About the fruit tree breeding center of Nghe An

(Baonghean.vn) - With the advantage of red basalt soil and convenient transportation, farmers in Nghia Dan and Thai Hoa have focused on planting high-income crops such as rubber, oranges, PQ tangerines, grapefruits... to serve the people of Nghe An, Thanh Hoa and Ha Tinh.

After the rain, along Highway 48 through Thai Hoa and Nghia Dan, the scene of buying and selling seedlings is bustling. The plant seed production facility of Ms. Le Thi Tinh's family in Quan Mit hamlet, Nghia Tan commune, Nghia Dan district has prepared for the new seed season, mainly supplying Dien grapefruit, Quang Tien grapefruit, and PQ1 orange and tangerine varieties. Every year, her family produces about 80,000 to 100,000 seedlings to supply to the market, in the province and the provinces of Thanh Hoa, Ha Tinh...

Customers come to choose fruit tree varieties

Ms. Le Thi Tinh said: “Districts in Phu Quy area are very fond of Dien grapefruit, Quang Tien grapefruit; orange varieties, so every year I go to the seedling selling points here to sell 15 - 20 thousand seedlings. However, to serve the market for this year's planting season, I will produce an additional 10 thousand seedlings. Last year, the price fluctuated from 12 - 15 thousand VND/tree, this year from 20 - 30 thousand VND/tree. On average, my family earns 450 - 500 million VND per year and regularly creates jobs for 4 - 5 workers."

These days, the acacia nursery area of ​​Ms. Ngo Thi Lien's family in the Experimental Block, Quang Tien Ward (Thai Hoa Town) is always busy and bustling because this is a favorable time to replant acacia for timber. Foresters in the locality and some neighboring areas all flock here to buy acacia seedlings to serve the Nghia Dan MDF factory.

The profession of growing acacia seedlings began to take shape in the Experimental Block over 12 years ago, and very quickly attracted many households to participate, developing into a specialized area with good quality, attracting customers inside and outside the province. Compared to other types of trees, growing acacia seedlings brings much higher economic efficiency. 1 sao of acacia seedlings, each crop after deducting investment costs also brings a profit of 50 - 60 million VND; each year can do 2 crops.

In addition, because acacia seedlings require a lot of labor, it has also contributed to job creation and stable income for many idle workers in the locality.

Thai guava variety is popular with customers

Currently, not only are there local varieties of grapefruit, orange, lemon, and acacia trees, many households also import varieties from gardens in the South and the North, and even varieties from Thailand such as Thai jackfruit, Lo Ren star apple, Dak Lak avocado, etc., which are also chosen by people to plant in the new season.

Ms. Le Thi Nga, owner of Hue Nga seed establishment, Thi Nghiem block, Quang Tien ward (Thai Hoa town) said: "In recent years, in addition to traditional varieties, some trees imported from other regions have also been focused on and developed, planted on large areas such as avocado, mango, jackfruit, custard apple. Especially this year, the demand of the people is very large, the sales establishments are also doing well, at many seedling production establishments, the price of a seedling ranges from 15 to 50 thousand VND/tree".

Customers come to buy glue seeds

In general, the market for plant varieties this year is quite diverse. Nursery owners have also hybridized many varieties and seed components, so the price of each type of tree is higher than last year. The abundance and diversity of plant varieties, especially fruit trees in Phu Quy land, has formed a center for providing good fruit tree varieties for Nghe An and neighboring localities.

Minh Thai (Dai Nghia Dan)