What are the risks of growing Bletilla striata? Growers need to understand them in advance
Bletilla striata is a very common traditional Chinese medicinal herb in our daily lives, and it is distributed throughout China. Bletilla striata has a great many medicinal effects, and it can be found in many traditional Chinese medicine formulas. So more and more people are growing Bletilla striata, but growing Bletilla striata is not as simple as it seems. There are also many risks. So today we have brought you the cultivation risks of Bletilla striata. Let's take a look below!
1. Market risk
Bletilla striata cultivation is generally distributed in southwestern regions such as Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan. In recent years, because of the expansion of the Bletilla striata market, its artificial cultivation has gradually spread to northern and southeastern China as well. At present, the cultivation area of Bletilla striata is very large, so if you grow Bletilla striata now, the primary risk you face is market risk. Because of the cultivation area, production capacity is relatively strong. And when production is overheated, market competition is very intense, which also creates a certain risk for Bletilla striata growers.
2. Investment risk
Compared with other medicinal herb cultivation projects, the input cost of growing Bletilla striata is much higher. Especially in the early stage of cultivation, sufficient funds are needed. Because the growth period of Bletilla striata generally takes about three years, which means that the first three years of cultivation are a state of complete investment with no return. Therefore, this kind of investment and growth cycle is basically unaffordable for ordinary growers, and they need to bear a large amount of investment risk, so everyone must pay close attention.
3. Seed source risk
Seed source is also one of the risks that growers need to bear when cultivating Bletilla striata. The seed source market for Bletilla striata is currently very chaotic, and it is one of the more chaotic varieties among traditional Chinese medicinal herbs. Bletilla striata is now widely used in the chemical industry and the medicinal field. Varieties used in the chemical industry are generally dominated by the purple-flowered three-pronged large Bletilla striata. For medicinal use, the main type is the three-pronged small Bletilla striata. The yellow-flowered, white-flowered and other Bletilla striata varieties currently seen on the market are habitual substitutes or counterfeit products, so if you are not careful you may buy fake seed sources.
4. Technical risk
Bletilla striata also has certain requirements for growers' cultivation techniques. When cultivating Bletilla striata seedlings, we first need to introduce seed sources, then carry out tissue culture and seedling hardening work, and only after the seedling roots are well developed can transplanting and field planting be carried out. And because the growth of Bletilla striata rhizomes is very delicate in terms of the symbiotic fungal environment and transplant management work. So if there is the slightest improper handling, it will lead to dead Bletilla striata seedlings, and the mortality rate can reach more than half at its highest.
The above is a brief introduction to the cultivation risks of Bletilla striata. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. Thank you for reading and supporting.