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In Thanh Tan commune, Mo Cay district, Ben Tre province, the green-skinned pomelo cultivar was initially developed. Mr. Tran Van Luong (Sau Luong) has earned the most praise for developing and disseminating this fruit. being an expert farmer in the commune of My Thanh An, city of Ben Tre, An Thuan.

The green-skinned pomelo fruit has a spherical shape and weighs between 1.2 and 2.5 kg on average. Its peel is green to yellowish green when ripe, easy to peel, and relatively thin (14-18 mm). The pomelo's pink-red grapefruit cloves are tightly bundled and simple to separate from the septum. It is sweet and not sour (brix: 9.5–12%). Green-skinned pomelo is grown on 3,284 acres of land in Ben Tre, with a yield of 9–14 tons/ha, as of 2009.

Pomelos were priced between 12,000 VND/kg (grade III) to 30,000 VND/kg (type I) in 2012.

According to Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, this pomelo cultivar is a national variety. Pomelo with green skin has been exported to 50 different international markets. Green-skinned pomelo may typically be stored for more than 15 days.

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