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Four key points of anti-spoilage techniques for chestnut storage, chestnut growers need to know
Chestnuts are afraid of heat and dryness, and also afraid of freezing and moisture. Although there are many storage methods, slight impropriety can lead to weight loss, sprouting, and mildew spoilage. Corresponding measures must be taken to reduce losses and extend the fresh-keeping period. 1. Prevent mildew and spoilage. Chestnut mildew is mostly
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Key Technical Points for Spring Management of Apricot Trees in Greenhouses
In winter-warm greenhouses, the fruit development period of apricot trees runs from mid-February to the end of April. This period is divided into three main developmental stages. The first stage is the first rapid growth period of the apricot tree and the new shoot growth period, lasting 28-34 days; the second stage is the pit-hardening period, lasting 8-12 days; the third stage is the apricot
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How to protect citrus leaves in winter? These six measures you need to master
After citrus enters dormancy in winter, 40-60% of the tree's nutrients are stored in the leaves. Therefore, protecting leaves in winter not only helps enhance the tree's cold resistance and promote flower bud differentiation, but also benefits bud break, flowering and fruiting the following spring. Leaf protection measures mainly include the following
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Seven key techniques for achieving full stands in cotton planting
For cotton to achieve high yield, the foremost condition is to secure a full stand, and the process of achieving a full stand is also a multi-step process; a slight carelessness in any single step may affect the full stand from one sowing. In this regard, cotton farmers are reminded to pay attention to the following six key steps
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Watch out for and control cotton boll rot in hot and humid weather
Currently cotton is at the flowering and boll stage and will soon enter the boll-opening stage. This is the vigorous period of cotton reproductive growth, the critical period for the growth of midsummer bolls and yield formation, and also the critical period for controlling boll rot. This year, rainfall from late July to early August was abnormally higher than usual, so
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What should be noted before planting Sichuan lovage (Ligusticum chuanxiong)?
Sichuan lovage (Ligusticum chuanxiong) uses its root as medicine. People use it to make tea, which is mellow and tasty, cools and quenches thirst, and has effects such as dispelling wind and relieving pain, and promoting qi and blood circulation. 1. Cultivation method. Sichuan lovage is propagated by stem. Before planting, the soil should be deeply plowed, and for every 667 sq m use 120 kg of phosphate fertilizer, mixed with 1500 kg of farmyard manure as base fertilizer, then harrow fine and level, and make beds. When planting, select healthy stem nodes of uniform size, uniform thickness, and free of pests and diseases as seed sprouts, remove the upper tip, cut into small pieces of about 3 cm, each piece with one node disk, with 1.6 cm extending on each end of the node disk. After cutting, place them in a sunny, wind-sheltered, moist place, and soak the seeds with a 1000-fold dilution of carbendazim. You can also spray with a 150-fold dilution of 25% wettable phoxim, or dip them in 1:10 garlic juice, to control underground pests such as cutworms. Then pile them up and cover with gunny sacks. After 3-5 days, when white sprouts emerge from the node disks, they can be planted.
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Five key technical points for cultivating Atractylodes macrocephala
Atractylodes macrocephala, also known as Yuzhu, Dongzhu, Zhezhu, etc., is a plant of the Asteraceae family. Its rhizome can be used as medicine and has effects such as strengthening the spleen, drying dampness, and preventing miscarriage. It is a valuable Chinese medicinal herb. Growing Atractylodes macrocephala in rural areas is a path to prosperity with low investment, a short production cycle, smooth sales, and high economic returns.
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Precautions for Drought Prevention and Water Retention in Polyporus umbellatus Cultivation
Polyporus umbellatus is a fungus of the family Polyporaceae, and its underground sclerotium is a rare traditional Chinese medicinal material, with effects such as promoting diuresis and draining dampness, and relieving strangury and reducing swelling. Polyporus umbellatus is mostly supplied to the market as wild product, and wild Polyporus umbellatus is distributed in mountainous areas at an altitude of 1000-2000 m. In recent years, with excessive digging in Polyporus umbellatus production areas,
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What issues need attention when growing licorice?
1. Seed treatment. Before sowing, treat the seeds with water at 60-100°C for 30 seconds; then soak them in warm water for 1 day and night, and the germination rate can reach 50%. If treated with concentrated sulfuric acid, remove the seeds immediately once the seed coat turns black and rinse them in clean water, then soak them in warm water, and sow when the seeds swell; the germination rate can reach more than 90%.
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How to prevent and control mango sooty mould? Be sure to guard against this disease when growing mangoes
In recent years, mango sooty mould has caused increasingly serious damage to mango fruit, greatly affecting fruit quality. Below is a brief introduction to the symptoms and damage of sooty mould, the occurrence of the disease, and control methods, for the reference of fellow fruit growers. 1. Symptoms and
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