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Pummelo is the hardiest among all variety of citrus,
making it resistant to pests and diseases. It is the
only fruit with long shelf life. If harvested at the
right state of maturity, it could last for more than
a month under ordinary room temperature. For this
reason, the fruit could be shipped in various
destinations without the risk to being spoiled.
The Magallanes and
Nenita pummelo are the only two commercial varieties
that are prolific, sweet. and juicy
The biggest export
markets of these varieties are Japan and Hong Kong.
Pummelo is regarded as a health fruit so it has
unlimited demand here and abroad. In some fruit
stands, these two varieties with brand names such as
'Golden Fruit,' Dizon Farm, Nenita, etc. are being
retailed at around P80 to P150 per kilo.
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| Pummelo is the
biggest among citrus varieties. Usually, nursery
operators use calamandarin as rootstock which is a
smaller tree (usually half the size of pummelo),
thus, after several years, it will become
incompatible to pummelo which shall result into low
yield and eventually, the tree will die.
To be sure that your pummelo will have long and
productive life see to it that the rootstock is
pummelo also. In case the rootstock of pummelo is
calamandarin, make it double rootstock to overcome
incompatibility |
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| The Magallanes and Nenita
pummelo's have two peak harvest seasons but in between those
peak seasons, it still continuously bear few fruits provided
that adequate fertilizer and irrigation during summer are
applied. |
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Another good thing about the
pummelo is that it can adapt to
lowland areas like Ninoy Aquino
Parks and Wildlife in Quezon
City; along the seashores of
Naic, Cavite; and Central Luzon
State University where Bernie
Dizon conducted experiments on
Davao pummelo. It has proven
productive in highland areas of
Banahaw in Lucban, Quezon from
where it got its name. It can
also be planted in rice dikes (pilapil)
and fringes of the farm to
augment farmers' income. In
Thailand, pummelo is planted in
upraised be in waterlogged areas
with shallow 2 ft. water table. |
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