Temperate fruit development in Vietnam

摘要

Vietnam is evaluating a range of new fruit crops, including low-chill temperate fruits such as: peach, plum, nectarine, apricot, pear and persimmon and sub-tropical fruits such as avocado. These crops have been selected as they appear to have the best potential to improve the living standard of ethnic minorities as well as being environmentally sustainable. Due to the growing demand for temperate fruits in Vietnam and the high adaptability of these fruits in upland and mountainous areas, the Vietnamese government plans to establish 150 000 hectares of temperate fruits by 2010. Although some gains in temperate fruit production have been made recently, including newly introduced varieties, the lack of elite varieties and information about temperate fruit management are still major problems that need to be addressed.