Characteristics: Ginger does not use seed reproduction, but the ginger block line asexual reproduction, so there is no main root, is a shallow-rooted crop. Concubine planting, from the young shoots of the stem occurs several adventitious roots, which occurs on a number of small lateral roots. After entering the vigorous growth period can also occur from the concubine mother and child ginger on a number of fleshy roots, these fleshy roots also have a certain absorption capacity. Ginger requires deep fertile soil, rich in organic matter, good aeration, easy drainage of the soil. Cultivated in sandy soil, ginger seedling fast, water retention and fertility ginger, organic matter content is low, the yield is also lower, but the ginger produced is clean and beautiful, less water content, coarse taste spicy, ginger sunshine system rate is high. Clay soil water retention and fertility, high organic matter content, soil fertilizer, yield is also higher, but the water content is more, the quality of fine and tender, tastes light, ginger dry tanning system rate is low. Concubine like slightly acidic soil, to pH5 - pH7 range is better. Ginger is a shallow rooted plant, water absorption capacity is not strong, can not make full use of deep soil moisture, need to keep the soil moist often. Ginger on the fertilizer requirements to potash fertilizer most, nitrogen fertilizer second, phosphorus fertilizer in the third place.
Varieties: Ginger in our country although widely distributed, due to asexual reproduction, its varieties are not as many as other vegetables. The famous ginger varieties are Guangzhou's sparse round of large meat ginger, dense round of fine meat ginger, Hubei's Zaoyang ginger, Guizhou Zunyi's white ginger, Yunnan Yuxi's yellow, Shaanxi Hanzhong's yellow ginger, Sichuan's Gandharan ginger and northeastern Dandong ginger.
Yellow ginger, scientific name shield leaf Dioscorea, common name fire vine root, powder yellow ginger, belongs to the family Dioscoreaceae, is a perennial herbaceous twining vine. Its active ingredient is rhizome containing rich saponin ligand (i.e. saponin), is the synthesis of steroid hormone drugs starting material. Ginger as raw material for the production of the above special drugs, in the International Health Organization banned the use of chemically synthesized steroid hormones, there is no other raw material can be replaced. Ginger is produced in China and Mexico. China's main producing areas in the Qinba mountain range, and the southwest region is the best growth of ginger suitable area, especially the southwest of the highest grade of ginger in Sichuan, the general content of raw drugs in more than 3.5%. Ginger is native to China and Southeast Asia and other tropical areas, the earliest records from 600 years ago A.D. Assyria in West Asia. In the Middle Ages, it was called Indian saffron in Europe, because it can also be used as a dye. Cultivated in China since ancient times, it is widely distributed in the country, except for cold regions such as the northeast and northwest, and is planted in most areas in the central and southern parts of the country. Erect perennial with erect leaves and ornamental inflorescences. Narrow multibranched underground rhizome orange-colored. Generally widely cultivated as a spice.
Use of ginger: The rhizome is peeled and ground and used in curry powder with other spices including cloves, coriander, cumin, ginger, chili and cinnamon. Ginger is also used to color the water in which sticky rice is cooked to make ginger rice, which is eaten by the Malays during festivals. European food processing plants also use ginger for some food dyes. Can also be used to extract fresh ginger saponin ligand synthesized bis enolone.
The wonderful use of ginger: cooking commonly used ginger has new ginger, ginger, ginger and water ginger points. New ginger skin thin meat tender, taste thin; yellow ginger, spicy odor from light to strong, the meat from the flaccid to firm, is the top of the ginger; old ginger, also known as ginger mother that is ginger, thick meat, taste spicy, but the aroma is not as good as the yellow ginger; pouring ginger, ginger buds, can be made into the dishes of the side dishes or pickled in soy sauce, taste is very tasty.