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Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus spp) 1634266744673 - Coggle Diagram
Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus spp) 
Characteristic
Non climacteric (non-climacteric fruit. which cannot continue ripening process after harvesting and, thus, should be picked when it has attained full ripe stage to ensure fruit quality and sensory flavours.
Background
There are 3 species of dragon fruit grown in Malaysia which is white flesh dragon fruit, red flesh dragon fruit, and yellow skin dragon fruit.
The origin of the dragon fruit is unknown, but it is probably native to Central America. It is also known as pitahaya in Mexico, and pitaya roja in Central America and northern South America. The Spanish name pitahaya may also refer to several other species of tall cacti with flowering fruit
A tropical fruit that belongs to the climbing cacti (Cactaceae) family. Widely cultivated in Vietnam, the fruit is popular in Southeast Asia.1 Apart from being refreshing and tasty, it has been noted that the dragon fruit is a rich source of vitamin C, calcium and phosphorus.
Main Issues
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Anthracnose is the most common disease that infects dragon fruits in Malaysia and cause huge losses in fruit quality.
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Its production reaches highest in 2009 with 15,700 mt compared to 2500 mt in 2006 with average of 12.5 mt per ha of harvested yield. However, the production of this fruit decreased steadily starting in 2011 (1,525 ha) and until 2017 only 680 ha was actively produced.
The market potential dragon fruit, the famer are growing without a definite plan and prospects. only a very few farmer that have their own regular market for the products. Other farmer are just producing resulting to selling of their product at a lower price, in which will affecting marketability of those produced by other farmer.
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Agronomy practice
The plant is a climbing cactus vine that grows well in dry areas.The Usage and potential The fruit is commonly eaten raw and is thought to taste better chilled.21 It is also served as a juice or made into a fruit sorbet
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Pest and disease
Bipoaris cactivora is a pathogen that causes black/brown spotting on pitaya blossoms and fruit. When the infection is severe, it manifests in branch/stem rot as well.
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Enterobacteria stem soft rot usually afflicts the tips of pitaya branches. Symptoms appear about 15 days from infection, wherein the tips of the plant soften, yellow, and begin to rot. .
Botryosphaeria dothidea is another fungal infection that results in blotchy red/brown lesions on the stems of the cacti. This disease begins as a yellowing on the infected branch progressing to the above mentioned lesions.
Sap-sucking bugs such as leaf-footed Leptoglossus. These insects are known to be a vector that can spread B. dothidea.
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