References:

DANCEL D. G. 2011. Characterization of

Dragon Fruit (hylocereus spp.) Grown in
Ilocos Norte. Undergraduate
Thesis,CAFSD,MMSU, Batac Ilocos
Norte.

PASCUA L.T. and BILGERA, B.U.

2013. Evaluation of Dragon Fruit
Cultivars. A research paper. DA-RFU1
and ILARRDEC, Batac City, Ilocos

Saniata 5(Mimi) Saniata 6 (Elena)

Norte.
Dragon Cactus
Flowering Season: April-October
Harvest Season: May-November
Flowering Season: April-November
Harvest Season: June-December
VARIETIES
Leonardo T. Pascua, Maura Luisa S. Gabriel,
Yearly fruiting cycles: 6 cycles Yearly fruiting cycles: 5 cycles
and Benita U. Bilgera
Stem: Stem:
Color: Green and curly Color: Green
Spines: present Spines: present Editorial Board
Peel/Skin: Peel/Skin: Love Grace DC. Campano
Color at ripe stage: Sunset glow Color at ripe stage: yellow Editor
Texture: Smooth Texture: Rough spiny tough/ leathery skin
Richard F. Guinsatao
Scale: Scale: Melissa M. Rabanal
Color: Green with red tip Color: Yellow with greenish tip Mary Anne R. Rarogal
Length: 3.76 cm Length: 1.0 cm Cheryll C. Dela Cruz
Editorial Assistants
Distance: 1.28 cm Distance: 0.75 cm
Whole fruit: Whole fruit: Gleza B. Rodrigo
Mean weight: 245.2 g Mean weight: 75 g Layout and Typeset
Mean Equatorial diameter: 7.22 cm Mean Equatorial diameter: 15 cm Stanley C. Malab
Mean Polar diameter: 8.04 cm Mean Polar diameter: 10 cm Miriam E. Pascua
Shape: Round Shape: Oblong
Advisers
Flesh: Flesh:
Color: Crimson Color: White For more information, please contact:
Thickness (cm):.6.8 Thickness (cm): 5 MR. LEONARDO T. PASCUA
Edible portion: 68.95% Edible portion : 41 % Regional Techno-Transfer Coordinator
Published by
Total soluble solid (% brix): 13.5(very sweet) Texture: Smooth ILARRDEC, MMSU, Batac City
Contact Nos: (+63)917 5500 393 Ilocos Agriculture Aquatic Resources
Texture: Grainy Seed: (077)792 3420 and Development Consortium
Seed: Distribution of seeds Email: leopascua59@yahoo.com and Mariano Marcos State University
Distribution of seeds within the pulp: Well-distributed ilarrdec@yahoo.com
Batac City, 2906 Ilocos Norte
within the pulp: Well-distributed Seediness (cm3): 22
Seediness (cm3):54
Potential Yield/ha: 15 tons
 Saniata 1 (Imee) Saniata 2 (Imelda) Saniata 3 (Miriam) Saniata 4 (Edit)

Flowering Season: March-October Flowering Season: March-November Flowering Season: April-October Flowering Season: March-November
Harvest Season: April-November Harvest Season: April-December Harvest Season: May-November Harvest Season: April-December
Yearly fruiting cycles: 8 cycles Yearly fruiting cycles: 8 cycles Yearly fruiting cycles: 6 cycles Yearly fruiting cycles: 8 cycles
Stem: Stem: Stem: Stem:
Color: Light green stem Color: Light green stem Color: green stem with white edge Color: green
Spines: Present Spines: Present Spines: present Spines: present
Peel/Skin: Peel/Skin: Peel/Skin: Peel/Skin:
Color at ripe stage: Light Red Color at ripe stage: Light Red Color at ripe stage: Hot pink Color at ripe stage: Canada red
Texture: Smooth Texture: Smooth Texture: smooth Texture: Smooth
Scale: Scale: Scale: Scale:
Color: Green with dark red tip Color: Yellow green with red tip Color: Light green tip Color: Green with black tip
Length: 6.05 cm Length: 5.1 cm Length: 3.41 cm Length: 4.54 cm
Distance: 1.5 cm Distance: 3.14 cm Distance: 2.78 cm Distance: 2.6 cm
Whole fruit: Whole fruit: Whole fruit: Whole fruit:
Mean weight: 337 g Mean weight: 401 g Mean weight: 466.46 g Mean weight: 373.72 g
Mean Equatorial diameter: 8.89 cm Mean Equatorial diameter: 8.93cm Mean Equatorial diameter: 8.55 cm Mean Equatorial diameter: 8.01 cm
Mean Poles diameter: 10.48 cm Mean Polar diameter: 10.37 cm Mean Polar diameter: 11.79 cm Mean Polar diameter: 9.85 cm
Shape: Round Shape: Round Shape: Oblong Shape: Round
Flesh: Flesh: Flesh: Flesh:
Color: Brick red Color: Light red Color: White Color: Brick Red
Thickness (cm):12. 5 cm Thickness (cm):.4cm Thickness (cm):.8.3cm Thickness (cm): .36 cm
Edible portion: 75% Edible portion: 75.02% Edible portion: 80.72% Edible portion: 72.56%
Total soluble solid (% brix): 13.6 (very sweet) Total soluble solid (% brix): 13.3 (ver y sweet) Total soluble solid (% brix): 11.2 (sweet) Total soluble solid (% brix): 12.4(sweet)
Texture: Grainy Texture: Grainy Texture: Grainy Texture: Grainy
Seed: Seed: Seed: Seed:
Distribution of seeds Distribution of seeds Distribution of seeds Distribution of seeds
within the pulp: Well-Distributed within the pulp: Well-Distributed within the pulp: Well distributed within the pulp: Well distributed
Potential Yield/ha: 37 tons Seediness (cm3):50 Seediness (cm3):55 Seediness (cm3):54
Potential Yield/ha: 20 tons Potential Yield/ha: 15 tons Potential Yield/ha:30 tons