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          2. Heavy Weight
             2.1  Durian

          Variety
          There are more than 600 varieties of durians in Thailand, according to
          Horticultural Research Center of Chanthaburi.  Thai Youth Encyclopedia
          identifies 174 varieties in 6 groups . Other sources, such as yearofthedurian.com
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          present 234 varieties . MonThong, Chanee, KradumThong, GanYao,and Puang
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          Manee are very well received in the Chinese market, together with other more
          exotic varieties such as Long Lap Lae, Lin Lap Lae, Chanthaburi 1, and
          Nuanthongchan (Table 3.2).

          The Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) of the Ministry of Commerce
          (MOC) in Thailand also granted GI (geographical indication) to 11 groups of
          durian in the country (Table 3.3).






























          2    The foundation of Thai Youth Encyclopedia 2006: Thai Youth Encyclopedia (สารานุกรมกรมสำาหรับเยาวชนไทย) No. 28.
          3   www.yearofthedurian.com



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