An Inventory of Fruit Varieties Introduced into Thailand

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Thailand is rich in species and varieties of fruits originally introduced from foreign lands. The importance of these introductions to Thailand’s agricultural economy is readily apparent if one realizes that pineapple, sugar apple, papaya, grape, lychee and certain varieties of citrus and banana have their origin the outsid Plant introductions will continue to be of value in developing new crops for Thailand, and in improving established crops by introducing superior, well adapted varieties or by assembling new germ plasm for incorporation into the future varieties.