First, lotus seeds
Among lotus seeds, white lotus is the best, especially Shicheng white lotus. There are two ways of propagation of white lotus: seed propagation (sexual propagation) and seed propagation (asexual propagation), but the main way is seed propagation.
Transplanting the seed lotus root before and after Qingming Festival, the terminal bud germinates or the seed seeds germinate to grow money leaves and floating leaves until the lotus plant begins to stand upright.
The growth period of white lotus can be divided into germination stage, initial flowering stage, full flowering stage, flowering stage and late lotus stage. Lotus flowers bloom one after another, the flowering period is 90- 140 days, from mid-May to early 10. The flowering time mainly varies with varieties.
Lotus seeds can be harvested in July/August. After processing, the dried lotus seeds can be sold for about 15 yuan per kilogram, and the lotus seeds can be produced for about 300 kilograms per mu. You can also dig lotus roots and sell them after winter.
Harvest lotus root
Second, lotus root
Lotus is suitable for growing in hot and rainy season. It is planted in the south of the Yangtze River from March to early April and in Beijing in early May. Lotus field chooses slightly acidic or nearly neutral clayey soil with deep soil and rich organic matter.
Lotus can be divided into shallow water lotus and deep water lotus according to the depth of cultivation water level.
1, shallow water lotus (gull)
Suitable for low-lying land, ordinary paddy fields or paddy fields with water depth of 10~30cm, the deepest part is less than 80cm, and most of them are early-maturing varieties. For example, Suzhou Hualien, Slow Lotus (Late Lotus), Wuzhi No.2, Erlian 1, Erlian No.3, Hubei June Newspaper, Yangou 1, Kexuan 1, Dazihong, Yu Lian, Jiayu, Hangzhou Bailian, Nanjing Hualien, Sparrow Lotus and Jiangxi Hualien.
2. Deep water lotus root (pond lotus root)
Generally, the water level is required to be 30~60cm, and the deepest water level should not exceed1m. It can tolerate 1.3~ 1.7m deep water in summer, and is suitable for pond, river bend and lake culture. Generally, it is a mid-late maturing variety. For example, Jiangsu Baoying Renmeihong, Little Dark Red, Erlian No.2, Silian No.4, Hunan Paozi, Wuhan Damao Festival, Guangzhou Silian and Simiao. Third, lotus roots can be planted in rice fields.
Lotus root can be planted in rice fields, whether it is lotus seed or lotus root. Shallow water lotus is basically planted in many places, and deep-water lotus roots are hardly planted.
There is also a lotus field rice model, that is, lotus seeds are planted in the field and rice is planted in the lotus field until August and September. This not only does not affect the harvest of white lotus seeds, but also the harvest of rice is not bad.
As long as you put more water in the rice field to ensure that the water will not be cut off, then you can rest assured to plant.
Fourth, variety selection.
If you plant shallow water lotus, you can choose Hainan Island, Wulian No.2 and so on.
If you plant deep-water lotus roots, you can choose silk seedlings and Jingtang silk lotus roots.
If seed lotus is planted, it is suggested to choose the variety of space white lotus series.
However, it must be noted that the seed lotus root must be fresh, robust and complete, with at least two fully mature lotus roots and complete terminal buds.
What are the varieties of lotus root with high yield?
I. Elian 5
E 'an 1 and E 'an 2 were bred by hybridization, and 200 1 passed the examination and approval. Early maturity and low seed setting rate. Sow in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in early April, yield 500-800 kilograms of green lotus root per mu in the middle and late July and 2500-3000 kilograms of old ripe lotus root in the late August. Strong growth potential, not premature aging, strong stress resistance, stable yield, strong lotus root shape, large meat hole ratio, good commodity, fried food and stew are white and easy to powder, which are very popular in the southern market and export market.
Second, I didn't spend one.
After years of cultivation, optimization and excellent breeding in Renfa lotus root planting base, this new shallow water lotus root variety is extremely early, basically mature in early July, with mud of 5- 10cm, easy to harvest, main lotus root with 5-8 knots, good sub-lotus root, even lotus root shape, reaching the national export standard, and the vegetable lotus root rate is over 90%.
III. Roots of Saussurea involucrata in Yugoslavia
Saussurea involucrata is the highest yield Saussurea involucrata in the world at present. When it was introduced into Yugoslavia, it was high in starch and sugar, thin, crisp and sweet, and eaten raw like fruit.
Saussurea involucrata root has strong adaptability, disease resistance, freezing resistance and lodging resistance, and is currently planted in Hunan, Shandong, Henan, Hebei and other places in China.
Four, white lotus root
White lotus root was originally planted in the deep water of the Tang Dynasty, usually with 8-9 holes. In the 1970s, after careful selection, purification and rejuvenation by agricultural technicians, excellent varieties suitable for large-scale shallow water cultivation in paddy fields were cultivated. Nowadays, white lotus root is a home-cooked dish on people's table, which is famous for its white, crisp, sweet and slag-free.