How much is a jin of Notopterygium seeds? Detailed planting methods
Notopterygium, also known as Huqiang Envoy, Huwang Envoy, Tuifeng Envoy, etc., is a perennial herbaceous plant of the genus Notopterygium in the Apiaceae family. It is distributed in Shaanxi, Sichuan, Gansu, Qinghai, Tibet and other places in China. Its rhizome is used as medicine and has the effects of relieving the exterior and dispersing cold, and dispelling wind and relieving pain. Let's take a look at Notopterygium seed prices and planting methods together below!
How much is a jin of Notopterygium seeds?
The price of Notopterygium seeds is about 40-60 yuan per jin, but prices vary greatly depending on seed quality, variety, place of origin and market. Notopterygium prefers a cool and humid climate, is cold-tolerant and slightly shade-tolerant, and is suitable for cultivation in sandy loam soil with deep, loose, well-drained, humus-rich soil. It is not suitable for planting in low-lying wet areas. In production, it can be propagated by seeds or rhizomes.
Sowing methods for Notopterygium
1. Seed treatment: Notopterygium seeds, like ginseng seeds, have post-embryonic maturation. After the newly harvested seeds are air-dried, store them dry in a low-temperature place or refrigerator until May-June of the following year, then take them out for wet sand storage, and store them in a pit in a cool place outdoors until early spring of the following year in March, when they are taken out for sowing.
2. Sowing methods: Notopterygium can be direct-sown in the field or transplanted after raising seedlings.
① Direct sowing in the field: Sow in early spring in March, open holes at a spacing of 50×40 cm and about 6 cm deep, sow more than 10 seeds per hole, use 0.5 kg of seed per mu, cover with compost or wood ash 0.6-1 cm thick, keep moist, and seedlings emerge in April.
② Seedling raising and transplanting: Sow in early spring in March. On a prepared seedbed, open shallow furrows at a row spacing of 10 cm for drilling, cover with 0.5-1 cm of soil, and seedlings emerge in April. After emergence, strengthen management, and transplant when the seedlings are about 10 cm tall. Transplanting should be done on cloudy and rainy days.
Planting methods for Notopterygium
1. Land preparation and fertilization: For planting Notopterygium, choose a field with high terrain and good drainage, and cultivate intensively. Apply 3000 kg of farmyard manure, 20 kg of urea, and 50 kg of phosphate and potassium fertilizer per mu, then wait for sowing or transplanting rhizomes.
2. Intertillage and weeding: After the Notopterygium seedlings are fully established, attention should be paid to intertillage and weeding. Water in dry weather to preserve soil moisture, and drain promptly in rainy weather.
3. Reasonable fertilization: Apply topdressing to Notopterygium once around the Beginning of Autumn, applying 10 kg of urea and 10 kg of potassium dihydrogen phosphate per mu. After cleaning the field in winter, spread a layer of farmyard manure.
4. Removing flowers and buds: After Notopterygium buds appear, remove the flower buds except for plants kept for seed, to prevent nutrient consumption.
5. Disease and pest control: Notopterygium has relatively few diseases. If found, control them by conventional methods. The main pest is the larvae of the yellow swallowtail butterfly eating leaves; use pyrethroid pesticides to kill them during control, and use phoxim to kill underground pests.
6. Harvesting and processing: Notopterygium is generally harvested in autumn 2-3 years after sowing, after the aboveground stems and leaves wither. Remove the reed head and soil from the dug-out underground rhizome of Notopterygium, then sun-dry or oven-dry it before selling it as medicine. The yield per mu is about 300 kg.