Guyang specialty - oatmeal noodles, whose scientific name is oatmeal, is one of the three treasures of Guyang. It grows in Guyang's original ecological environment. Farmers farm in traditional ways without applying chemical fertilizers or Pesticide-free, pure green, no pollution, unique flavor, rich in nutrients, it is a good nutritional and health food.

Guyang oatmeal belongs to the "naked oat" family. It is an annual herbaceous plant. It is cold and drought-resistant and has a long growing season. It grows in the alpine areas of the plateau. It has slender and pointed leaves, light green flowers and thin spikelets. The long awns and seeds are edible. Oatmeal contains the highest amount of protein and fat among all grains, and it also contains various nutrients such as phosphorus, iron, calcium and vitamins. Oatmeal noodles are flour processed from oatmeal. They are carefully made into food. In Inner Mongolia, Guyang oatmeal is the best, and it is known as "Guyang oatmeal is the best in the world".

According to legend, Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty went on an expedition to Galdan and ate noodles in Guyang and spoke highly of it. During the Qianlong period, noodles were sent to the capital as tribute to the emperor. In the 1950s, Commander-in-Chief visited Inner Mongolia twice and asked to eat Guyang noodles. He said that when he moved to the northwestern part of Shanxi, he had eaten noodles many times on a hot kang in a fellow villager's home. He also heard the legend that noodles were one of the "Three Treasures of Guyang". That tender and thin oatmeal noodles supported the great struggle of the revolutionary soldiers in the Shanxi-Cha-Sui-Shaanxi base area, and the Commander-in-Chief has always missed it.

Guyang Oats

The four towns currently under the jurisdiction of Yinhao Town, Huaishuo Town, Xingshun West Town, and Xidoupu Town, Guyang County, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

Report on Defining the Protection Scope of "Guyang Oats" Geographical Indication Products by the People's Government of Guyang County, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Guzhengfa [2011] No. 275, Baotou City Agricultural Local Regulations of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region: Mongolia QBT/T139- 2012 "Technical Regulations for the Cultivation of Guyang Oats"

1. Varieties

Neiyan No. 5, Yanke No. 1, Neinong Dayu No. 1, Neinong Dayu No. 2, Meng Nong University Varieties such as Yan No. 1, Meng Nong Dayan No. 2, Ba You No. 1, and Ba You No. 3.

2. Site conditions

The altitude within the production area is more than 1,000 meters. Select a plot with medium soil fertility. The terrain is required to be flat, concentrated and contiguous, easy to manage, and have good watering. condition.

3. Cultivation and management

1. Land preparation: The land can be plowed and prepared in autumn or in spring. Plowing ≥20cm.

2. Fertilization:

(1) Farmyard manure: Combined with autumn plowing or spring plowing, apply high-quality farmyard manure 15 to 22.5 m3/hm2 as base fertilizer.

(2) Seed fertilizer: Combined with sowing, apply nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium compound fertilizer (15% nitrogen, 1, and potassium oxide content each) ≥300kg/hm2.

3. Irrigation before sowing: For plots with irrigation conditions, on the basis of autumn plowing or spring plowing, the borders are dug, ridges are built, and border fields are irrigated.

4. Seed selection: Seed purity and clarity are above 98%, and the germination rate is above 85%.

5. Sowing:

(1) Sowing method: Mechanical sowing.

(2) Sowing period: early to late May.

(3) Seeding rate: 120kg to 150kg per hectare, and 4 to 4.5 million seedlings/hm2.

(4) Sowing depth: Use a seed fertilizer layered seeder to sow seeds, and the sowing depth is 3 to 5cm.

(5) Planting row spacing: Oat planting row spacing is 20 to 25cm.

6. Field management:

During the tillering or jointing stage, based on the principle of advance and control, apply 75 to 120kg of urea (containing 46% pure nitrogen) per hectare before irrigation or rainfall.

7． Harvest:

(1) Harvest period: Harvest at the right time during the ripening period.

(2) Drying: After threshing, dry and clean in time. The moisture content will be reduced to less than 12.5%, and it can be stored safely.

8. Environmental and safety requirements: The use of pesticides, chemical fertilizers, etc. must comply with relevant national regulations and must not pollute the environment.

4. Quality characteristics

1. Sensory characteristics: The seeds are plump, the seed coat is light yellow, the hardness is moderate, and the grain shape is long oval or oval.

2. Physical and chemical indicators: moisture ≤ 12.5%, protein ≥ 14.0%, β-glucan ≥ 5.0%, fat ≥ 5.0%.

3. Safety and other quality and technical requirements: Product safety and other quality and technical requirements must comply with relevant national regulations.