EXCERPTS & PAPERS WEBSITES
RECOMMENDED 
READING		  FARMS

 

EXCERPTS AND PAPERS

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Durian Production in Thailand
by Dr. Surmsuk Salakpetch,
Chanthaburi Horticultural Research Center, Thailand

Northern Territory of Australia AGNOTE pamphlet on Durian
(5 pages)

Durian chapter (19 pages) from The Production of Economic Fruits in South-East Asia  
by Othman Yaacob and Suranant Subhadrabandhu (Oxford University Press, New York, 1995)
(many thanks)

 

 

Order this book from Amazon.com

Brunei Darussalam Durian Quality Management Manual

by the Brunei Darussalam Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources (Brunei Darussalam Department of Agriculture, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, 1999); you may have to go to Brunei to get a copy...a few relevant pages are reproduced here, with many thanks.

   Durians of Brunei (4 pages)
Durian Propagation (2 pages)
Durian Planting (3 pages) 

"The Great Stinking Clue: 
in search of a fruit 
called durian"

by David Quammen, Outside Magazine, February 1993 (thanks) ...about the "Durian Theory of Evolution" 
promoted by famous botanist E.J.H.Corner, and the author's durian adventures in Bali

 

WEBSITES
Durian Online —  www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~durian 
A very large site from Malaysia that includes a wide range of durian-related material, including photos, cultivation information, poems, songs, cartoons, marketing statistics, a news gallery, recipes, recommended books, an extensive set of links to other durian Websites, and whatever other mischief the durian fanatics who run this site can come up with. 

DURIAN  
from Fruits of Warm Climates  
 by Dr. Julia Morton 
— the complete monumental classic on growing warm-climate fruits, 
sadly out of print, 
has now thankfully been posted online by California Rare Fruit Growers. 
The informative durian section 
can be found at http://newcrop.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/ morton/durian_ars.html

 

FARMS

 

Bao Sheng Durian Farm, Penang, Malaysia — http://www.durian.com.my
About half of the small island of Penang in Malaysia, about 100 km [ 60 miles] south of the border with Thailand (at 5 degrees north latitude), is densely urban. Much of its remaining mountainous and picturesque rural area is populated with durian trees of farms that produce choice connoisseur durians regarded by many as the best in Malaysia. Bao Sheng Durian Farm is but one of many great durian farms on the island that can be recommended — and it is one that has become internationally famous. That’s easily explained by the virtue of the creme-de-la-creme top quality durians its 600 trees on 20 mountainside acres produce (including nine of the best Malaysian varieties); by its being the first durian farm in Malaysia, maybe anywhere, to have its own informative and well-constructed website which has guided people from all around the world to the farm’s entrance; and by the friendliness and readily-shared durianology mastery of T.S. Chang and his wife and brothers, who inherited the farm from his father, who wisely planted the farm for future generations beginning in the early 1960’s. In addition to their memorable delectable fruit in season, Bao Sheng offers enjoyable and educational tours of the farm, and grafted young trees of their choice varieties — T.S. is willing to work with anyone overseas to export live durian trees to their lands, which would require acquiring all necessary government agriculture permits on both ends and coordinating air freight shipment. The trees themselves are quite inexpensive. Contact T.S. Chang at bsfarm@pc.jaring.my; he’s fluent in English and very computer-literate also. Bao Sheng’s postal address is 150 Mk. 2, Sungai Pinang, 11010 Balik Pulau, Penang, Malaysia; phone Malaysia (604) 866-8817 or (604) 866-1362. If you’re a durian-lover and ever happen to be in Southeast Asia during April-July it’s well worth a trip to Penang, an enjoyable vacation destination in itself, to experience Bao Sheng Durian Farm and its magnificent and memorable durians.

 

RECOMMENDED READING

Durian: King of Tropical Fruit
by Suranant Subhadrabandhu and S. Ketsa
(Oxford University Press, New York, 2002)

This may be the most comprehensive book on durian in the English language.

"Gathers available information on the durian fruit of Southeast Asia, which is known for its nutritional flesh, thorny appearance, and strong odor. The authors (Kasetsart University, Thailand) review the fruit's history, areas of production, phenological development, techniques for propagation and pruning, orchard pests, post-harvest technology, products made from the fruit, and its marketing in various countries. Eight pages of color photographs are provided at the end."
—Book News, Inc. review

available from amazon.com,
about US$55
 

Durian: Fruit Development, Postharvest Physiology, Handling and Marketing in ASEAN, edited by Sonthat Nanthachai (ASEAN Food Handling Bureau, Level 3, G14 & G15 [North], Damansara Town Centre, 50490 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1994) — a great information source about durian (heretofore rare in English) if you can manage to get a copy 
Durian article in Smithsonian Magazine by Harry Genthe, September 1999, p. 97-104

 

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