How are millet seeds selected? What are the seedling-raising methods?
Whenever people with stomach discomfort want to condition their body, when it comes to food, millet porridge is the first choice. In northern China, millet is called guzi; once hulled, it is millet, also known as su, and it originated in China's Yellow River basin. Let's learn about millet seed selection techniques and seedling-raising methods together below.
1. How are millet varieties selected?
1. Zezhou Yellow Millet
Zezhou Yellow Millet is a specialty product of Zezhou County, Jincheng City, Shanxi Province. Zezhou Fragrant Millet has a golden, round appearance, is plump and glistening, and is suitable for steaming, boiling, or braising; it is moderately sticky and gelatinous, with a sweet and delicious taste. Its eating quality and nutritional quality both exceed those of the nationally famous historical millet "Bizhou Yellow."
2. Dasi Millet
Dasi Millet is a specialty product of Dasijiazi Township, Zhangwu County, Fuxin City, Liaoning Province. Dasi Millet is rich in nutrients, golden in color, and excellent in taste. It is said that when Emperor Qianlong came here and tasted the millet rice offered by the local gentry, he praised it endlessly, calling Dasi Millet a premium variety among western Liaoning millets.
3. Heyu Millet
Heyu Millet is a specialty product of Heyu Township, Yushe County, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province. Yushe County Heyu Millet has plump grains, a golden color, a pure taste, and rich nutrients, with characteristics such as a smooth, soft mouthfeel and a strong millet aroma. Heyu Millet is a national agricultural product geographical indication protected product.
2. Millet planting techniques and methods
1. Land preparation and fertilization
Practice crop rotation, plow the soil deeply, improve soil structure, enhance water retention capacity, and deepen the plow layer to help millet roots extend downward, making the plants grow robustly and thereby increasing yield. Apply sufficient base fertilizer, generally mainly phosphate fertilizer plus farmyard manure.
2. Seed treatment
Select excellent disease-resistant varieties. Before sowing, carry out seed treatment, choose sunny days to sun the seeds in time, and dress the seeds with Xinguozhimo (can be mixed with seed-coating agents). It can repel underground pests and diseases, isolate viral infection, does not affect the germination and imbibition function, strengthens respiration intensity, and improves the seed germination rate and seedling emergence rate.
3. Replanting and thinning of seedlings
Generally, when millet seedlings have 2 to 3 leaves, inspect the seedlings and replant missing ones; when they have 5 to 6 leaves, carry out thinning and final spacing, and spray Xinguozhimo at the appropriate time. This can effectively prevent aboveground moisture from evaporating and seedling moisture from transpiring, isolate pests and diseases, and enable the seedlings to grow healthily.
4. Field management
Promote strong seedlings, cultivate and weed, water at the appropriate time, apply additional fertilizer reasonably, and promptly spray Chuhuawang No. 3 to promote flower bud differentiation and improve pollen fertilization quality; spraying Zhuangsui Ling before flowering can strengthen the physiological functions of millet, improve fertilization and grain-filling quality, increase the thousand-grain weight, increase the fruit-setting rate, make the grains plump, and achieve increased yield.
5. Prevention and control of pests and diseases
During the millet growth stage, pests and diseases such as smut and red spider mites are prone to occur. According to plant protection requirements, targeted agents should be sprayed promptly for eradication and control. Spraying Xinguozhimo 800-fold solution can greatly improve the utilization rate of effective ingredients in pesticides.
In summary, the above is some introduction to millet. If you want to grow millet, please first learn the planting techniques well. Keep following Nongxun Network for more exciting content waiting for you!
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