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Tunisian soft-seeded pomegranate is introduced from Tunisia in the 80s, and domestic varieties of similar soft-seeded pomegranate, Kaifeng soft-seeded pomegranate, such as the big red robe, the big red sweet, Yu Shi 1, No. 3 and other fine varieties of pomegranate for comparison tests, from the early eating sex, productivity, ripeness, maturity, maturity sooner or later, the size of the fruit to observe the study. Tunisian soft-seeded pomegranate performance is the most prominent, comprehensive traits significantly better than other varieties.

Tunisian soft-seeded pomegranate, fruit nearly spherical, fruit large and neat, the average single fruit weighs 500 grams, the largest 1100 grams, fruit ripening early in early August, the fruit began to color, early September fruit ripening than other varieties of early maturity of 20 days or so, near maturity when the surface of the fruit by the yellow gradually red, fully mature fruit tree periphery and sunny, the fruit surface of the whole red, the back of the shady side of the surface of the fruit red accounted for 1 / 2, color tone bright red, the fruit surface of the red, the fruit surface of the red, the fruit surface of the red, the fruit surface of the red, the fruit surface of the red, the fruit surface of the red. 2, bright red color, thin skin, individual fruit surface has a small amount of fruit rust, purple-red seeds, large grain, 100 grains weighing 56.2 grams, juice yield rate of 91.4%, solid content of 15.05%, dry and sweet flavor, the seeds are particularly soft, the elderly can also be eaten.

Tunisian soft-seeded pomegranate also has a fruitful, productive and adaptable, seedlings can be planted after the second year of partial flowering and fruiting, the third year of flowering and fruiting can be all the fruiting, productive garden average of 5 kilograms of fruit per planting more than, according to the planting of 110 per acre counting three years of trees per acre of pomegranate can be more than 500 kilograms of fruiting.

The tree form should be single or double stem sparse layer form, stem height 30-40 centimeters, in the central leading stem evenly divided 3-5 main branches, this tree form, ventilation and light, suitable for dense planting cultivation, management is also relatively convenient.

Tunisian soft-seeded pomegranate is also drought-resistant, disease-resistant, adapt to a wide range of choice of soil is not strict, regardless of the plains, hills, as long as the soil layer is thicker place are growing well, the variety has great prospects for development, is the pomegranate in China to update the excellent varieties.

Market prospects: Tunisian pomegranate introduced in 2002 to test the success of the comprehensive traits over the main producing areas of the country's main varieties. Tunisian soft-seeded pomegranate introduced successfully, filling the August fruit market without pomegranate fruit vacancies. Its maturity earlier, just in time for the Mid-Autumn Festival market, the real soft seed characteristics and change the shortcomings of the pomegranate is difficult to swallow, to meet the market demand, and become people visiting friends and relatives competing for the gift of high-grade fruits, the sale price is very high. Three years in Zhengzhou area wholesale price per city catty not less than 15 yuan Beijing, Shanghai big city supermarkets per city catty 25 yuan, than all other pomegranate varieties of species price more than 4 times higher, and demand exceeds supply. As the variety just introduced from abroad, the domestic planting area is small, the general market can not see its trail. Pomegranate and storage and transportation, sales period of up to half a year, its export prospects are also extremely broad, the economic benefits are very substantial. From the social benefits and market prices: "an acre of income of 30,000 yuan is not difficult, and then planted ten years is not too late" experts predicted that the Tunisian pomegranate will become the latest varieties of pomegranate main producing areas of renewal.

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