THINGS TO PAY ATTENTION FOR INCREASING THE FRUIT SETTING RATE DURING DURIAN FRUIT PERIOD

Agriculture is an industry that is very dependent upon the weather. Although we can’t change the weather, but we can get to know it and apply appropriate management according to different weather conditions to achieve desired results. Durian is a weather-sensitive crop. Changes in weather can either bring upon bumper harvest or it can lead to a loss of harvest throughout the year.

For example, the abundant rain in year 2020 led to flowers bloomed between the end of July and the beginning of August but failing to bear fruits. However, the drought in year 2019 resulted in abundant harvest as most durian trees had three batches of flowers, and some even up to five batches. However, at the same time, the over-blooming durian trees turned weak and