Key Points and Detailed Methods of Bagging Techniques for Shatian Pomelo
Shatian pomelo is a relatively common pomelo variety in our daily lives, and it is grown across a certain area in China. At present, the main goal of fruit growers is to increase the yield of Shatian pomelo and boost their own economic returns from cultivation. In fact, bagging Shatian pomelo can promote its growth and increase yield. So how should Shatian pomelo be bagged? Below, the editor brings you the bagging techniques for Shatian pomelo. Let's take a look!
1. Selection of Bags
The choice of bags is very important. Many friends know that bagging Shatian pomelo is beneficial to fruit growth and development. However, when choosing bags, some people pick inferior plastic bags just to save money. This kind of bag is airtight and cannot drain water, which instead threatens fruit growth, and is worse than not bagging at all. Therefore, when choosing bags, we should select double-layer bags specially made for Shatian pomelo, made of paper or kraft paper, to ensure that water does not accumulate and that fruit development is not affected.
2. Bagging Time
The bagging time for Shatian pomelo should be determined according to different planting regions, because the patterns of pest and disease occurrence differ from place to place. However, about 1.5 months after the Shatian pomelo flowers fade is the best bagging period, mainly determined by the habits of the fruit. If bagging is done too early, the Shatian pomelo fruit is too tender and has not yet gone through stable physiological fruit drop; bagging will then aggravate fruit drop and is not conducive to observing fruit development. If bagging is done too late, pest damage occurs more seriously and the effect of bagging is basically gone. In areas without pests, bagging can be appropriately delayed.
3. Fruit Setting and Fruit Dipping
Before bagging, the number of fruits should be controlled and fruit thinning should be done appropriately to prevent exceeding the fruit load. Generally, the number of fruits on each bearing branch should not exceed two; the rest should be removed cleanly, and it should be ensured that leaves around the bagged fruit do not fall into the bag, so as to avoid leaves piercing the bag and affecting the bagging effect. Then disinfect the fruit. During disinfection, note that all parts covered by the bag must be disinfected, such as branches and fruit stalks. To prevent pathogen invasion and the occurrence of pests and diseases, the disinfectant can use thiophanate-methyl wettable powder and Lorsban, etc. If canker disease is severe in the orchard, streptomycin can be appropriately added.
4. Bagging Method
When bagging, pay attention to the weather. Do not choose rainy days. If the fruit surface carries rainwater into a closed environment, various pests and diseases are very likely to occur, causing the bagging effect to fail completely. After dipping the fruit, bag it immediately. Open the bag, then hold the bag with one hand and the young fruit with the other, and place the young fruit in the center of the bag. Then use string to tie the bag opening tightly to the branch, ensuring only that the bag will not fall off, and then smooth out the fruit bag so it hangs naturally.
The above is a brief introduction to the bagging techniques for Shatian pomelo. Bagging Shatian pomelo can now be said to be a basic task in our planting process. However, bagging is not a simple matter. What the editor mentioned above is only some surface-level and most basic information, and more techniques still need to be explored by everyone. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. Thank you for reading and supporting.