Birthing the dragon

Dragon fruit or buah naga is one of the popular tropical fruits in Malaysia. The discoverers might have given this name as the fruit has scale-like leaves and fiery colour associated with the dragon. This exotic fruit is utilized as fruit beverages, jam, jellies and ices because of its colour, aroma...

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Main Authors: Ridzuan, Raihana, Adnan, Mohd Ridzuan, Qamaruz Zaman, Faridah
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Qamaruz Zaman, Faridah
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description Dragon fruit or buah naga is one of the popular tropical fruits in Malaysia. The discoverers might have given this name as the fruit has scale-like leaves and fiery colour associated with the dragon. This exotic fruit is utilized as fruit beverages, jam, jellies and ices because of its colour, aroma and taste. In Malaysia, dragon fruit crop cultivation shows a great expansion due to the high market demands since 2006. Hence, the advance biotechnology practices in the agricultural sector are very important to meet the current and future demands in dragon fruit production.
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spelling upm-199002014-10-25T06:00:59Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19900/ Birthing the dragon Ridzuan, Raihana Adnan, Mohd Ridzuan Qamaruz Zaman, Faridah Dragon fruit or buah naga is one of the popular tropical fruits in Malaysia. The discoverers might have given this name as the fruit has scale-like leaves and fiery colour associated with the dragon. This exotic fruit is utilized as fruit beverages, jam, jellies and ices because of its colour, aroma and taste. In Malaysia, dragon fruit crop cultivation shows a great expansion due to the high market demands since 2006. Hence, the advance biotechnology practices in the agricultural sector are very important to meet the current and future demands in dragon fruit production. University Putra Malaysia 2012 Book Section PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19900/1/4_-_CHAPTER_4-7.pdf image/jpeg en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19900/2/P1140267.JPG image/jpeg en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19900/3/P1140286.JPG image/jpeg en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19900/4/P1140299.JPG image/jpeg en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19900/5/P1140308-1.jpg Ridzuan, Raihana and Adnan, Mohd Ridzuan and Qamaruz Zaman, Faridah (2012) Birthing the dragon. In: Nature's Yield and Wonders of Art (NYAWA)12: Fruits. University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, pp. 50-51. ISBN 9789673442980 Nature (Aesthetic) - Exhibitions Fruit - Exhibitions Art and Science - Exhibitions English
spellingShingle Nature (Aesthetic) - Exhibitions
Fruit - Exhibitions
Art and Science - Exhibitions
Ridzuan, Raihana
Adnan, Mohd Ridzuan
Qamaruz Zaman, Faridah
Birthing the dragon
title Birthing the dragon
title_full Birthing the dragon
title_fullStr Birthing the dragon
title_full_unstemmed Birthing the dragon
title_short Birthing the dragon
title_sort birthing the dragon
topic Nature (Aesthetic) - Exhibitions
Fruit - Exhibitions
Art and Science - Exhibitions
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