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Can Soybeans Be Saved for Seed Yourself? Seed-Saving Practices During Cultivation and After Harvest
Soybean cultivation and management techniques, among which the soybean seed-saving method is a task every farmer must do. As soybeans are being harvested one after another recently, Agri-Media invited Zhou Guolong, associate researcher and branch station chief of the Qinan Branch Station of the Kaohsiung District Agricultural Research and Extension Station of the Council of Agriculture, who is known as the "Edamame Prince" and has long studied edamame and promoted domestically grown soybeans, to share the points to note when saving seed.
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Which fruits can you grow yourself from seed?
Many fruits have seeds, and some can be eaten directly, while others can be grown into potted plants for use as bonsai. So which fruit seeds can you grow yourself? 1. Tamarind. The way it looks just after sprouting is like a big-headed doll that has grown little wings. By the way, this potted plant will
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A Detailed Guide to Growing Pothos with Self-Watering Systems
Summary Self-watering pothos mainly refers to growing pothos in self-absorbing pots, which can be done either hydroponically or in soil. It works on a large-pot-over-small-pot design, using a cotton wick to connect to a water source, thereby creating a water-supply system. This growing method saves time and effort and waters more thoroughly,
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Management methods after the cut melon sets fruit and seed-saving tips
The cut melon sounds very interesting; just like its name suggests, it is a vegetable that is eaten while being cut. It is a product of crossing gourd and pumpkin, and its taste is somewhat similar to pumpkin, but its shape is completely different. It looks a bit like an enlarged version of a large loofah, but
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Detailed Explanation of Home Mushroom Cultivation Methods and Growth Process
Although there are more and more types of mushrooms on the market, the mushrooms grown on a large scale artificially for sale on the market are naturally inferior in quality to wild mushrooms, and wild mushrooms are relatively difficult to pick, so friends who are interested may as well grow delicious mushrooms at home.
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How to Grow Oyster Mushrooms at Home? Detailed High-Yield Cultivation Techniques
Oyster mushrooms are a fairly common type of fungal food with very high nutritional value, offering benefits such as boosting immunity, preventing and fighting cancer, and beautifying the skin. So do you know how to grow oyster mushrooms? Below, the editor gives a detailed introduction to oyster mushroom cultivation methods.
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How to Grow Water Spinach? A Detailed Guide to Scientific Cultivation Techniques
Water spinach itself is a vegetable that matures in summer and can be harvested until late autumn at the longest. However, with the development of greenhouse technology, water spinach can now be eaten all year round. Of course, the market demand for water spinach is the key factor behind this phenomenon, and the increase in the number of growers
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How to Raise Chicks Without Them Dying? Master the Key Points of Brooding
Summary Self-breeding and self-raising: It is recommended that farmers hatch and raise chicks themselves. Temperature control: The temperature needs to be kept above 30°C for one week after hatching, and after one month it can be kept at around 20°C. Light control: Choose a relatively dim environment, and also avoid wind blowing directly onto the chicks.
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Experience sharing on self-breeding live bait for mandarin fish farming
Last year, the mandarin fish farming area in Wujiang City exceeded 10,000 mu. Zhang Qifang, a skilled mandarin fish farmer at the Sixth Branch of the East Taihu Aquaculture General Farm, farmed 20 mu of mandarin fish in 1999, with 83.5 mu of supporting ponds (of which 44 mu were used for restocking oriental river prawns), achieving a mandarin fish yield of 613 kg per mu and a per-mu profit of 3,163 yuan. Mandarin fish alone
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Methods for Preventing and Treating Self-Biting Feather Disorder in Hwamei Breeding
(1) Causes of self-biting feather disorder in hwamei: The main causes of self-biting feather disorder in hwamei birds: ① The hwamei is a bird that loves cleanliness very much, and the vast majority love bathing (also called washing). If the hwamei is not bathed on time or regularly, if the cage is not cleaned frequently, if the sand grains in the sand tray are not replaced, if the birdcage and cover cloth are not cleaned frequently, and if there are prolonged rainy days and other such reasons, then lice or mites will breed on the hwamei. Lice and mites parasitize the surface of the hwamei's body, and the entire skin will be affected, causing the bird's skin to itch and bleed. The hwamei is “helpless” against the lice and mites breeding on its body, so it has no choice but to bite its feathers to stop the itching and bite its feathers to “vent its anger.” ② Because the hwamei has long been imprisoned in a cage, or has long been ignored and neglected by people, it is lonely all day and has no choice but to protest to its owner by biting its own feathers. Keeping a hwamei is not only for appreciating its fighting, but also for appreciating its beautiful feathers. Bald or messy feathers are really not beautiful, so how can its ornamental value even be discussed? ③ Some hwamei develop self-biting feather behavior because the bird keeper fed them feed ingredients such as caoguo and star anise. ④ Some hwamei develop self-biting feather behavior because their food lacks a certain trace element for a long time.</p><p></p><p>(2) Symptoms of self-biting feather disorder in hwamei: Tail feathers and wing feathers are incomplete and falling off, curled and uneven, or of uneven length, or the feathers have already been pulled off and bitten to pieces. The tail is bald or there are no wing feathers, and the exposed areas are red, swollen, and inflamed.</p><p>(3) Methods for preventing and treating self-biting feather disorder in hwamei: Once a hwamei develops self-biting feather disorder, carefully and thoroughly analyze the cause and treat it according to the symptoms. For example: ① Bathe the hwamei on time, and regularly clean the birdcage, sand tray, and cover cloth. Once lice or mites are found on the bird, immediately adopt a method of treating both internally and externally to eliminate them. Insecticides such as Baichongling can be sprayed on the birdcage, sand tray, and cover cloth to eliminate external mites; use disinfectant diluted with water or water boiled with local tobacco stems to bathe the hwamei and eliminate the lice and mites on its body. Adjust the concentration of the local tobacco stem water as appropriate, and bathing 2 to 3 times is enough. If the hwamei's skin is already red, swollen, and inflamed, grind Zailin or Yinqiao tablets (powder) into powder, put it into the water cup, and let the bird drink it for 3 days, which can reduce inflammation and relieve pain. ② If the self-biting feather disorder is caused by the hwamei being neglected, immediately set aside time to play with the bird, persist in walking the bird every day, and give the bird the opportunity to move outdoors or in nature to relieve its loneliness. ③ Analyze the feed the hwamei has eaten recently to see whether it may be lacking a certain trace element or whether it has been fed foods such as caoguo. If no lice or mites have bred and walking the bird has been maintained, then it must be a feed problem, and the feed formula should be revised promptly or another feed should be substituted.</p>
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