Species and Cultivars

Species and Cultivars

    The genus durian has 27 species, among them 6 species produces edible fruit, they are.
    1. Durian- Durio-zibethinus- widely cultivated spp.
    2. Lai- D. kutejensis- vey good fruits with good flavour.
    3. Karatogan- D. oxleyanus.
    4. Tabelak- D. graveolens
    5. lahong- D. dulais
    6. Munjit- D. Grandiflorus.
    Cultivars
    The selection programme in Thailand and Malaysia involved in evolving more than 100 cultivars and few cv are recommended, Chance, deception, frog, Gibbeon, Golden Pillow, grown in Thiland Monthong, Kan yao, Luang, kradum thong- Malaysian cvs.

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