ISHS Acta Horticulturae 773: XXVII International Horticultural Congress - IHC2006: International Symposium on Citrus and Other Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Crops
WAX APPLE PRODUCTION IN SELECTED TROPICAL ASIAN COUNTRIES |
| Authors: | Zen-hong Shü, Z. Meon, R. Tirtawinata, C. Thanarut |
| Keywords: | Syzygium samarangense, Southeast Asia, tropical fruit |
| Abstract:
The wax apple (Syzygium samarangense, other names are wax jambu and Java apple) is native to Malaya to the Andaman and the Nicobar islands. This tropical tree is very common in the tropical Asia. The fruit of wax apple are eaten, and for this purpose, it is better than other species in the same genus. The ripe, pink fruits are bell-shaped, sweet and can be eaten fresh or cooked, for sauces, jams and jellies. The production area and production for the year 2003 in Indonesia were 13,454 ha and 239,108 tons, respectively. Wax apple is cultivated mainly as smallholdings ranging from 1 to 5 ha in Malaysia with its hectareage estimated 1,500 ha in 2005. ‘Pale Green’, ‘Dark Red’, ‘Light Red’ and ‘Green’ are the four major cultivars. Fruit production is non seasonal, however, the peak periods are in March to April and November to December. The area, total production and production value for the wax apple industry in Taiwan were 7302 ha, 84,991 tons and $ 182 million US dollars, respectively, in 2005. ‘Pink’ is the leading cultivar. Due to the successful off-season production techniques, fruits can be harvested all-year-round in Taiwan. The major wax apple cultivars in Thailand are ‘Phet Ban Plew’, ‘Phet Sai Rung’, ‘Thun Klao’, ‘Phet Jin Da’, ‘Number One’, ‘Phet Sam Phran’, ‘Dang Indo’, ‘Phet Nam Pueng’, and ‘Thub Thim Chan’. Fruits can be harvested almost year-round. There were 10,240 ha planted area and 69,608 tons fruits produced with a production value of $ 26.5 million US dollars in Thailand in 2004. | |
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