Successful multiplication of two rare coconut varieties

For the first time, Vietnam has successfully bred two rare and precious coconut varieties, coconut wax (Makapuno) and pineapple coconut (Aromatic). The waxed coconut has a rich gut like yogurt, which has very high economic value for the food processing industry.

Coconut wax (Photo: pcrdf.org)

Pineapple coconut has a fragrant smell like Northern sticky rice mixed with pineapple, a kind of drink favored by many foreign tourists.

Engineer Vu Thi My Lien, in charge of embryo tissue culture - Biotechnology, Institute of Oil - Plants, which has been successfully propagated, said in nature, coconut wax almost does not germinate, And pineapple coconut is very low germination rate.