENT HISTORY “Durian production and sales history establishment will be a new trending in future.” Tan Cheng Long from Selancar, Pahang who customized QR code for every durian tree said so. Tan Cheng Long is not the first and only durian farmer who uses QR code to manage durian farm in Malaysia.…

Tan Cheng Long even reserved a column to record the number of rotten fruits when writing the program so that he can make use of the rotten fruit data to discipline his workers in taking care of durian. EXECUTE FINE MANAGEMENT CONCEPT The largest advantage of implementing QR code management is not solely to ease management. “Since every durian tree has personalized QR code, we surely can achieve fine management for durian trees.” The traditional durian farm management practices uniform care and maintenance for all the trees, hence it is quite difficult to adjust management scheme to suit individual growth condition, as a result the growth rate and fruiting condition of durian trees are somewhat inconsistent. “The varying soil condition all over the farm leads to different growth rate of…

By observing the tree leaves condition, I will know which tree is sick.” Durian farmer, Lam Heng Cheong who plants 7-acres durian trees in Bentong, Pahang said so. According to him, leaves are not only the primary photosynthetic organs but also the crucial indicator of durian tree’s health condition. The durian farm of Lam Heng Cheong is in highlands a far-reaching area. Most of the durian farms located along the way heading to his farm had changed ownership a number of times. “Since they repeatedly buy and resell, so the farms’ ownerships change very frequently.” Lam Heng Cheong pointed out what durian trees actually need is no more than long term care. However, frequent change of farm’s ownership means frequent change of management scheme. Because of this, the durian trees…

I still remember I started to harvest durian fruits since June 2021 and the fruit drops continues non-stop until January 2022, almost every month has production.” Andy Lim told reporter. By that time, the durian trees of Andy Lim bore fruits and kept blooming for 6 months. His 11-acres durian farm is located in Tras, Pahang. When talking about the key success factor of obtaining durian harvests for 6 months non-stop, he credited the achievement to strategic geographical location of durian farm and proper fertilization. From the view of geography, the geographical location of Andy Lim’s durian farm could be regarded as perfect since it includes both plain and mountain regions. The lower ground within his farm is still considered as plain, it is in fact elevated land, while the…

Furthermore, certain durian trees were capable of producing significant amounts of fruits since young, thanks to proper care of Andy Lim. Anyhow, sometimes he has to remove buds from those young trees in the midst of bearing fruits in order to ensure durian trees obtain enough rest. One of the young durian trees was used for an experiment in which it was allowed to set fruits to the maximum load without removing any fruits or flowers. The outcome is, the young tree is dying exhibiting systems of leaves withering and canker disease appearing. FACING SERIOUS PEST PROBLEMS Andy Lim plants mainly Musang King. There are more than 100 Musang King durian trees in his farm, the remaining is D24 about 10 trees only. Previously, his durian farm planted mostly D24…

Today, let’s talk about one of them. Tentatively, we name this species as Apple King because of its lovely round and big shape just like an apple. The consistency of Apple King’s fruit shape is somewhat an added bonus to its commodity value. Each Apple King weighs 1 kilogram on average, some of them reach 2 kilograms or even 3 kilograms. Furthermore, the shell is easy to open, hence it saves the pain of breaking open durian. The flesh of Apple King is bright yellow-colored, similar to Musang King. Most importantly, the taste is superb. When reporter tasted, the first impression was ---- it might not be in lower class than Musang King, the comment was supported by high compliments from other individuals. We hope that one day it can…