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Originally Posted by Alexismor
For commercial production most growers in S. Florida are growing H. undatus and H. polyrhizus. Does anybody know why are these in production more than the other species? Easier to grow, more fruits???
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Availability. Most of the cultivars you see at Pine Island came out of breeding programs in the last 5-10 years. For example, if you look in Cornucopia II (ISBN 0962808725) you won't find them listed.
More generally, in choosing a commercial crop to grow it is prudent to look at selections made by "enthusiast groups", Ag reports from Universities, what produce distributors are willing to buy, etc. in addition to what most growers are producing.
A case in point would be high-quality pineapple guava. There is considerable consumer demand for this fruit but no major distributor is currently willing to buy it.