Growth, yield and fruit quality of red dragon (Hylocereus polyrhizus) fruit as affected by plant support system and intercropping with long bean (Vigna sinensis)

• Main Authors: M.Yusoff, Martini, Abd Halim, Mohd Ridzwan, Tengku Muda Mohamed, Mahmud, Syed Rastan, Syed Omar, Meon, Zainuddin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: WFL Publisher 2008
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14947/1/Growth.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14947/

Climbing epiphytic cacti, particularly members of the genera Hylocereus known as pitaya or dragon fruit, have recently drawn much attention of growers worldwide because of their economic value as food products and also owing to their high nutritive and medicinal values. These cacti are branched clim...