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Propagation Methods and Technical Key Points for Taxus wallichiana var. mairei (Chinese yew)
Select a suitable nursery site: choose a fertile, loose, neutral or slightly acidic soil plot with good drainage, preferably a fertile plot within woodland or in semi-shade. Apply ample base fertilizer, rake level, and prepare the seedbed ready for planting. Seed propagation: seeds mature in October; after timely harvesting, place them in a mixture of water and fine sand (water-to-sand ratio 2:1). Rub the seeds on a washboard to remove the outer seed coat and wear down the hard fleshy seed coat. Choose a shady, dry plot with no water accumulation, dig a pit, and store the seeds mixed with wet river sand at a ratio of 1:2 in the pit. In March of the following year, take out the cleaned seeds and soak them in 50-degree baijiu and 40
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Preliminary Study on Propagation Methods and Technical Key Points of Taxus wallichiana var. mairei
Taxus wallichiana var. mairei, also known as beautiful yew, shan gongzi, and hailuo pine, is a rare evergreen tree under first-class national protection. It has a graceful form, with a purplish-red, straight trunk, and when the seeds mature they turn red, with a vividly colorful aril. It has strong regional adaptability and can be planted anywhere south of Shaanxi. This tree species prefers a humid and cool climate environment, and is suitable for growing in moist, loose, well-drained acidic to slightly acidic soil. It is a semi-shade-tolerant species; seedlings tolerate shade and grow slowly, with growth increasing after 3 years. Because it also tolerates poor soil and has strong resistance to pests and diseases, it is the preferred species for reforestation on mountain land in East China after pine species
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Methods and Technical Key Points for Pest and Disease Control in Phalaenopsis (Moth Orchid)
Doing a good job of pest and disease control is an important part of successfully cultivating Phalaenopsis. Disease prevention is routine work: the growing environment must be well ventilated, the potting medium and air humidity suitable, and Bordeaux mixture, chlorothalonil, thiophanate-methyl and similar chemicals sprayed regularly to prevent disease. Once pests or diseases occur, apply chemicals promptly for control. I. Main diseases and their control: 1. Petal gray mold: black mold spots form on the petals, and mycelium can be seen on the mold spots. 2. Anthracnose: large dark brown or light brown oval or irregular lesions grow on the leaves, and on the lesions
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Artificial Keeping Methods and Technical Key Points for the Chinese Cobra
The white-banded snake, also known as the many-banded krait or the small-banded krait, has high medicinal and economic value. Its keeping methods are as follows: 1. Build reasonable pools. The snake pool is built of brick and stone, 2 m square and 1.5 m high, and can hold 15-20 snakes; putting in too many snakes makes management difficult. The pool walls are smoothed with cement, and a movable glass cap is added on top of the wall in a T shape to prevent escape. The bottom of the pool is the snakes' activity area, where weeds should be planted, and then snake nests should be built with sand, wooden boards, bricks and tiles, etc. Build a flowing water ditch and a bait basin in the pool, and cover the pool with
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Key Technical Points for Raising and Managing the White-Banded Snake
Snake farming is a path to prosperity with low investment, high returns, and quick results. At present, domestic snake farming is mainly focused on the medicinal white-banded snake. I. Site Setup for Domestic White-Banded Snake Farming 1. Indoor rearing. The walls and wall foundations of the snake house must be paved with cement or asphalt to prevent rats from burrowing. The door must be seamless, the walls must be painted smooth, and the wall height must be above 2 m to prevent the snakes from escaping the snake house and injuring people outside. A water dispenser should be set up indoors to continuously supply clean drinking water, which helps the snakes shed their skin. 2. Outdoor rearing. This allows more
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Fox Feed Formulation Methods and Technical Key Points
The fox is internationally recognized as one of the precious fur-bearing animals, and it is raised in many countries around the world. It is a carnivorous monogastric animal, and feed must be formulated according to its nutritional requirements, feeding standards, and locally available feed conditions. At the same time, attention should be paid to the complementary effects of proteins in various feeds, their physicochemical properties, and so on, in order to improve the nutritional value and utilization rate of the feed. (1) Daily feed for foxes 1. Animal-based feed: includes various small trash fish, livestock and poultry offal, and various wild small animals such as rats, earthworms, maggots, frogs, and so on. Fish meal can also be used.
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How to prevent and control jujube fruit shrink disease? A full analysis of the key technical points
Jujube fruit shrink disease is a new disease of jujube trees, often occurring together with anthracnose. When this disease breaks out severely, it causes reduced yields in mild cases and total crop failure in severe cases, and in recent years it has caused huge losses in the jujube-growing areas of our city. The disease mainly damages jujube fruit, causing fruit rot and fruit drop. It occurs during the coloring stage of jujube fruit; in our city it begins in mid-to-late July, and mid-to-late August is the peak period of the disease. Affected jujube fruit first shows a pale yellow halo on the fruit shoulder and body, which then gradually expands into round or irregular water-soaked discolored lesions, with a round brown spot in the center; the flesh in the diseased area
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Processing Methods and Technical Key Points for Almond Cream
(I) Process flow: raw materials → cleaning → shelling → sorting → soaking → peeling → rinsing → color protection → wet milling → debittering → draining → wet starch → drying → seasoning and flavoring → finished product (II) Technical requirements: The preliminary processing of raw materials is the same as for canned almonds. Wet milling: After color protection, rinse the almonds clean with water. Add 15 times the amount of water and grind into a slurry using a refiner. Debittering: Use heat to debitter and detoxify. The heating temperature is 70-80°C. To make HCN
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Detailed Explanation of the Key Technical Points for Jujube-Grain Intercropping
The key technique of jujube-grain intercropping is to properly regulate the conflicts between jujube trees and intercrops over fertilizer, water, and light, so as to achieve mutual benefit and reciprocity between jujube and grain and realize a double bumper harvest of both. 1. Master an appropriate planting density. Row spacing has a marked effect on air temperature, humidity, light, and wind speed, and is also an important factor affecting jujube and grain yields. Therefore, overall arrangements should be made according to cultivation purposes and local conditions. For jujube-oriented planting, a row spacing of 6 m is best; for grain-oriented planting, a row spacing of 15 m is best; for giving consideration to both jujube and grain, a row spacing of 8 m is best. 2. Select
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Key Technical Points and Practical Methods for Soil Management in Jujube Orchards
Inter-row cultivation, weed control, loosening the soil and preserving moisture: For newly planted jujube orchards, a 1 m wide tree row should be established after planting, and this tree row should be widened year by year as the canopy expands. In pure jujube orchards planted at high density, short-stemmed leguminous plants or melon and vegetable crops can generally be intercropped during the first three years after planting. In jujube orchards using the jujube-grain intercropping system, crop intercropping can be carried out over the long term. In this way, soil management for jujube trees during the first three years mainly focuses on the tree row area, and afterwards soil management should cover the whole orchard. The primary issue in soil management is eliminating weeds, because the growth of
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