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Manila Bulletin,
Agriculture, Thurs., Mar. 9, 2000 |
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Floriferous
Lychee |
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Section
Editor by Zac B. Sarian |
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| FLORIFEROUS LYCHEE.
Photo shows one of the three lychee varieties
that bear fruits under Philippine conditions.
This is the variety introduced into the country
by the late Dr. Dioscoro Umali of Los Baños and
which Bernie Dizon is now propagating. Most of
the fruits of this variety are seedless while
some have very small seeds. This variety has
been fruiting for some years now at the Central
Luzon State University, at the Quezon City home
of Dr. Paula Umali, and at the Tiaong (Quezon)
farm of Atty. Victor Lazatin. Another variety
that also fruits well under local conditions
produces red fruits. It has broad, rounded
leaves in contrast to the narrow elongated
leaves of the variety introduced by Dr. Umali. |
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