Detailed Explanation of the Key Field Management Techniques for Schisandra chinensis
Schisandra chinensis is a plant of the Magnoliaceae family and a traditional Chinese medicinal herb with a relatively long history of use in China, grown over a fairly large area. Schisandra chinensis has various effects such as astringing the lungs to stop coughing and checking diarrhea and sweating, and its seeds also contain fatty oil, making it a common industrial raw material used in various industries. So how do you manage Schisandra chinensis cultivation? Below, the editor brings you the key field management points for Schisandra chinensis. Let's take a look!
1. Water and Fertilizer Management
Schisandra chinensis has a relatively large demand for nutrients as it grows, and it needs sufficient water and nutrients throughout its entire growth period. After successful planting, it should be watered frequently to maintain soil moisture content. Then, before the winter freeze, water thoroughly once with overwintering water, and during the flowering and fruiting period of Schisandra chinensis, in addition to sufficient water, its demand for nutrients is also very large. Fertilize at least twice a year, generally during the leaf-unfolding stage and the flowering stage. The fertilizer should mainly be decomposed farmyard manure, and the fertilization method should use ring application to avoid damaging the plant roots.
2. Timely Pruning
Aside from winter, pruning of Schisandra chinensis should be carried out in the other three seasons. When pruning in spring, it should be done before the new buds on the branches sprout. Promptly cut off overly dense and overly long branches as well as old, weak and dead branches to improve air and light penetration and prevent excessive nutrient consumption. Summer pruning is generally done around June to July, with the main targets being basal branches, overlapping branches and various pest- and disease-affected branches, and attention should also be paid to thinning out overly dense branches. Proper summer pruning can reduce the intensity of autumn pruning. Autumn pruning is done after leaf fall, with targets similar to summer pruning, and then an antiseptic film needs to be applied to the pruning cuts to speed up wound healing and prevent infection.
3. Thickening the Fruit Stalk
The fruit stalk is very important to the growth of Schisandra chinensis fruit, and the growth of the fruit stalk directly affects the yield and quality of Schisandra chinensis. Therefore, during important growth periods such as the flower bud stage, flowering and fruiting stage, and fruit-swelling stage of Schisandra chinensis, we should appropriately spray Zhuangdiling to promote the growth of the fruit stalk and increase its thickness. This improves the tree's nutrient transport capacity and amount, reduces flower and fruit drop, and increases the pollination and fruit-setting rate of Schisandra chinensis. This can effectively ensure the growth of Schisandra chinensis, increase yield and enhance quality.
4. Earthing Up and Weeding
In the process of cultivating Schisandra chinensis, we should pay attention to doing a good job of intertillage and weeding. Intertillage can improve soil permeability and promote nutrient absorption and respiration by the roots of Schisandra chinensis. It can also effectively control weeds. If weeding is not done in time, weeds have a very large impact on the growth of Schisandra chinensis. When weeding, we should pay attention to the strength used and must not damage the plant roots, and then make a tree disc at the base and earth up appropriately. This not only facilitates later watering work, but also improves the insulation capacity of Schisandra chinensis and protects it through the winter!
The above is a brief introduction to the key field management points for Schisandra chinensis, among which the most important is also the prevention and control of pests and diseases. The prevention and control of pests and diseases is also very important to the growth of Schisandra chinensis, so everyone must pay close attention! That's all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only, and we hope it can help everyone!