Introduction to the Jinnan Shiqin No. 1 Celery Variety

Variety origin: Bred by the Agricultural Science Station of Shuanggang Township, Nanxiao District, Tianjin, through multi-generation line selection from naturally mutated plants of Tianjin Baimiao celery. It passed the Tianjin crop variety certification in 1987. Characteristics: The plants grow vigorously, with a plant height of 80-100 cm and a single plant weight of 250-600 g. The leaf stalks are long and solid, with a solid rate of about 95%. The leaves are green, and the leaf stalks are yellow-green. The leaf stalks are thick with little fiber, crisp and tender in texture, with an edible rate of over 87%, good taste, strong aroma, and excellent quality. It bolts late, has few branches, is highly cold-resistant, widely adaptable, and strongly resistant to late blight. The yield per mu is over 5000 kg. Cultivation points: Suitable for cultivation throughout China. For greenhouse cultivation in the Beijing-Tianjin region, sow and raise seedlings from June to August, transplant from August to October, and harvest from December to April of the following year; for early spring open-field cultivation, raise seedlings in January, transplant in March, and harvest from May to June; for autumn open-field cultivation, raise seedlings in June, transplant in August, and harvest in October. The plant spacing is 10 cm x 20 cm.