The cultivation of rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum L.) is a recent activity in Brazil and many of the technical recommendations are extrapolated from other producing countries. In Brazil, the commercial plantation of rambutan, are restricted to the states of Bahia, Pará and Säo Paulo and are formed by plants propagated sexually, and so presents a high genetic variability. This variability rambuteiras has allowed the selection of genotypes that produce fruit with the features required for export. Some pests and diseases have been reported in rambuteiras in Brazil. The production is sold domestically as fresh fruit.
production; quality; propagation
