Where are the production areas of Job's tears distributed? Introduction to the main production areas
Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi) is an annual plant of the grass family, also called medicinal corn, water corn, late rosary bead, six-grain millet, stone millet seed, coix seed, etc. It is mainly produced in Qichun in Hubei, Hunan, Hebei, Jiangsu, Fujian, Guizhou and other provinces, among which the one originating from Siliushan Village in Qichun is the most famous. Let's take a look below!
Production area distribution of Job's tears
The production areas of Job's tears are mainly Liaoning, Hebei, Shanxi, Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Fujian, Taiwan, China, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and other provinces and regions, among which the one originating from Siliushan Village in Qichun is the most famous.
Internationally, Job's tears is distributed in southeastern Asia and the Pacific islands, and is cultivated or has escaped in the tropical and subtropical zones of the world as well as the hot and humid zones of Africa and the Americas.
Production environment of Job's tears
Job's tears prefers a mild and humid climate, avoids high temperature and stuffiness, is not cold-tolerant, and avoids drought. It especially requires moist soil during the seedling stage, heading stage and grain-filling stage. Seedlings begin to emerge at 15°C, and when the temperature is above 25°C and the relative humidity is above 80%-90%, the seedlings grow rapidly.
Job's tears seeds germinate easily, with an optimum germination temperature of 25-30°C and a germination rate of about 85%. The seeds have a lifespan of 2-3 years. It mostly grows in moist places beside houses, ponds, ditches, valleys, mountain streams or farmland prone to waterlogging, and is commonly seen at altitudes of 200-2000 m, either wild or cultivated.
China's hometown of Job's tears
On July 20, 2012, the China National Association of Grain Sector awarded Xingren County in Guizhou Province the title of “Hometown of Chinese Coix Seed”.
On October 14, 2014, the China Vegetable Marketing Association awarded Ninghua County in Fujian Province the title of “Hometown of Chinese Job's Tears”.