National Durian

Malaysia's First chinese-english bilingual durian magazine. Content covers planting technology, variety columns, marketing, international trends, government data etc.

National Durian

THE ATROCITIES OF MEALYBUGS • PEST CONTROL HAS BEEN MUCH OF A CONCERN AMONG DURIAN ORCHARD FARMERS AS THEY LEAVE SERIOUS IMPLICATIONS ON THE PRODUCTION OF DURIANS. MOREOVER, FARMERS FACE THE ISSUE OF IDENTIFYING THE CULPRIT SINCE THERE ARE A NUMBER OF INSECTS THAT CAUSE VERY SIMILAR DAMAGES TO THE TREES.

KAN YAO HEADING ON THE ROAD TOWARDS SUCCESS • WITH A TOTAL SALE OF US$1.6 BILLION AND A YEARLY 47% INCREASE IN DEMAND, DURIAN HAS MADE IT AS CHINA’S LARGEST IMPORTED FRUIT FOR THE YEAR 2019, SURPASSING THE SALE OF FRESH CHERRIES OF US$1.4 BILLION.

THE CAUSE AND TREATMENT OF DURIAN PSYLLIDS

INSPECTING FOR PESTS AND DISEASES BY OBSERVING TOP OF CANOPIES - AN EXPERIENCED FARMER’S METHOD • DURING THE END OF 2020 WHERE MOST LOCAL DURIAN FARMERS LOST THEIR INCOME, THIS PARTICULAR ORCHARD ON THE OTHER HAND, ACHIEVED A HIGH YIELD. THIS SHOWS THAT ALL HOPE IS NOT LOST.

PROPER FERTILISATION KEEPS THE FLOWERS • THE QUESTION THAT HAS BEEN ON EVERY FARMER’S MIND FOR A LONG TIME IS ‘HOW TO PRESERVE DURIAN FLOWERS DURING THE RAINY SEASON?’. THERE WAS NO SOLUTION TILL RECENTLY DUE TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY.

THE USE OF MICROORGANISMS IN AGRICULTURE–MICROBIAL ENZYME

Canker: TO PREVENT KEEP TREES DRY AND GENERAL SANITATION