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| Culture performance and eco-adaptation of four varieties of dragon fruit in Karst rocky mountainous area |
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| DOI：10.16768/j.issn.1004-874X.2018.04.008 |
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| Abstract: |
| In order to find out suitable varieties of dragon fruit for Karst mountainous area，four new varieties
were selected and introduced，including Taiwan Dahong，Guihonglong，Zimilong，and Chengxiang No.1. The growth
performance of these varieties would provide the basic data for large-scale promotion of planting. The results showed
that four varieties were all suitable to Karst rocky mountainous area. From the appearance of the fruit，the Chengxiang
No.1 post-harvest product maintained the best，followed by Taiwan's Dahong and Guihonglong，and the Zimilong
dragon was poor. The average single fruit weight is the largest on the Chengxiang No.1，followed by the Taiwan Red One，and the Guihong Dragon，with the smallest Zimilong. Taiwan Dahong had the highest soluble solid which
reach to 19.6%，Guihonglong，Zimilong，and Chengxiang No.1 had close level about 18%. Compared to the normal
red fresh dragon fruit，four varieties had good performance in storage，they had no fruit cracking with 10 days after
fruit ripening. These characters were very favorable for staggering the marketing peak period. On the whole，Taiwan
Dahong and Chengxiang No.1 could be the ideal varieties to replace the old varieties for their good performance in
Karst rocky mountainous area. |
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