Indonesia: Getting to know the advantages of Hilosia, the superior variety of dragon fruit

Published 2021년 11월 2일

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The Agricultural Research and Development Agency in Indonesia has developed a new variety of dragon fruit called Naga Hilosia. The development of this variety has been ongoing since 2011 and involved the collection and selection of dragon fruit genetic resources. The new variety has the advantage of large fruit size, high production, and does not require pollination assistance. The Hilosia dragon variety is expected to have a high crop production per hectare per year, reaching 43.90–45.60 tons. The variety has been registered as a new superior variety and is currently being developed in West Sumatra, especially in Solok Regency.

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My Farm — Dragon fruit has been commercially developed in Indonesia since 2003. This fruit commodity is relatively new, but its business prospects are promising because it has many enthusiasts. In addition, dragon fruit plants can also grow easily in Indonesia. The Agricultural Research and Development Agency (Balitbangtan) has successfully registered a new dragon fruit variety, named Naga Hilosia. Reporting from the litbang.pertanian.go.id page, the development of this variety has been started since 2011–2013 and was carried out by the Tropical Fruit Crop Research Institute (Balitbu). Balitbu conducts the collection, characterization, and selection of dragon fruit genetic resources. The number of collections of dragon fruit plants from Balitbu Tropical is 30 accessions from Solok, Padang, Padang Panjang, Padang Pariaman, Yogyakarta, and East Kalimantan. Researcher from Balitbangtan, Jumjunidang, said that the results of characterization and selection obtained one dragon fruit ...

Source: Pertanianku