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| Manila
Bulletin, Agriculture, Thurs., Dec. 13, 2001 |
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by: Zac B. Sarian |
| TALES OF A
LATEXLESS JACKFRUIT.
The picture at left shows the seedling of a
latexless jackfruit from Malaysia which was
planted by Bernie Dizon in December 1998. It was
just over two years old in January 2001, when it
started to bear fruit and a total of 10 fruit
were harvested late May and June 2001. By late
November this year it is in fruit again, barely
six months after its first 10 fruits were
harvested. In right photo, Bernie Dizon is
inspecting the 11 fruits that have been formed
so far during this second fruiting. This months,
the jackfruit tree is exactly three years old
from planting. The fruits are of medium size but
very fleshy. The flesh is orange, sweet and
crisp. |
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| Manila
Bulletin, Saturday, November 6, 1999 |
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LATEXLESS JACKFRUIT.
This is a five-year-old latexless jackfruit tree
that has borne fruit for two times now.
Originally grown from seed, it first bore fruit
when it was three-years-old. The fruit is very
fleshy, bright orange and of superior eating
quality. Bernie Dizon is now propagating it
asexually on double rootstock to produce
faster-growing trees. Its being latex-free is a
big advantage because the fruit is very
convenient to process. |
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| Manila Bulletin,
Thurs., Feb. 8, 2001 |
| Bernie Dizon is
checking a two-year-old latexless jackfruit from
Malaysia that is already bearing fruit
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