It’s painful to take the Dien brand of pomelo far

Dien pomelo (Hanoi) is well known among consumers for its unique sweet taste that cannot be found anywhere else. However, the Dien grapefruit has some disadvantages in terms of design and quality, such as: B. uneven fruit, poor shell, difficult to peel, wet shrimp, easy to crush…

Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong, a resident of Nui Be Village, Nam Phuong Tien Township (Chuong My District, Hanoi), has been working with dien grapefruit for more than 15 years and has always taken care of harvesting dien grapefruit from Nam Phuong Tien Township to make known in the world. Fruit map of Vietnam and towards export.

Ms. Phuong understands the increasingly changing psychology of consumers when gifts and gifts take the throne, and has coordinated with the Plant Protection Institute (Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences) to study the pomelo cultivation process according to organic orientation with an experimental model of the integrated Implement pest control from Dien pomelo. This creates large format golden-skinned diene pomelos while retaining the inherent deliciousness.

“Transformed” grapefruit garden thanks to organic farming

Due to the climate and soil in the mountainous region adjacent to Hoa Binh Province, Nam Phuong Tien Municipality has become a specialty grapefruit growing area in Hanoi in recent years. Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong’s family’s Dien Grapefruit Garden at the foot of the mountain in Nam Phuong Tien Township currently has about 600 trees, which are organically grown on an area of ​​about 2 hectares, yielding about 60,000 fruits per harvest. With an average selling price of around 20,000 – 25,000 VND/fruit. At present, the family’s Dien grapefruit products are mainly consumed in Hanoi’s inner market in supermarkets, fruit shops and traditional markets.

As the production household of Nam Phuong Tien Agricultural Cooperative, Ms. Phuong’s Dien Pomelo Garden hardly has to worry about production when companies, cooperatives and traders come to the garden to buy, even if a unit orders them. Thousands of fruits before each harvest.

To achieve today’s success, Phuong said changing farming practices with the support of the Phytosanitary Institute is the key factor in “changing the shell” of the diene grapefruit.

dr Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc, deputy director of the Plant Protection Institute, said that Phuong’s family’s grapefruit garden is a model that the Plant Protection Institute has helped to implement technically over the past two years.

“Two years ago, when our experts first came here, there were many problems in this grapefruit garden. Grapefruit garden overplanted, weak trees due to poor maintenance, but still plenty of fruit left. In addition, due to improper use of fertilizers, drainage and pruning of branches, trees develop yellowing of the leaves, withering, uneven yield, poor design …

In order to develop suitable procedures for the current state of the garden, experts from the Plant Protection Institute carried out analyzes of the soil, microorganisms, soil nutrients, plant diseases, etc. Agricultural solutions, appropriate soil improvement, elimination of garden defects.

Accordingly, Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong’s family was ordered by experts from the Phytosanitary Institute to compost organic matter, use antagonistic microorganisms, decomposers and biological products.

Like an official leading Ms. Phuong and her family directly to organic farming, said Mr. Tran Van Huy, deputy director of the Center for Biological Combat (Institute of Plant Protection), with the support of the Ministry of Science and Technology. Science – Technology Hanoi Institute of Crop Protection has implemented a model to improve productivity and quality and create safe grapefruit for the Dien grapefruit area of ​​Nam Phuong Tien Municipality in particular and Hanoi in general.

The model has been implemented over the past two years based on existing technical processes and new research with the aim of improving the design and taste of the diene pomelo. Very different diseases such as leaf yellowing, root rot, etc. occur in the diene grapefruit. In addition, unstable weather conditions mean that the roots of grapefruit trees quickly weaken.

Due to the characteristics of long-term care (up to 9 months/year), farmers need a plan for soil-specific fertilization of the plants. The agricultural process prioritizes the use of organic fertilizers, biological products, and beneficial microorganisms for the soil. In addition, farmers need to add fertilizer according to the amount of nutrients based on soil health analysis (fertilize at the right time, do not apply). This naturally inhibits harmful pests in the soil and on plants. In particular, experts from the Plant Protection Institute are also creating habits for farmers in dealing with branches and canopy.

“The canopy is neither too low, nor should it be too high, for humans to easily harvest and tend…nor help harness the light to maximize photosynthesis. Creating a well-ventilated environment with sufficient light also helps reduce pests, healthy fruit and beautiful yellows…” said Mr. Tran Van Huy.

Thanks to the improvements in the cultivation process, when sold, diene pomelo fruit has a beautiful design, copper-yellow skin, no black spots, fragrant segments, sweet taste, easy to peel, and will not be crushed.

Development of an own name for the Pomelo Nam Phuong Tien

In Hanoi, there are currently over 19,000 hectares of fruit trees, of which grapefruit trees account for about 70% with about 10,000 hectares. Currently 10 pomelo varieties are grown, with the Dien pomelo being one of the highest quality pomelo varieties and planted on around 8,000 hectares.

To advance Dien’s grapefruit cultivation models towards organic, Nam Phuong Tien, head of the agricultural cooperative, said that the cooperative regularly cooperates with the agricultural sector of Chuong My District and Hanoi City every year, and the Institute of Plant Protection organizes training courses for farmers on organic Agricultural methods, pest control …

“I hope that pomelo growers in Nam Phuong Tien Cooperative will gradually switch to organic pomelo cultivation with safe crop pest control practices. As a result, the production of Nam Phuong Tien’s diene grapefruit products is safe, environmentally friendly and ensures consumer health,” said Nguyen Thi Phuong.

Mr. Le Van Lanh, vice chairman of Nam Phuong Tien commune, said that the whole commune currently has about 150 ha of grapefruit, of which 50 ha have been concentrated planted and 90 ha have been harvested (trees over 10 years old). Nam Phuong Tien Municipality’s dien pomelo not only meets food safety standards such as VietGAP, but is also a city-level OCOP product.

“In the coming period, the municipal people’s committee will continue to coordinate with the agricultural sector at all levels to improve cultivation techniques, fruit quality, branding, product identity, etc., thus improving the rank. City-level OCOP products, “In particular, the community is committed to ensuring gardeners care about food safety and not using banned crop protection products to ensure consumer health,” he said. Le Van Lanh said.

Dien pomelo can be both used for worship and eaten for a long time, so it is popular with many people and is considered a specialty of the capital Hanoi. What is special about this grapefruit variety is that it can be eaten for as long as possible and each fruit weighs around 7 ounces to more than a kilogram. Thanks to its cool, easy-to-eat and sweet taste, diene pomelo is always a desirable item at any New Year’s occasion.