Hello everyone,

I was looking for information about durian grafting method until i stumbled upon this thread. Just to share with you one video i found on youtube

http://youtu.be/jVOO-WrMltM

It's about top working of old durian trees. I have a few questions and hope some of the sifu from here might be able to provide some insights. Thanks in advance!

1. Is using D. graveolens as a rootstock for, let say, musang king a viable option? Anybody tried with it and does it really provide extra benefits in terms of phythophthora resistance?

2. I dream of seeing durian sulok ( hydrid of graveolens and zibethinus, common in sarawak) being hybridised enough times with premium zibethinus clones to result in a clone that posses graveolens' creaminess and fineness in texture and zibethinus' sweetness and rich taste. In fact, (it could be only me), i think that red prawn's creaminess has hints of graveolens' taste and texture. If i am not mistaken, i read somewhere on the net that durian banyuwangi in indonesia is in fact a hybrid of graveolens of zibethinus.

I am an enthusiast in agriculture and have not own any orchard yet. Happy farming!


This post has been edited by tshuong: Sep 27 2015, 04:39 AM

Thanks for your input mr farmer. Too bad over here everything relies mainly on serendipity in order to develop a more desirable cultivar. I have heard it times and again, many interesting cultivar were lost due to growers' inability to clone them. Not a grower myself yet, i dream of becoming one when i retire one day. First of all, save money first.

The reason i mention hybridization is because as a nepenthes grower i did try out hand pollination with nepenthes flowers and this practice is very common especially among those who grow more than 5 years. However, i wonder besides MARDI, anybody else have hands on with hand pollination of durian flowers? As i mentioned earlier, durian sulok is a common sight in limbang dividion of Sarawak, and it might be a good candidate to start with, but the main draw back i can instantly think of is that, how many 10 years do i have to see them grow up and produce fruits. That's crazy.