The high-quality NH 01 - 26 grape variety being grown on a trial basis in Ninh Thuan province. (Photo: VNA)Ninh Thuan (VNS/VNA) - The south- central province of Ninh Thuan, thecountry’s largest grape producer, will expand the cultivation of ahigh-quality, disease-resistant new variety, NH 01 – 26.
NH 01 – 26was created by the province’s Nha Ho Research Institute for Cotton andAgriculture Development and transferred to farmers in Thai An village in NinhHai district’s Vinh Hai commune to grow on a trial basis since 2018.
It maturesin eight to 10 months and can be harvested up to three times a year, eachyielding nine to 12 tonnes per hectare.
It has athin black skin, and, when ripe, is sweet has a unique aroma. It can be eatenfresh or used to make wine.
Phan Cong Kien,deputy head of the institute, said NH 01 – 26 has outstanding characteristicssuch as disease resistance and tolerance to unfavourable conditions.
It is betterthan all the province’s existing grape varieties and cheaper to grow, farmersdo not need to prune its young fruits like with other varieties, and itspesticide requirement is 40 – 60 percent lower than others, he added.
Nguyen KhacPhong of Thai An commune, one of first farmers to grow the variety, has beengrowing the grape on 2,000sq.m of land to Vietnamese good agriculturalpractices (VietGAP) standards for more than a year.
It could begrown in many different kinds of soil and require less tending than othervarieties, he said.
The yield isnot as high as some others, but its outstanding quality means it fetches 100,000VND (4.3 USD) per kilogramme right on the farm, many times higher than theprovince’s traditional red variety of grape, he said.
He plans toexpand its cultivation to offer eco-tourism services at his orchard, hesaid.
Theinstitute is completing the procedures to begin commercial farming of thevariety, and expects it to be grown on a large scale from next year.
Dang Kim Cuong,director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development,said to exploit the potential of NH 01 – 26, the department is instructingrelevant agencies to teach farmers growing techniques that conform to VietGAPstandards and expand cultivation of the grape.
In recentyears the province has created several new high-quality grape varietieslike NH 04-61, NH 04-128 and NH 01-152, and is growing them on apilot basis.
Thecountry’s driest province has more than 1,300ha of commercial grape farming,since the fruit grows well in warm, dry weather.
The grapegrowing areas are mostly in Phan Rang - Thap Cham city and the districts ofNinh Hai, Ninh Phuoc and Ninh Son./.
NH 01 – 26was created by the province’s Nha Ho Research Institute for Cotton andAgriculture Development and transferred to farmers in Thai An village in NinhHai district’s Vinh Hai commune to grow on a trial basis since 2018.
It maturesin eight to 10 months and can be harvested up to three times a year, eachyielding nine to 12 tonnes per hectare.
It has athin black skin, and, when ripe, is sweet has a unique aroma. It can be eatenfresh or used to make wine.
Phan Cong Kien,deputy head of the institute, said NH 01 – 26 has outstanding characteristicssuch as disease resistance and tolerance to unfavourable conditions.
It is betterthan all the province’s existing grape varieties and cheaper to grow, farmersdo not need to prune its young fruits like with other varieties, and itspesticide requirement is 40 – 60 percent lower than others, he added.
Nguyen KhacPhong of Thai An commune, one of first farmers to grow the variety, has beengrowing the grape on 2,000sq.m of land to Vietnamese good agriculturalpractices (VietGAP) standards for more than a year.
It could begrown in many different kinds of soil and require less tending than othervarieties, he said.
The yield isnot as high as some others, but its outstanding quality means it fetches 100,000VND (4.3 USD) per kilogramme right on the farm, many times higher than theprovince’s traditional red variety of grape, he said.
He plans toexpand its cultivation to offer eco-tourism services at his orchard, hesaid.
Theinstitute is completing the procedures to begin commercial farming of thevariety, and expects it to be grown on a large scale from next year.
Dang Kim Cuong,director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development,said to exploit the potential of NH 01 – 26, the department is instructingrelevant agencies to teach farmers growing techniques that conform to VietGAPstandards and expand cultivation of the grape.
In recentyears the province has created several new high-quality grape varietieslike NH 04-61, NH 04-128 and NH 01-152, and is growing them on apilot basis.
Thecountry’s driest province has more than 1,300ha of commercial grape farming,since the fruit grows well in warm, dry weather.
The grapegrowing areas are mostly in Phan Rang - Thap Cham city and the districts ofNinh Hai, Ninh Phuoc and Ninh Son./.
VNA
