Waxi black-skinned winter melon is an agricultural product with geographical indications.

Waxi Village is located in the southwest of Yuhuangmiao Town, neighboring Jiyang County to the south. The village has 120 households, a population of 530, 25 party members, and more than 1,200 acres of arable land. In recent years, the village has aimed to develop modern characteristic agriculture and used the development of black-skinned winter melon as a breakthrough to create a new way of increasing farmers' income through "cooperative + base + farmers". The planting area of ??black-skinned winter melon has reached more than 1,000 acres, with a yield of 12,000 tons and an output value of more than 9 million yuan. The per capita net income of the village has reached 10,000 yuan, making it the main source of income for farmers.

Waxi Village has been growing winter melons for more than 100 years. The original varieties of winter melon were mainly pink-skinned winter melons, which were cultivated in the open field without facilities. The winter melons grown were neither beautiful nor tasty. Since 2000, branch secretary Chang Yanfu has introduced 20 acres of black-skinned winter melons from Dongguan, Guangdong, and cultivated them with hanging melon facilities. The yield per mu that year was more than 18,000 kilograms, and the price was 0.18 yuan per kilogram. At that time, the income per mu reached 3,240 yuan. Yuan. At that time, the price of pink-skinned winter melon was 0.03-0.05 yuan per catty, which was only about 1/4 of that of black-skinned winter melon. Generally, the yield of pink-skinned winter melon per mu did not exceed 15,000 kilograms, and its maximum output value per mu was only 750 yuan. In the second year, driven by the example of the village party secretary Chang Yanfu, it rapidly developed to more than 100 acres. In order to grow black-skinned winter melons, the Wasi Village Committee also hired technicians from Guangdong. They also often hire technical experts from the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the Municipal Agriculture Bureau and other units to give lectures to help them formulate technical regulations for the pollution-free cultivation of black-skinned winter melon and technical regulations for the cultivation of green products.

Now, the winter melon characteristic brand base has achieved the goal of "having a brand, an intermediary, a market, a leader, testing, a website, an agricultural supplies store, technical support, a system, and a core The "Demonstration Zone" has the "Ten Best" standard, and has entered a sound development track of "standardization, industrialization, technology, and informatization" and has become the largest black-skinned winter melon base north of the Yangtze River. It is also the starting point for modern characteristic agricultural production in Yuhuangmiao Town. A highlight.

Regional scope

The geographical protection scope of Wasi black winter melon is Yuhuangmiao, Zhangfang, Xushang, Zhenglu and Jiazhuang in Shanghe County, Jinan City, Shandong Province , Hanmiao six towns (subdistrict offices), a total of 96 administrative villages, the geographical coordinates are: 116°58′-117°26′ east longitude, 37°06′-37°32′ north latitude, regional protection area 1,500 hectares, with a total annual output of 112,500 tons.

Product quality characteristics

1. External sensory characteristics: The main cultivated variety is the traditional farm variety black-skinned winter melon. The melon is cylindrical, 55 to 60 centimeters long, 25 centimeters in transverse diameter, 6 to 7 centimeters thick, and white. A single melon weighs 15 to 20 kilograms, and the largest single melon can weigh more than 30 kilograms. The melon skin is black (dark green), the flesh is dense, of good quality, resistant to storage and transportation, and the yield per mu is more than 5,000 kilograms. Wasi black-skinned winter melon has white flesh and thick flesh. It can be eaten either young or old. In addition to the young melons picked early, which are fresh and tender, the old winter melons picked late are generally required to be fully developed, mature, firm and thick, with small ventricles, regular shape, no spots or trauma on the epidermis, and the skin is not soft or rotten. 2. Intrinsic quality indicators: Wasi black-skinned winter melon has more dry matter content and less water than ordinary winter melon varieties. Its quality and flavor are all of the highest quality. It does not contain fat and has low calories. It is of great significance in preventing the body from gaining weight. It can also Helps keep the body in good shape. Methods of eating include frying, roasting, stewing, stuffing, making soup, and stuffing. Wasi black-skinned winter melon is rich in total sugar ≥2.1%, vitamin C ≥16.7mg/100g, potassium ≥70.9mg/100g, sodium ≤45.4mg/kg, calcium ≥4.6mg/100g, magnesium ≥5.3mg/100g, zinc ≥1.2mg/kg. 3. Safety requirements: The environment of the production area of ??Wasi black-skinned winter melon complies with the "Environmental Requirements for the Quality, Safety and Pollution-free Vegetable Production Areas of Agricultural Products" and the "Environmental Quality Standards", and the product safety and health indicators are better than national standards. The entire production process is managed in accordance with the standardization of pollution-free vegetables and the production technical regulations formulated by our county.