Latest Sea Buckthorn Seed Prices and a Detailed Guide to Growing Methods
Sea buckthorn, also known as sandthorn, blackthorn, sour thorn, etc., is a deciduous shrub plant of the genus Hippophae in the family Elaeagnaceae. It is widely cultivated in northwestern China, and its roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and especially its fruit are rich in nutrients and bioactive substances, and can be widely used in many fields such as food, medicine, light industry, aerospace, and agriculture, animal husbandry and fisheries. Now let us take a look at sea buckthorn seed prices and growing methods!
How much does a jin of sea buckthorn seeds cost?
The price of sea buckthorn seeds is about 50 to 80 yuan per jin, but prices vary greatly depending on seed quality, place of origin, market, and purchase quantity. Sea buckthorn is currently the precious economic forest tree species in the world that contains the most types of natural vitamins. Besides being eaten fresh, the fruit can also be processed into juice, fruit wine, jam, preserved fruit, jelly, beverages, health products, etc. Because it is drought-tolerant and resistant to wind and sand, and can survive on salinized land, it is also widely used for soil and water conservation.
What varieties of sea buckthorn are there?
1. Gyantse sea buckthorn: Gyantse sea buckthorn is produced in the Lhasa, Gyantse, and Yadong areas of Tibet, China, and is cultivated in Lhasa.
2. Mongolian sea buckthorn: Mongolian sea buckthorn is produced in Ili, Qira, Nilka, and other places in Xinjiang.
3. Chinese sea buckthorn: Chinese sea buckthorn is produced in Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan, and other places.
4. Yunnan sea buckthorn: Yunnan sea buckthorn is produced in Baoxing and south of Kangding in Sichuan, northwestern Yunnan, and the area east of Lhasa in Tibet.
Sowing methods for sea buckthorn
1. Sowing time: Sea buckthorn can be sown in spring, summer, and autumn, but spring is preferable. In spring, when the temperature at a soil depth of 5 cm reaches 9 to 10 degrees C, it can germinate. Autumn sowing is generally done late, but does not require pre-sprouting; only dry seeds are sown.
2. Seed pre-sprouting: Before sowing sea buckthorn, seed soaking and pre-sprouting should be done well. During pre-sprouting, first disinfect with a 0.5% potassium permanganate aqueous solution for 2 hours, then carry out the pre-sprouting treatment. When 30 to 40% of the seeds have cracked open, they can be sown.
3. Sowing method: Sea buckthorn should be sown with wide row spacing and a broad sowing width. Scatter the seeds evenly within the sowing width, cover with fine sandy soil, and press lightly. Spring sowing will mostly emerge in about 5 to 7 days, while autumn sowing mostly emerges in April of the following year.
Growing methods for sea buckthorn
1. Soil selection: Sea buckthorn is not strict about soil requirements. It can be planted in chestnut soil, sierozem, brown calcareous soil, meadow soil, and dark loessal soil. It can also grow in gravelly soil, mildly saline-alkali soil, and even in sandstone and semi-rocky, semi-soil areas, but it does not like overly heavy clay soil.
2. Planting density: Sea buckthorn trees are planted at about 220 trees per mu, with a spacing of 1.5 × 2 m. It is dioecious, so pay attention to a reasonable ratio of female to male plants when planting. The size of the planting hole depends on the size of the sapling, generally 35 cm in diameter and 35 cm deep.
3. Training and pruning the tree shape: Sea buckthorn trees should have diseased branches and dead branches promptly cleaned up and pruned. At the same time, during the flower bud stage, young fruit stage, and fruit expansion stage, spray Zhuang Guo Di Ling to thicken the fruit stalk, prevent flower drop, improve pollination capacity, increase the fruit-setting rate, and accelerate the expansion speed.
4. Promoting flower differentiation: The alternate bearing of sea buckthorn trees makes the tree's load unbalanced, which affects both balanced returns and orchard tree health. During the annual flower bud differentiation period, ring-brushing with Cu Hua Wang No. 2 once can greatly promote flower bud differentiation and increase the flowering and fruit-setting rate.
5. Disease control: Sea buckthorn dry shrinkage disease is a devastating disease. When planting, disease-resistant varieties should be selected, and field management should be strengthened. Starting in late April, open holes and pour 500 times diluted 40% carbendazim suspension concentrate or 800 times diluted thiophanate-methyl.
6. Pest control: During the occurrence period of the spring cankerworm and the apple small leafroller, spray with 2500 times diluted 25% mie shabi or 3000 times diluted 20% fenpropathrin. To control sea buckthorn aphids, spray with 2500 to 3000 times diluted 10% imidacloprid.
7. Timely harvesting: The maturity period of sea buckthorn fruit is marked by its distinctive color and fruit size, and the harvest time is determined accordingly. However, because it has many thorns, small fruit, thin skin that breaks easily, and short fruit stalks that do not fall off naturally, harvesting presents many difficulties.