Introduction of high quality dragon fruit varieties in China

Fire dragon fruit is a very common kind of fruit in the market, which has high nutritional value and unique anti-cancer effect, so it is deeply loved by consumers. Due to the hot dragon fruit market in recent years, the dragon fruit planting industry is also growing, various regions have also launched a lot of new varieties, can well meet the needs of different people, the economic value is very broad. So what are the domestic high-quality dragon fruit varieties? Let's get to know it.

I. Taiwan

Taiwan is the first region in China to introduce, collect, preserve and breed pitaya varieties. The representative varieties are Jindu No.1, Honey Red and so on.

1. Jindu No.1: red skin and red meat, self-pollination. The fruit is oval and weighs 400-900 grams per fruit. Good quality, good taste, delicate meat, sweet taste, rose flavor.

2. Honey red: the fruit is big, the average weight of single fruit is 650g, the maximum can reach more than 1.5kg, and the yield is high. The fruit has high sweetness and the central soluble solids can reach more than 22%. The rate of self-pollination is 100%, and the fruit is not easy to crack.

2. Guangdong

Guangdong is the first province in the mainland to plant dragon fruit and carry out dragon fruit breeding. The representative varieties are red / white crystal series, Yuehong series and so on.

1. Red / white crystal: the fruit is nearly spherical, the pericarp is red, and the average weight of single fruit is 215.4-340.1g. Excellent quality, delicate and smooth meat, rich flavor, edible rate of 76.6%, not easy to crack fruit, not resistant to storage and transportation.

2. Yuehong 3: White crystal and Lianhuahong 1 artificial hybrid progeny, the fruit is round, and the single fruit weighs 285 grams. The pulp is bicolor, sweet, and the content of soluble solids is 14.1%.

3. Guangxi

Guangxi is the province with the largest planting area of dragon fruit among the provinces in the country. The representative varieties are Guihonglong No. 1, Guire No. 1 and so on.

1. Guihonglong No. 1: it is the first approved variety in Guangxi. The fruit is nearly spherical with red skin and red flesh. The fruit is large and the single fruit weighs 350-900 g. The meat is delicate, juicy, sweet in taste and good in quality. It has good storability and high seed setting rate of natural pollination.

2. Guire No. 1: it was selected from Guihonglong No. 1 mutant, and the fruit weight was more than 600 g. The scales have no thorns, the distance between the upper and lower sides of the scales is large, and the number of scales is less than that of "Guihonglong 1". More crisp, sweet, self-fruiting ability is strong.

4. Hainan

With sufficient light and superior climate, Hainan is the most important production area of dragon fruit in China. Representative varieties are purple dragon dragon fruit, big dragon dragon fruit and so on.

1. Purple dragon dragon fruit: varieties approved by Tropical Fruit Research Institute, Hainan Academy of Agricultural Sciences in 2013. The fruit is short oval to spherical, medium size, with an average single fruit weight of 385.2 g. The flesh is purplish red, the meat is delicate and succulent, the flavor is rich, and the comprehensive character is excellent.

2. Dalong Huolong fruit: the mature fruit is oval to oblong, the pericarp is purplish red, the fruit type is medium and large, and the average weight of single fruit is 510.4g. The meat is delicate and juicy, with good taste and rich flavor. If it is put into production early, it can be self-pollinated.

Due to the different geographical environment and climatic characteristics, the performance of the same variety will be different in different places. But generally speaking, China's high-quality dragon fruit varieties are still very rich, and the producing areas are all over Hainan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, Yunnan and other regions.

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