The Latest Methods to Improve the Fruit-Setting Rate of Chinese Bayberry
Chinese bayberry is sweet and sour and is welcomed by many people, and its nutritional value is very high. In addition, bayberry juice, bayberry wine and other products derived from Chinese bayberry are all very popular on the market. Therefore, the planting area of Chinese bayberry is now growing larger and larger. When fruit growers plant Chinese bayberry, the first issue is how to improve the fruit-setting rate. So how exactly should this be done? Below, the editor will briefly introduce it to everyone. Let's take a look together!
1. Scientific fertilization
Fertilization is a key measure for providing Chinese bayberry with sufficient nutrients. We should not only apply enough base fertilizer before planting, but also appropriately apply additional fertilizer according to the growth conditions of the Chinese bayberry tree. When applying additional fertilizer, pay attention to controlling the fertilization position and the nutrient ratio in the fertilizer. While ensuring that nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium are sufficient, also pay attention to supplementing an appropriate amount of trace elements to ensure that the nutritional needs of Chinese bayberry growth are met. Moreover, the fertilization method should be reasonably adjusted according to the growth stage of Chinese bayberry, because the fertilizer requirements of Chinese bayberry differ at different stages, so everyone must pay close attention to this.
2. Fruit tree management
When planting Chinese bayberry, a good management method is the key that determines the fruit-setting rate of Chinese bayberry. Therefore, when planting, management work must be done well, controlling the amount of fertilization and watering, and doing proper intertillage and weeding. In particular, pruning work must be done well, and the pruning method should be reasonably adjusted according to the growth conditions of the Chinese bayberry. Open up the canopy of the Chinese bayberry tree and improve its air and light penetration. Only by pruning some overly long, overly dense, crossing and overlapping branches can the fruit-setting rate of the Chinese bayberry tree be effectively improved, thereby further increasing yield and expanding planting benefits.
3. Reasonable flower promotion
For Chinese bayberry trees more than five years old, carry out flower promotion work by appropriately applying fertilizer to the soil or spraying foliar fertilizers such as paclobutrazol. It should be noted that weakly growing Chinese bayberry under five years old must not be treated. When applying paclobutrazol to the soil, the time is generally from October to March. First scrape away the surface soil of the Chinese bayberry tree, then sprinkle the paclobutrazol into the tree basin, and then cover it with soil. When applying foliar fertilizer, for vigorous trees that have not yet set fruit, spray when the spring and summer shoots have grown about 5 cm.
4. Pollination and fruit preservation
To improve the fruit-setting rate of Chinese bayberry, we spray gibberellin once during the full flowering period of the Chinese bayberry tree or after the flowers fade, which can significantly improve the fruit-setting rate of Chinese bayberry. And because the Chinese bayberry tree is a crop that requires cross-pollination between different plants, if the ratio of male to female trees in the orchard is imbalanced, or if the number of male trees is insufficient, then in sunny weather, appropriately prune some full-flowering male branches and hang them on the female trees. Finally, we must also do a good job of fruit preservation. Some varieties have a serious fruit drop phenomenon before mature harvest. Therefore, 2-3 weeks before harvest, spraying some fruit-drop-preventing agent can effectively reduce the fruit drop phenomenon.
The above is a brief introduction to how to improve the fruit-setting rate of Chinese bayberry. The fruit-setting rate of Chinese bayberry is directly related to yield, so we must pay attention to doing management work well to protect our own planting benefits. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only, and we hope it can help everyone!