What is the price of blackberry lily seeds? Detailed planting methods
Blackberry lily, also known as Wushan, Wupu, Huangyuan, etc., is a perennial herbaceous plant of the genus Iris in the Iridaceae family. It is distributed in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions around the world. Its rhizome is used medicinally and can clear heat and detoxify, dissipate nodules and reduce inflammation, reduce swelling and relieve pain, and relieve cough and resolve phlegm. It is used to treat tonsillitis and low back pain and other conditions. Let us take a look at blackberry lily seed prices and planting methods together!
How much is a jin of blackberry lily seeds?
The price of blackberry lily seeds is about 80 to 120 yuan per jin, but prices vary greatly depending on seed quality, variety, place of origin and market. Blackberry lily is mostly propagated by rhizomes, but because propagation is fast, seed propagation can also be used. The highest seed germination rate is 90%. Germination begins when the temperature is 10 to 14°C, with 20 to 25°C being the optimum temperature, and germination decreases at 30°C. However, seed propagation has slow and uneven emergence, lasting about 50 days.
Sowing methods for blackberry lily ⟧7⟧1. Seed collection: Blackberry lily is usually cut off together with the fruit stalk from late September to early October, when the fruit shell turns yellow and is about to split, then placed in a ventilated indoor area to dry and thresh. If stored in wet sand after harvest, the seed germination rate is high and fast; if the seeds are dried in the sun after harvest, germination is slow.
1. Seed collection: Blackberry lily (Belamcanda chinensis) capsules are usually cut off together with their stalks from late September to early October, when the capsule husks turn yellow and are about to split, then placed in a ventilated indoor spot to dry before threshing. If stored in damp sand after harvest, the seeds have a high and fast germination rate; if the seeds are sun-dried after harvest, germination is slow.
2. Seed treatment: Before sowing, soak blackberry lily seeds in clean water for one week, remove empty and shriveled seeds, then take them out and drain off the water. Place them in a bamboo basket and cover tightly with gunny sacks, frequently sprinkling water to keep them moist. At about 20°C, white sprouts begin to appear in 15 days, and when 60% have sprouted after one week, they can be sown.
3. Sowing methods: Blackberry lily seed propagation can use either direct sowing or seedling transplanting, and the sowing period differs depending on open-field and plastic-film mulching conditions.
① Open-field direct sowing: Spring sowing is carried out around Qingming, and autumn sowing in September to October. On the prepared seedbed surface, open furrows and make holes, apply farmyard manure, cover with fine soil, sow 5 to 6 germinated seeds, cover with soil and press firm, water, and cover with grass to retain moisture and heat. The seeding rate is 2 to 3 kg per mu.
② Open-field seedling raising: Spring sowing is carried out in March, and autumn sowing in September to October. Before sowing, first water the seedbed surface thoroughly. After the water drains, open furrows and evenly sow the germinated seeds into the furrows, cover with fine soil mixed with farmyard manure, press lightly, and cover with grass to retain moisture and heat. The seeding rate is 8 to 10 kg per mu.
③ Heated seedling raising: Heated seedling raising allows early sowing and early emergence. First sow the split seeds stored mixed with sand into the seedbed, cover with a thin layer of soil, then spray warm water once each morning and evening. Seedlings can emerge in about 1 week. After emergence, strengthen fertilizer and water management, and by mid-to-late March they can be planted out.
Planting methods for blackberry lily
1. Land preparation: For the blackberry lily planting plot, apply 20000 kg/hectare of barnyard manure, plow 20 cm deep, apply 750 kg/hectare each of potassium sulfate compound fertilizer and monoammonium phosphate at the bottom of the furrow, rake fine and level to make beds. When the soil is dry, first irrigate the beds, and sow after the surface soil becomes loose.
2. Reasonable crop rotation: In farmland where dryland weeds such as purslane, horseweed and field bindweed occur severely, blackberry lily can adopt paddy-upland rotation so that the above weeds cannot survive, and the underground stems of some perennial weeds can be drowned.
3. Loosening soil and watering: For spring-sown blackberry lily, keep the bed surface moist before emergence. After emergence, loosen the soil and weed in time. After emergence, water and loosen the soil at the proper time to keep the soil surface loose, moist and free of weeds. After the plants close the rows in June, only pull weeds and no longer loosen the soil. Earth up around the roots in time to prevent lodging.
4. Timely weeding: After sowing blackberry lily, generally carry out intertillage and weeding 4 times in the first year. The first time is after emergence, and afterwards once each in May, July and November. In the next year and thereafter, carry it out only once each in March, June and November.
5. Reasonable topdressing: For blackberry lily, increase fertilizer application in the early and middle growth stages, and control fertilizer and water in the later stage. Apply more barnyard manure or compost, 37500 to 60000 kg per hectare plus 225 to 375 kg of superphosphate. Topdressing should be done 3 times each year, in March, June and winter respectively.
6. Removing bolts and topping: Blackberry lily blooms in early July. Bolting and flowering consume a large amount of nutrients, so except for seed-production fields, the bolts of the remaining plants must be removed in time when they bolt, so that nutrients are concentrated for rhizome growth and yield is increased.
7. Harvest and processing: Blackberry lily propagated from seed can be harvested in 3 years. Harvest in late November when the stems and leaves of the plants wither. Dig out the rhizomes, remove the stems, leaves and soil, dry until half dry, rub off the fibrous roots, then dry until completely dry. Those with thick, sturdy and plump rhizomes, yellow color, no soil and no fibrous roots are considered best.
Pest and disease control for blackberry lily
1. Blackberry lily rust
[Damage] In autumn it harms the plant leaves, showing brown raised rust spots that release rust-colored powder after rupturing. It occurs early in mature plants and later in seedlings.
[Control] In the early stage of the disease, spray 95% sodium p-aminobenzenesulfonate 400-fold solution, once every 7 to 10 days, for 2 to 3 consecutive sprays.
2. Blackberry lily root rot
[Damage] Blackberry lily root rot mostly occurs in rainy spring and summer seasons. Using infected seedlings or inadequately decomposed farmyard manure induces this disease.
[Control] After discovering diseased plants, promptly spray the plants with 1:1:120 Bordeaux mixture. Severely diseased plants should be removed together with roots and soil and burned outside the field. Disinfect the soil in the root holes of diseased plants with lime.
3. Stem borers
[Damage] Stem borers are the main pests of medicinal plants in the Iridaceae family such as blackberry lily. The adult is about 20 mm long, with a yellow-brown head and long white hairs.
[Control] During the overwintering egg hatching period, spray 50% carbaryl powder, using 1.5 to 2.5 kg per mu. In early May, when larvae damage the leaf sheaths, spray 90% trichlorfon 800-fold solution.
4. White grubs
[Damage] White grubs mainly bite and feed on rhizomes and tender stems, causing serious damage. During the day they can be found at the root zone of damaged plants or 3 to 6 cm below the nearby soil.
[Control] The manure applied must be fully decomposed, preferably high-temperature compost. In the field, blacklight lamps or electric lights can be used for trapping and killing, with a container placed under the lamp holding a small amount of water plus a few drops of kerosene.
5. Cutworms
[Damage] Cutworms are also called Jiechong, Dican, etc. The larvae harm the aboveground stems of blackberry lily, often biting the stems off at the soil surface and causing the plants to die, resulting in missing plants and broken rows.
[Control] In severely infested plots, 59% phoxim emulsifiable concentrate 700-fold solution or 80% wettable trichlorfon powder 800 to 1000-fold solution can be used for irrigation, with good results.