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 FIRST STEP TOWARDS SMART DURIANSINSTALLATION OF THE MONITORING SYSTEM • IN RECENT YEARS, MUCH HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT SMART AGRICULTURE IN MALAYSIA AND NOW IT HAS FINALLY GAINED A MOMENTUM ALONGSIDE THE IDEAL RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR DURIANS.

The Intelligent Agricultural Monitoring System, WHICH CAN OPERATE AROUND THE CLOCK IS A SMART EQUIPMENT THAT INTEGRATES AGRO METEOROLOGICAL AND SOIL DATA COLLECTION SYSTEMS.

THE INTELLIGENT AGRICULTURAL MONITORING SYSTEM CAN BE OPERATED BY SOLAR ENERGY AND THE CONVERTED ELECTRIC ENERGY CAN BE STORED IN A BUILT-IN BATTERY. • As long as the installed base is illuminated for 3-4 hours a day, the power demand of the system can be met.

WHAT TO DO DURING OFF- SEASON? PLANT GRASS! • ONE OF THE WAYS TO IMPROVE DURIAN PRODUCTION IS TO CONTINUOUSLY MAINTAIN THE TIDINESS AND CLEANLINESS OF THE DURIAN ORCHARD. THIS IS QUITE EVIDENT IN SHAWN LIAU’S CASE.

COVID-19 A BLESSING IN DISGUISE? YOUNG WOMAN AS A DURIAN ENTREPRENEUR • THE MOVEMENT CONTROL ORDER (MCO) DURING THE COVID - 19 PANDEMIC HAS RESULTED IN MANY YOUNGSTERS LOSING THEIR JOBS IN MAJOR CITIES. DUE TO THIS, THEY HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO RETURN TO THEIR HOMETOWNS. THIS HAS OPENED A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR THESE YOUNG PEOPLE TO TAKE OVER THEIR PARENTS’ ORCHARDS AND ENGAGE IN AGRICULTURE BACK IN THEIR HOMETOWNS.

If the soil has not enough nutrition, THE SEEDLINGS WILL DIE NO MATTER HOW THEY ARE CULTIVATED AND TAKEN CARE OF.

The soil may lack nutrients and this will eventually AFFECT THE DURIAN TREES IN FUTURE.

3-YEAR-OLD TREES IN LABIS GROW WELL TO THE EXTENT OF BUD INITIATION HOWEVER, FACING SERIOUS PEST ISSUES • THE TWO DISTINCT INSECT SPECIES, MEALY BUG AND ANTS, CAN SURVIVE IN A TYPICAL SYMBIOSIS RELATIONSHIP AND CONTINUE TO CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR DURIAN FARMERS.

One of the most obvious symptoms of A MEALY BUG INFESTATION IS THE PRESENCE OF A LOT OF ANTS ON DURIAN TREES. THUS, ONE MUST ALWAYS BEWARE OF MEALYBUG INFESTATION.

IOT-BASED SMART FARMING: THE FUTURE WE MUST STRIVE FOR

DURIAN HUSK CAN ONLY BE THROWN AWAY? OR CAN IT BE RECYCLED?