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How should peaches be stored to extend their fresh, crisp period?
Prompt pre-cooling to prevent softening. Because the temperature is relatively high when peaches are harvested, especially for mid- and late-season varieties, if they are not pre-cooled promptly, the peaches will quickly soften, age, rot, and deteriorate. Therefore, after harvest, peaches should be pre-cooled to below 4°C as soon as possible. Generally, two pre-cooling methods are used: forced-air cooling and water cooling. Water cooling is fast: a peach with a diameter of 7.6 cm cooled in 1.6°C water for 30 minutes can have its temperature lowered from 32°C to 4°C. After water cooling, let the fruit dry before packing. Air cooling is slower and generally requires 8-12 hours or longer. Storage
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Differences Between Pleione bulbocodioides and Aspidistra elatior and Their Care Methods
Scientific name: Pleione bulbocodioides. Aliases: Aspidistra elatior, one-leaf orchid. Family and genus: Orchidaceae, perennial herb. Morphological characteristics: When Pleione bulbocodioides blooms, a leaf grows beside the flower, which is why it is also called Aspidistra elatior, while the name Pleione bulbocodioides comes from its garlic-shaped pseudobulb. Terrestrial or epiphytic; pseudobulb oval or conical, 2 cm to 3 cm long; flowering period April to June; erect inflorescence 15 cm to 25 cm tall.
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Forecast of the Occurrence of Diseases and Pests in Shanghai's Two Crops of Wheat and Barley and Their Control Methods
Based on the occurrence base of diseases and pests in the two crops of wheat and barley in each district (county), and in combination with analysis of weather conditions, the occurrence trend of diseases and pests in the two crops of wheat and barley in this city this year is expected to be moderate. Among them, wheat scab will occur moderately, with severe occurrence in some areas; the small brown planthopper will occur severely, with outbreaks in some areas; wheat aphids will occur moderately, wheat powdery mildew and barley scab will occur relatively lightly, and armyworms will occur lightly. In order to effectively control the damage of diseases and pests and secure a bumper harvest of summer-ripening crops, all districts (counties) are requested to conscientiously carry out disease and pest control work for summer-ripening crops in accordance with their own production conditions. I. Analysis of Occurrence Trends
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Several Causes of Fish Gasping at the Surface and Their Prevention and Treatment Methods
Fish "gasping at the surface" is a phenomenon that frequently occurs in aquaculture production, and it is also an important sign for judging whether fish are diseased and whether water quality has changed. However, many farmers, after discovering pond fish "gasping at the surface," do not understand the cause and simply apply medication based on "experience," which often proves ineffective and may even cause mass mortality. In fact, fish "gasping at the surface" can be caused by multiple factors. According to the cause, "gasping at the surface" can be divided into the following 3 types. 1. Hypoxia-induced gasping. Hypoxia-induced gasping is caused by excessively low dissolved oxygen content in the water, causing cultured fish to swim to the relatively higher surface
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What causes pigs to grind their teeth at night?
1. Single feed source: It is best to feed pigs a complete compound feed with full nutritional value. When feeding concentrated feed, it should be paired with green and coarse feed, and an appropriate amount of minerals and trace elements should be added. Adding 1%-2% mineral feed to the pig's daily ration, such as bone meal, calcium hydrogen phosphate, eggshell powder, etc., and adding 0.25%-0.5% salt, etc., has a certain effect on preventing pigs from grinding their teeth at night. Each day, supplement each pig's feed with 30-50 grams of bone meal or eggshell powder or calcium bicarbonate powder, and 6-19 grams of salt, and feed continuously for 7-10 days, and the nighttime teeth grinding phenomenon can be eliminated.
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Detailed Explanation of Common Cotton Diseases and Their Control Techniques
I. Damping-off Cotton damping-off, commonly known as root rot and black root disease, occurs in all cotton regions nationwide. After cotton seedlings are affected, yellow-brown lesions appear at the base of the stem near the ground, then turn dark brown and gradually become sunken and rotten. In severe cases, the diseased part becomes thin, and the diseased seedlings wither and die or topple over. After the cotyledons are affected, irregular yellow-brown lesions form, and later the diseased part breaks and falls off, becoming perforated. After adult plants are affected, brown spots appear on the leaves, which later fall off and become perforated. Control methods: 1. Reasonable crop rotation: with gramineous crops: rotate for 2-
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Causes of Deformed Shiitake Mushrooms in Off-Season Cultivation and Their Prevention and Control Methods
The edible mushroom industry is an important part of agriculture. Vigorously developing the edible mushroom industry can not only promote a virtuous cycle of the ecosystem, but also increase farmers' income and improve agricultural efficiency, achieving an organic unity of economic, ecological and social benefits. With the development of the edible mushroom industry, although shiitake production ranks only second, the economic benefits it delivers should rank first. How to improve shiitake yield and quality is of great significance to the many practitioners in the field. In off-season cultivation of shiitake, deformed mushrooms often appear due to inadequate production management
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What are the causes of pigs grinding their teeth at night and what prevention and treatment methods are there?
Pigs grinding their teeth at night has causes in many aspects, and corresponding measures should be taken to eliminate it. For a single feed type, it is best to feed pigs compound feed, because the various nutrients in compound feed, such as minerals and trace elements, are reasonably balanced. When feeding concentrated feed, it should be paired with green and roughage, and an appropriate amount of minerals and trace elements should be added, such as adding 1-2% mineral feed to the daily ration, such as bone meal, calcium hydrogen phosphate, eggshell powder, etc., and adding 0.25-0.5% salt, etc., which has a certain effect on preventing pigs from grinding their teeth at night. Or each day for each pig add to the feed
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Shiitake mushroom stems processed into shiitake mushroom floss see their value multiply
1. Raw material formula: 100 kg shiitake mushroom stems, 4-6 kg high-quality soy sauce, 3-4 kg white sugar, 2-3 kg peanut oil, 5 kg scallions, 0.2 kg monosodium glutamate, 4 kg yellow rice wine, 0.6 kg refined salt, appropriate amounts each of ginger, fennel, food coloring, and five-spice powder. 2. Raw material processing: Choose shiitake mushroom stems free of sawdust, insect damage, and mildew, cut them into 1 cm pieces, wash them clean with water, and soak them for 1-2 days so they fully absorb water and soften. 3. Precooking: Put the soaked mushroom stems into a pot and heat to a boil, then
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Why do rabbits eat their own soft droppings?
In the process of raising domestic rabbits, we see that the hard fecal pellets they excrete are formed through a second round of digestion. Domestic rabbits eat grass and feed during the day, and excrete soft droppings at night or before dawn, and as soon as the soft droppings are excreted, they immediately eat them, and only through the second round of digestion and absorption are the residues formed into hard fecal pellets and excreted from the body. When domestic rabbits eat the soft droppings they excrete at night, it is not coprophagia caused by a lack of some nutrient in their body, but a normal physiological phenomenon. This instinct of domestic rabbits has two major benefits: first, it can keep the rabbit hutch and rabbit farm
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