Detailed Explanation of Japanese Pagoda Tree Pod Cultivation Techniques and Management Methods
Japanese pagoda tree pod is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicinal herb in China. It is the mature fruit of the pagoda tree (Sophora japonica), a plant in the Fabaceae family. Japanese pagoda tree pod is an excellent hemostatic medicine, commonly used to treat conditions such as hemorrhoid bleeding, bloody diarrhea, blood dysentery, and uterine bleeding. Japanese pagoda tree pods are cultivated over a very wide range in China, with Henan, Tianjin, Shandong, Anhui and other places being the main production areas. So today we will learn about the cultivation techniques for Japanese pagoda tree pods. Let's study together.
1. Site Selection and Land Preparation
Japanese pagoda tree pod has the characteristics of preferring a dry and cold climate, loving light, loving fertilizer, being cold-resistant, drought-resistant, and highly adaptable to the environment. In order to improve the yield and quality of Japanese pagoda tree pods, we generally choose plots with ample sunlight, abundant soil fertility, strong permeability, and a complete irrigation and drainage system for planting. Before planting, the land must be deeply plowed, at least 60 cm, so mechanical plowing is usually used; sufficient base fertilizer is applied, mainly barnyard manure, uniformly applied together with organic fertilizer and urea; finally, the land is raked level and fine.
2. Planting Methods
There are generally two planting methods for Japanese pagoda tree pods, namely sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction. Seed propagation, that is, sexual reproduction, is generally carried out by sowing and raising seedlings in spring and autumn each year, and transplanting when the seedlings grow to a certain size. Asexual reproduction uses root suckers for division propagation, planting by digging holes at a row spacing of 2 m and a plant spacing of 1.5 m. For seedling transplanting, holes are dug and planted at a row spacing of 5 m and a plant spacing of 4 m. Regardless of which method is used for planting, we must apply barnyard manure when planting, carry out seedling-lifting planting, compact the ground after covering with soil, and water.
3. Field Management
Field management is divided into two stages: seedling stage management and field management, and field management is further divided into young tree management and mature tree management. Seedling stage management consists of thinning seedlings, final singling, topdressing, and weeding and loosening the soil to promote rapid growth of seedlings. The young tree period in field management is generally 5 years. During these 5 years, we only need to water, fertilize, weed, prevent pests and diseases, and prune at appropriate times, but in the first 2 years, there is no need to prune branches and leaves. After 5 years, we manage them according to the mature tree management method, only needing to water appropriately according to the local climate drought degree, and scientifically topdress according to the different growth stages of Japanese pagoda tree pods.
4. Pest and Disease Control
The Japanese pagoda tree has strong resistance to pests and diseases, but this does not mean that pests and diseases never occur. The most common disease is canker, which mainly occurs during the seedling stage and just after transplanting. We can improve the resistance of Japanese pagoda tree pods by strengthening field management and scientific fertilization; secondly, use lime, sulfur, salt, and water mixed in a certain ratio and apply it to the trunk; of course, thiophanate-methyl can also be used for spray control. The more serious insect pests affecting Japanese pagoda tree pods include pagoda tree inchworm, leaf miner, aphids, red spider mites, etc. We can usually use dimethoate for poisoning them, and of course, deltamethrin or dicofol can also be used for control.
The above is a brief introduction to the cultivation techniques for Japanese pagoda tree pods. Among them, the most basic condition is the growing environment for Japanese pagoda tree pods, and the most important is the field management technique for cultivating Japanese pagoda tree pods. As for the field management techniques for Japanese pagoda tree pods, the editor only briefly introduced them to everyone here today. If you want to learn more specific management techniques, remember to follow the editor's next update.