I was suprised to visit two farms in Kg Klau, Bentong recently (12th Aug 2017) that their durians NON stop bearing. Each farm is about 18 acres. Two clone clones planted, both clones namely D24 and D 197 (Musang King) had fruits and simultaneously had flowers on the same branch. The trees are about 18 years old. There many fruits (50-80 fruits) on one tree as well as many flower. Normally, the end of the fruiting season here is in September. This farm had trees flowers again however adjacent farms did not experience flowering pattern.
My observations was on fertilization and irrigation aspects as well as the climatic conditions that triggered the flowering.
Fertilization is the KEY success to the free flowering phenomenon. Correct fertilization in deed gave the plants sufficient nutrient to flower at anytime. Theoretically, plants undergone stress to flower however, these may differ to plant variety/clones and soil types. One farm is hilly and the other is on flat land. The farm was well watered where water was given 20 minutes daily. (What I suspected that this farmer spray hormone such as auxin to the branches to trigger flowering-because it was observed that very intense flowering occurred along the branches).
Correct fertilization will increase the soil fertility in which it will help the plants to supply essential nutrients for growth and production. Thus, the soil also increase micro organisms and worm population which in turn nutrient availability to the plants.
Fertilization programme fornon-seasonal flowering
1.Organic fertilizer 5 kg per tree 3 times per year
2.Blue Fertilizer 3 kg per tree when flowering, stop fertilization
3 Purple Fertilizer 5 kg during fruitlet
4.Red Fertilizer 5kg fruit development
5.Irrigation daily 20 minutes per day
Although the fertilizer requirement is high but the yield is very high too and non stop bearing.
The price of the durians is RM 60 per kg (USD 15 per kg) esp Musang King.
If you have a farm with MK then you a millionare when fruiting comes, tax free of course!
With this simple technique you can induce your durian farm from seasonal to non-seasonal .
Correct fertilization will increase the soil fertility in which it will help the plants to supply essential nutrients for growth and production. Thus, the soil also increase micro organisms and worm population which in turn nutrient availability to the plants.
Fertilization programme fornon-seasonal flowering
1.Organic fertilizer 5 kg per tree 3 times per year
2.Blue Fertilizer 3 kg per tree when flowering, stop fertilization
3 Purple Fertilizer 5 kg during fruitlet
4.Red Fertilizer 5kg fruit development
5.Irrigation daily 20 minutes per day
Although the fertilizer requirement is high but the yield is very high too and non stop bearing.
The price of the durians is RM 60 per kg (USD 15 per kg) esp Musang King.
If you have a farm with MK then you a millionare when fruiting comes, tax free of course!
With this simple technique you can induce your durian farm from seasonal to non-seasonal .
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| Profusely free flowering Musang King durians |
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| Irrigation of each duria tree |
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| Fortified NPK |
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| Fortified NPK Fertilizers |
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| Yummy Musang King durians at the price of USD15 per kg |
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| Myself , Dr. Ahmad Zam Zam and my wife visited the durian farm in Kg.Klau, Bentong, Pahang, Malaysia |
I visited a farm in Bentong last year and was also surprised to see the continuous flowering. Can you clarify the amount of fertilizer (kg) is per year application?
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