Wax Apple Production in Selected Tropical Asian Countries

Shü, Zen-hong; Tirtawinata, M.R.; Meon, Zainudin; Thanarut, Chinnapan

doi:10.17660/actahortic.2008.773.22

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“…Wax apple is widely cultivated throughout Malaysia, mainly as smallholdings ranging from 1 to 5 ha, with a total hectarage estimated at 1500 ha in 2005. The production area and production for the year 2003 in Indonesia were 13,454 ha and 239,108 tons, in Taiwan were 7,302 ha, 84,991 tons (ZEN-HONG et al, 2006). The ripe, pink fruits of wax apple are bell-shaped, sweet and can be eaten fresh or cooked, for sauces, jams, jellies desserts, wines, liquors, and vinegars.…”

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Growth, Yield and Postharvest Quality of Wax Apple as Affected by Naphthalene Acetic Acid Application

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-Results of this study represent the first report of the effect of Naphthalene Acetic Acid (NAA) on the pre and post harvest quality of wax apple fruit. The wax apple trees were spray treated with 0, 5, 10 and 20 mg L -1 NAA under field conditions during 2008 to 2011. The experiments were carried out in Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with six replications. Leaf chlorophyll content, chlorophyll fluorescence, photosynthetic yield, net photosynthetic rate, drymatter content of leaves and total soluble solids and K + content of wax apple fruits were significantly increased after treatments with 10 mg L -1 . Polygalacturonase activity significantly decreased with NAA treatments. The application of 5 mg L -1 NAA increased 27% more bud and reduced 42% less fruit drop compared to the control. In addition, higher protein and phosphate synthase activity of leaves, fruit set, fruit growth, larger fruit size and yield were recorded in NAA treated plants. In storage, treated fruits exhibited higher TSS and firmness and less weight loss, browning, titratable acidity, respiration and ethylene production than the control. It is concluded that spraying with 5 and 10 mg L -1 NAA once a week under field conditions produced better fruit growth and yield of the wax apple and maintained better fruit quality in postharvest storage. Index terms: NAA, fruit, development, pre and postharvest quality.

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“…The wax apple, or jambu air madu, as it is known in Malaysia, is a non-climacteric tropical fruit in the Myrtaceae family and is botanically known as Syzygium samarangense (Morton, 1987).Wax apple is widely cultivated throughout Malaysia, mainly in smallholdings ranging from 1 to 5 ha, with a total hectarage estimated at 1,500 ha in 2005 (Zen-hong et al 2006). The pear-shaped fruits are usually pink, light red or red, but may be greenish-white or cream-colored, and are generally crisp, with a subtly sweet taste and aromatic flavor.…”

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Fruit development, pigmentation and biochemical properties of wax apple as affected by localized Application of GA3 under field conditions

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Braz. arch. biol. technol.

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“…The wax apple (Syzygium samarangense) is a nonclimacteric tropical fruit which belongs to the family of Myrtaceae (Zen-hong et al, 2006). Rose apple, Java apple and Water apple are vernacular names of wax apple (Pan and Shu, 2007).…”

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Effects of Indole-3-Butyric Acid (IBA) and rooting media on rooting and survival of air layered wax apple (Syzygium samarangense) CV Jambu Madu

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The wax apple or jambu madu, is a non-climacteric tropical fruit from Myrtaceae family and widely cultivated in South East Asia. The limited availability of good quality seedlings of wax apple is the main problem to development of flourish it’s market share in the current fruit industry. Therefore, in order to produce good quality planting materials, a study aimed at optimizing propagation and adventitious rooting technique and survivability of wax apple air layer was conducted. In this study, four different levels of Indole-3-Butyric Acid (IBA) concentration (0, 1000, 1500 and 2000 mg L-1) and three rooting media (sphagnum moss, vermicompost and garden soil) were applied after removal of bark (phloem) on the shoot to determine the effect on rooting and survivability of the wax apple air layer under field conditions. The results showed that the wax apple shoots treated with 2000 mg L-1 IBA produced the significantly higher number of roots, increased length of root, diameter of branch, length of branch, number of leaf and leaf area of air layers. In addition, the highest chlorophyll content and stomatal aperture were recorded in 2000 mg L-1 IBA treatment compared to other treatments including control. Vermicompost medium was better than garden soil and sphagnum moss in respect of rooting and survivability of air layers. The results showed that the combination of 2000 mg L-1 IBA and vermicompost as rooting media give the best combination to root initiation, root number, root length and survival rate (100%) of wax apple air layers. From this study, it can be concluded that 2000 mg L-1 IBA and vermicompost treatment enhance the root initiation, early establishment and survivability of wax apple air layered under field conditions.

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Wax Apple Production in Selected Tropical Asian Countries

Cited by 12 publications

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Growth, Yield and Postharvest Quality of Wax Apple as Affected by Naphthalene Acetic Acid Application

Growth, Yield and Postharvest Quality of Wax Apple as Affected by Naphthalene Acetic Acid Application

Fruit development, pigmentation and biochemical properties of wax apple as affected by localized Application of GA3 under field conditions

Effects of Indole-3-Butyric Acid (IBA) and rooting media on rooting and survival of air layered wax apple (Syzygium samarangense) CV Jambu Madu

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