How to grow mustard tuber for high yield? Detailed explanation of key cultivation techniques
Although most of the mustard tuber products circulating on the market are processed, the pre-processing product still requires careful cultivation and management to make the quality of the processed product better. Mustard tuber is one of the three major pickled vegetables in China, and it is very popular in China. It can be used as an ingredient for stir-frying, seasoning for noodles, and so on. However, many people cannot achieve the ideal yield when growing it, so the editor has brought the high-yield cultivation techniques for mustard tuber. Let's take a look below!
1. Select good varieties
Mustard tuber is processed from the stem of the shepherd's purse head, so the shepherd's purse head is also called mustard tuber. When selecting seeds, it should be decided according to the climate conditions, soil conditions, and rainfall conditions of the planting area. The first target is to use the stem of the shepherd's purse head that is thick and large, with delicious and plump flesh, as a good variety. At present, the highest-quality and higher-yielding mustard tuber is most famous in Fuling, Sichuan. Mustard tuber is a vegetable with cross-pollination and fertilization. Without human interference, the cross-pollination rate can reach 50 percent. It will not only cross with varieties but also cross-pollinate with other cruciferous crops. Therefore, generally, after about three years of cultivation, a variety is no longer suitable for planting, because it will affect its quality and yield.
2. Raise seedlings at the right time
When cultivating mustard tuber, it is necessary to grasp the exact time for raising seedlings. The seedling-raising time determines the final yield at harvest and other issues. Too late will lead to insufficient germination, unsuitable growth speed of mustard tuber, and affect the harvesting progress. Too early will lead to early germination, and it will begin to germinate and grow formally before transplanting. In the early stage of germination, there is not enough nutrient supply, which ultimately leads to poor quality and affects commercial value. Seedlings should be raised one month before transplanting. The seedbed is the key factor in raising seedlings. The seedbed should be selected in a place with deep soil layers, relatively loose soil, rich organic matter, and a good drainage and irrigation system. Make the field beds well, and deeply plow and sun-bleach the soil.
3. Transplant in time
The transplanting time also needs to be fixed at a certain time. Usually, the transplanting time is after Minor Snow. After the late rice is harvested, plow and turn the rice field, and make field beds about one meter wide. No more than two rows should be planted in each field bed. The distance between each row should be at least about 30 cm, and the distance between each plant should also not exceed 30 cm. According to this planting density, about 3800-4200 plants can be planted per mu. When transplanting, note that the soil and roots of the seedlings should be transplanted together to prevent damage to stems and leaves, broken roots, and bent roots. After successful transplanting, water in time.
4. Field management
After planting, water at least twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening, in order to improve the survival rate of the seedlings. After survival, fertilizer should be applied frequently, but the principle of frequent application in small amounts should be maintained. Generally, water and fertilizer are applied once about every ten days, and the concentration is proportional to the growth speed of the seedlings. After the Beginning of Spring, the temperature rises, and the growth speed of mustard tuber gradually accelerates. At this time, attention should be paid to fertilization to promote the formation of the tumor in mustard tuber. In the later stage, attention should be paid to the application of quick-acting fertilizer. This is to prevent fertilizer deficiency from causing bolting of mustard tuber, resulting in scattered nutrients, increased water content, increased hollow heart rate, and poor quality.
The above four points are about the high-yield cultivation techniques for mustard tuber. In fact, growing mustard tuber is similar to growing shepherd's purse. Shepherd's purse is grown for its stems and leaves, while mustard tuber is grown for its tuber. The quality of processed mustard tuber products is closely related to cultivation and management techniques. Poor quality of processed products will lead to a worse reputation and a decline in sales, thereby affecting the planting yield of mustard tuber, and invisibly forming a circular chain. Therefore, I hope everyone still has correct cultivation and management techniques to improve the quality of mustard tuber.