Latest Tutorial on Mustard Tuber Transplanting Techniques and Seed Saving Key Points

Mustard tuber is a type of mustard. The mustard we are familiar with generally refers to leaf mustard, such as nine-head mustard, snow cabbage (potherb mustard), pig-blood mustard, etc. But in fact there are other types of mustard: one is grown for its modified stem, which is the mustard tuber, and another is grown for its modified buds, such as ercai (baby mustard). In daily life, the mustard tuber we eat is mostly processed, with a crisp and tender taste and a distinctive flavor. So how should mustard tuber be transplanted and seed saved? Let's find out together.

I. Mustard Tuber Transplanting

1. Before planting mustard tuber, basal fertilizer needs to be applied deeply. Many farmers often apply basal fertilizer only after raking before transplanting. This causes the fertilizer to be exposed to the air and lost after sun and rain, greatly reducing fertilizer use efficiency. Therefore, basal fertilizer for mustard tuber must be applied before land preparation to ensure the basal fertilizer is perfectly absorbed and utilized.

2. When lifting seedlings for transplanting, first carry out a preventive treatment on the seedling bed, so as to ensure the seedlings are transplanted into the field healthily.

3. In addition, to avoid damaging the root system when lifting seedlings, water the seedling bed before lifting to moisten it, so that fewer roots are damaged during lifting and the transplanting survival rate is improved.

4. Many farmers tend to plant densely during transplanting to increase yield, but this results in poor field ventilation and actually causes yield to decline. The most suitable density for mustard tuber transplanting is 20,000-22,000 plants per mu, that is, a plant spacing of 12 cm and a row spacing of about 25 cm.

5. After transplanting, apply root-setting fertilizer well. Seedlings transplanted on the same day need to be fertilized on the same day, to ensure full and strong stands after transplanting.

II. Seed Saving

1. Remove inferior and off-type plants

For seed saving, only retain plants with a well-shaped corm, possessing the characteristics and traits of the variety, growing vigorously, free of pests and diseases, and bolting uniformly, while all off-type and inferior plants that do not meet the standard are removed.

2. Pinching

10-15 days after flowering, pinch off the tips of the main inflorescence and all branch inflorescences so that they stop flowering, allowing nutrients to be concentrated in the supply to the retained siliques, so that the siliques develop well and the weight of individual seeds increases.

3. Pest and disease control

The main disease to control in mustard tuber is viral disease, and aphids should also be controlled at the same time. Imidacloprid can be used at 15 g per mu, diluted with water and sprayed for control.

4. Timely harvest

When the siliques in the middle and lower parts of the plant turn yellow and the seeds become brown, they can be harvested together with the branches, tied into bundles, placed in a cool and ventilated place, and threshed after drying.

  The above is an introduction to mustard tuber transplanting techniques and seed saving key points. We hope it helps you. For more related knowledge, please stay tuned to us.