National Durian

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

National Durian

DURIAN CULTIVATION ON RED MUDSTONE: A BLESSING OR A CURSE? • ACCORDING TO FARMERS FROM THE OLDER GENERATION, RED MUDSTONE IS ACTUALLY MOST SUITABLE FOR DURIAN CULTIVATION AND NOT FOR OIL PALM.

If a farmer’s orchard comprises mainly of red mudstone, HE SHOULD LEVERAGE THE ADVANTAGES OF THE SOIL TO INCREASE THE QUALITY OF DURIAN TREES.

HARD SOIL SURFACE - THE BENEFITS OF MAINTAINING WEEDS • CULTIVATING DURIANS IS NOT A WALK IN THE PARK AS THERE ARE TOO MANY FACTORS TO CONSIDER AND ASPECTS TO KEEP IN MIND WHEN DOING SO. THIS IS EVIDENT FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF TAN BOON CHOO, A DURIAN FARMER FROM SIMPANG RENGGAM, JOHOR.

WEEDS ARE ACTUALLY THE FIRST LAYER OF PROTECTIVE MECHANISM FOR SOIL Yet, many farmers believe that weeds are the culprit that compete water and nutrients with their durian trees.

DEFORMATION OF THORNS: THE EFFECTS OF MEALYBUGS • THERE ARE MORE THAN 1,400 SPECIES OF MEALYBUGS KNOWN ALL OVER THE WORLD. UNFORTUNATELY, MOST OF THEM LOVE TO LIVE IN THE TROPICS AND SUBTROPICS. MALAYSIA IS ONE OF THEM.

MEALYBUG IS ONE OF THE MAIN PEST PROBLEMS faced by most durian farmers. It usually appears on the leaves and branches of durian trees. It survives by sucking the juice of the leaves and branches. This causes the leaves to turn yellow and the branches and trunks become dry.

DURIAN ORCHARD SENSOR PERFORMING WELL ON ITS VERY FIRST DAY • THE CLASH OF TRADITIONAL AND MODERN APPROACH.DURIAN CULTIVATION HAS ALWAYS BEEN VIEWED AS A TRADITIONAL JOB THAT RARELY UTILISES TECHNOLOGY. UNLIKE A 9 TO 5 OFFICE JOB, IT REQUIRES ONE TO WORK TIRELESSLY FROM DUSK TO DAWN. THIS SITUATION HAS NOT CHANGED MUCH UNTIL RECENTLY.

THROUGH THE COLLECTION OF THESE DATA he can accurately measure relevant environmental information

CHECK THE SOIL NUTRIENTS AND UNDERSTAND THE NUTRIENT ELEMENTS NEEDED BY DURIAN TREES

TO SIMPLIFY AND INCREASE THE POSSIBILITY OF SOIL TESTING it is recommended mainly to test the pH, EC and organic content of the soil because these three information will affect the absorption of essential nutrients.

SOIL CULTIVATION

ORGANIC MATTER: THE KEY TO SOIL NOURISHMENT

APPLYING HIGH-QUALITY ORGANIC MATTER to soil for a long period of time is one of the basics in soil cultivation.

IOT-BASED SMART FARMING IN DURIAN CULTIVATION