Introduction to the Variety Characteristics and Cultivation Techniques of Banqiao White Celery

Banqiao White Celery, also known as green celery, fragrant knife celery and mold celery, is a local superior variety of Yuhuatai District. It has a fresh fragrance, good quality, high yield and strong disease resistance, and can be cultivated in all four seasons. The plant is semi-erect, with a plant height of 71.7 cm, green stems 1 cm thick, and stem nodes that readily produce adventitious roots. The stems are clasping and solid, with a single plant weight of 25-30 g. The growing period is 40-180 days, and the yield per mu can reach 3000 kg. In cultivation, green stems are used for asexual propagation, and axillary buds are used to sprout into new plants. After earthing up and blanching, the new leaves become white or pale yellow and are the main edible part. White celery cultivation is in fact dryland cultivation of water dropwort. Celery that is not earthed up can be sold according to market timing as green celery, fragrant knife celery or mold celery; celery that is earthed up is white celery, with tender, snow-white stems.