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EVIARC Sweet: New NSIC Registered Jackfruit Variety |
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We take
pride in the recognition being heaped on Region 8 as
the jackfruit capital of the Philippines because of
the outstanding jackfruit variety developed by
EVIARC,” DA-8’s Regional Executive Director Leo P.
Cańeda proudly announced.
The new variety developed by the DA-EVIARC is named
“EVIARC Sweet.” |
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EVIARC Sweet had been evaluated for 3 fruiting
years starting in 2004 until 2006, using the
standards set by the Fruit Crops Technical
Working Group of the National Seed Industry
Council. It is aromatic, ellipsoid in shape and
contains moderate latex. The color of the aril
or fruitlet is golden yellow and sweet with a
total soluble solids or TSS of 25.140 Brix. The
average edible portion is 42.58%. The tree is
about 7 meters tall with spreading branches and
produces an average of 35 fruits per cropping
season. The trees are grown at RIARC Satellite.
in Balinsasayao, Abuyog, Leyte. NSIC recommends
the variety for “processing” but can likewise be
eaten fresh.
Grafted planting materials of the new variety
are available in the Department of Agriculture
particularly in its 3 research facilities
namely: RIARC-in Balinsasayao, Abuyog, Leyte,
Main RIARC in Bagong Silang, Babatngon, Leyte
and, at RIARC - in Anquina, San Jorge, Samar. In
addition, scion groves were established in the
different Provincial Technical Institute of
Agriculture, the Provincial Research and
Extension Centers (PREC) and the Department of
Land Reform to improve access and utilization of
quality plant materials of EVIARC Sweet. EVIARC
Sweet is a major variety planted in over 200
hectares of jackfruit plantations in the cities
of Calbayog, Ormoc and in the different
municipalities of the region which were
recipients of the ‘Plant Now, Pay Later’ Program
of the Department of Agriculture-GMA-High Value
Commercial Crops Program.
Since EVIARC Sweet has been grown for over 18
years in the region, it has been found to
perform well. Jackfruit growers in the region
are assured of the availability of the top
genetic material. The variety can even be
adopted in other parts of the country. It is
therefore recommended that prospective growers
should get their planting materials from
accredited nursery operators or from any of the
abovementioned participating institutions.
The Opening Program of the recently conducted
Regional Development and Extension (R D & E)
Symposium at Visayas State University, Baybay,
Leyte also held the signing of a Memorandum of
Agreement on Jackfruit Village Establishment and
oathtaking of the officers of the Baybay
Jackfruit Growers Association. Jackfruit is
dubbed as Eastern Visayas’ sunrise industry
because of the trailblazing rsearches and the
resulting food products it now popularized and
sold as food delicacies in the region. Recently,
DA-8, through the Eastern Visayas Integrated
Agricultural Research Center (EVRIARC) has
registered “EVIARC Sweet” as a new jackfruit
variety with the National Seed Industry Council
this year. (Dr. Carlos de la Cruz/Dr. Francisco
Dayap/Ms Rufelie S. Gula, EVIARC, DA 8)
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