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Lychee is a sturdy tree that could be used for
reforestation of the Cordillera region and other
highlands like Mt. Banahaw. It is resistant to pest
and disease. When planted from seed, lychee produces
70% male that will never bear fruits. If grown from
temperature countries, it will not bear fruits in
the tropics even if it happens to be female. Plant
tropical varieties and see to it that your planting
materials come from a reliable source that has a
mother tree of tropical lychee.
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BREAKTHROUGHS
Lychee can thrive in the country, as shown by the
lychee tree planted inside Central Luzon State
University (CLSU) campus in Muñoz, Nueva Ecija which
is heavy with fruits
The Philippine Star,
Agriculture, Sunday, May 25, 1997
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Lychee always produces
flushes or new shoots. In Thailand and China, 4 to 5
months before expected flowering, the tree is
treated with growth regulator called cultar. This
makes the tree produce flowers instead of shoots.
But cultar is a very expensive chemical here in the
Philippines which cost P5,000 per liter compared to
the price in Thailand which is only lass than P500.
Another method of inducing flowering is by
cincturing the branches 4 months before flowering
time. Flowering of lychee should coincide with cool
temperature months. 26 degrees and below that
influences the female flowering or fruit setting.
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Floriferous Lychee |
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Manila Bulletin, Agriculture, Thursday, March 9,
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Tips on Lychee Growing
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Manila Bulletin, Agriculture, Thursday, March 9,
2000 |
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Lychee can now be grown
in RP |
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Manila Bulletin, May 26, 1992 |
Of
the total flower produced in Wildlife, Q.C. and CLSU, only
40% has fruit set while in Cavite State University and Tagaytay, 60% developed and almost 100% in the Cordillera
region where the weather is subtropical. There are now
successful lychee growers in the Cordillera region but they
are very few due to lack of planting materials and technical
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