Fruit Genetic Resources in the South of Vietnam: Review of Investigation, Collection, Conservation, Evaluation and Utilization

News source: Department of Agriculture and Forestry Extension, MARD, Vietnam
For further information, contact Pham Ngoc Lieu, Southern Fruit Research Institute (SOFRI).
E-mail: pnlieu@hcm.vnn.vn, 2003-09-01

Study of Fruit Germplasm

Since 1994, the Southern Fruit Research Institute (SOFRI) has carried out the investigation, collection, conservation, evaluation, and utilization of the fruit genetic resource in the South of Vietnam. The above activities were aimed to:

• Create information of the present status of genetic resource of fruit trees;
• Collect and conserve, as well as evaluate domestic and exotic germplasm of fruit trees in order to select genetic resources well adapted to micro-ecological regions and possessing resistance to pests of high economic importance;
• Select valuable planting materials for breeding program; and
• Set up a database for information exchange.

653 Varieties of 40 Types of Fruit

Forty fruit types with 653 varieties, including 317 local varieties/clone and foreign varieties/clone were collected and conserved. Most of these have been evaluated and tested in different ecological regions in the South of Vietnam. Those evaluated as having good potential development are as follows:

Domestic Fruit Types:

Pummelo cultivars: Namroi, Da xanh, Duong la cam

Orange cultivars: Mat, Soan

Mandarin cultivars: Quit duong, Tieu son, Cam sanh

Rambutan cultivars: Chom chom nhan, Java

Banana cultivars: Gia bent tre, Gia da lat, Bom, Cau trang, Xiem trang

Water apple cultivars: Hong dao da, Da xanh, Trang sua, Cho lach

Longan cultivars: Xuong com vang, Tieu da bo, Super

Durial cultivars: Com vang hat lep, Sua hat lep, Ben tre, Hat lep Dong nai

Dragon fruit: Thanh long, Binh thuan

Guava cultivars: Xa li nghe, Xa li gion, Ruot do da lang

Mango cultivars: Cat hoa loc, Cat chu, Canh nong

Star apple: Lo re

Exotic Fruit Types:

Nakon pummelo, Tangelo orlando, SRA 21, Rong rieng rambutan,

Mongthong durial, Red flesh dragon fruit, and Khieu sa voi mango

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