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During the 1st International Consultation on Tropical Fruits held in Malaysia on 15–19 July 1996, delegates from 22 countries conferred about economic and trade issues that centered on the current situation of the tropical fruit industry, future prospects for fresh and processed tropical fruits, tariff concerns, [5] and phytosanitary and quarantine measures.
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The fruit is the shape, size, and colour of a grapefruit with a thin melon-like rind and a concentrated sweet taste comparable to mango, soursop and pineapple combined. At the government experimental station near Kuching , Sarawak , they are grown on elevated platforms and said to start producing in less than two years.
In Malaysia, it is said that the tree bears best after a long, dry season. The fruit is ovoid, 5-7.5 cm long, dark red, with its thick, leathery rind closely set with conical, blunt-tipped tubercles or thick, fleshy, straight spines, which are up to 1 cm long. [2] There may be one or two small, undeveloped fruits nestled close to the stem.
Trees begin to bear fruit at 3–6 years for trees planted by seed and at 2–4 years for clonal trees. Blossoms are common from February to April and then again in August to October in southern Malaysia, as opposed to in western Java, where cempedak tend to flower in July and August. From flowering to ripening fruit takes about 2–4 months. [2]
Garcinia atroviridis, known as asam gelugur, asam gelugo, or asam keping (in Malay, Thai: ส้มแขก) is a large rainforest tree native to Peninsular Malaysia [1] and Sumatra. This species grows wild throughout Peninsular Malaysia but is also widely cultivated, especially in the northern states, owing to its economic and medicinal value.
Another common fruit available year-round in Malaysia, and widely eaten to conclude a meal. The pineapple, or nanas in Malay. It is widely eaten as a fruit and used extensively in local cooking, such as a curried pineapple dish called pajeri nanas. The pitaya, better known locally as dragon fruit. Dragon fruit is available in red and white ...
The santol is native to Malesia and New Guinea. [1] [2] It has been introduced to Indochina, Sri Lanka, India, northern Australia, Mauritius, and Seychelles.It is commonly cultivated throughout these regions and the fruits are seasonally abundant in the local and international markets.