Initially from Mexico and these days basic in Southeast Asia and China, the tasty mythical beast organic product, likewise called pitaya, is a relative newcomer to Bangladesh. In the course of the most recent couple of years in Khagrachhari, four imaginative agriculturists have built up greenery enclosures of the desert flora with the point of putting homegrown winged serpent natural product solidly on the culinary guide.
With development starting in 2013, Khagrachhari Agro Garden in Maishchhari Guchhogram is both the most seasoned and the biggest business maker of monster organic product in the region. "We have 550 monster natural product desert flora," says its guardian Mohammad Julhas. "We collected the main natural product a year ago and anticipate that around 150 hedges will create organic product this season. Up until this point, we have delivered around 200 kilograms of mythical beast natural product which implies income of in any event Tk 1 lakh," he said while conversing with The Daily Star a month ago.
He says their garden has been set up with the help of the Khagrachhari Horticulture Center and that this year the anticipated collect should add up to at least 250 kilograms.
Every desert flora shrubbery is become connected by an elastic attach to a solid column for help. The plant as a rule blossoms overnight, with sprouts withering by morning. Mythical beast organic product desert flora depend on nighttime pollinators, for example, moths and bats for preparation. While a few self-prolific assortments exist, cross-pollinating assortments more often than not deliver increasingly and better quality natural product.
"Mythical beast natural product really needn't bother with much care," says Rustam Ali, the guardian of another garden. "Yields extend crosswise over five months of the year. It's an exceptionally productive undertaking." He is moreover appreciative to the agriculture place for preparing and guidance.
Conversing with this daily paper a month ago, Samor Tripura said he planted mythical serpent natural product seeds in Lalit Karbari Para of the region a year ago. "I went to the Khagrachhari Agro Garden and wound up plainly keen on developing the natural product," he says. "I've sown seeds in 130 shrubs and as of now around forty are proving to be fruitful. I trust from the following year to accomplish full generation."
"Mythical beast natural product desert flora can adapt well to bring down precipitation," says Director of the agriculture focus Muazzem Hossain. "It's a noteworthy product in nations like Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia. We trust it can do well here in the slope areas as well." The agriculture focus is giving ranchers seeds and specialized help to support mythical beast natural product creation.
Numerous local people, potential purchasers, are new to the winged serpent organic product up to this point; yet all in all the mythical serpent natural product is probably going to demonstrate famous. "Individuals in this locale don't have the foggiest idea about the winged serpent natural product," says rancher Halshimang Chowdhury from Mohalchhari upazila. "In any case, the products of the soil juice are extremely delectable. I am certain it will quickly pick up ubiquity."