2020 Passion Fruit Planting Prospects and Cultivation Techniques Analysis

In recent years, passion fruit has become more and more popular. Many friends have come to love the sweet and delicious passion fruit, and some even use it to infuse water or make sauces. So what are the planting prospects for passion fruit in 2020? What are the cultivation techniques?

1. 2020 Passion Fruit Planting Prospects

1. Passion fruit has a certain market potential

Passion fruit cannot be grown in every province; it can only be grown in warm tropical and subtropical regions. In cold northern areas, passion fruit does not grow well, which makes passion fruit a specialty of the south.

There is still room for expansion in the passion fruit market. Many people have never eaten passion fruit or even heard of it, but those who have tried it generally fall in love with its unique flavor. In the future, as market demand for passion fruit expands, its popularity will continue to rise, so there is still a market for growing passion fruit.

2. Passion fruit has a short growth cycle

Passion fruit can be planted and bear fruit in the same year, with very high planting returns. You can take advantage of the current excellent market conditions for passion fruit and cultivate it, so growing passion fruit can be profitable.

3. Passion fruit cultivation techniques are constantly improving

Future passion fruit cultivation will be continuously optimized to achieve large-scale production, and cultivation techniques will also keep improving, with passion fruit yields rising accordingly. So, calculating at a farm-gate price of 4 yuan/jin, for passion fruit planted in the first year, the yield is about 2500 jin, and the output value per mu should reach 10000 yuan, so the profit is still quite considerable.

2. Environmental Requirements for Passion Fruit

Generally speaking, passion fruit is suited to growing between 20-30 degrees. If the annual average temperature is below 18 degrees, problems will arise during cultivation, making it difficult for passion fruit to set fruit. Passion fruit needs plenty of sunlight. Since passion fruit requires ample sunlight, it is recommended to plant passion fruit in a sunny location.

3. High-Yield Management Techniques During the Passion Fruit Planting Period

1. Preparation before planting

Generally, a spacing of 3.5 m * 4 m between plants and rows is used for planting, and generally 50 plants can be planted per mu. It is recommended to dig holes in advance, and put 10-20 jin of decomposed farmyard manure into each hole. Calcium-magnesium phosphate fertilizer can also be added, which can promote growth after planting.

2. Choosing suitable varieties

There are many varieties now, and you can choose based on taste, appearance, market demand, etc. Note that some varieties require manual assisted pollination. So choose carefully.

3. Planting process

Planting generally begins in March. You can use purchased fruit seedlings. Dig a small hole 20 cm deep in the planting hole, then place the seedling in, fill with soil in layers, and compact it. Sea Elf root-application type can be used as the settling water. After planting, it is recommended to cover the tree base with straw, which can improve the success rate of the seedlings.

4. Fertilizer and water management

Passion fruit has a high demand for nitrogen and potassium. Before flowering or after flower drop, it is recommended to apply high-potassium compound fertilizer or water-soluble fertilizer to improve flower quality. If compound fertilizer is used, generally half a jin per tree is appropriate. During the fruit-swelling stage, fruit-swelling fertilizer can also be applied again, mainly high-potassium fertilizer. For winter fertilizer, it is recommended to bury and apply organic fertilizer + compound fertilizer + medium and trace element fertilizer.

5. Pest and disease control

Passion fruit pests and diseases mainly include aphids, thrips, fruit flies, etc. Common diseases include stem base rot and viral diseases. It is recommended to use imidacloprid, chlorpyrifos, etc. to control aphids. For thrips and fruit flies, Quanda fruit fly trap balls can be used. For viral diseases, the main approach is still to eliminate transmission vectors such as aphids. Control agents for stem base rot include potassium permanganate, hymexazol, fludioxonil · metalaxyl, etc.