The price of sesame has gone up by 30% in half a year in 2017! How should we farmers grow if we want to have a high yield?

According to market data, in recent years, the price of sesame has risen from 6 or 7 yuan per jin to 8.90 yuan per catty, but now that demand in the sesame market exceeds supply, sesame dealers have to use imported sesame seeds, as high as 70%. Not only did domestic production decline in 2017, but foreign countries like India also lacked production due to natural disasters last year, which led to a sharp rise in the price of sesame.

There are two reasons for the decline in sesame planting area in recent years:

1. Sesame is greatly affected by the weather, so the output of sesame can not be guaranteed.

two。 Planting to harvest basically depends on labor, and the work is heavy, while most of the rural youth go to work in other places.

Some of the above two points are uncontrollable factors, but some of them can be avoided. If our farmers can master the planting technology of sesame, the harvest will certainly be very objective. Let's take a look at some key planting points of sesame, such as how to resist lodging and increase yield.

1. There are two main reasons for lodging, one is poor lodging resistance of varieties, and the other is serious diseases and insect pests. So we try to choose varieties that are resistant to diseases and insect pests and lodging, and we should also pay attention to the prevention of diseases and insect pests during the growing period. In addition, it is necessary to maintain a good soil environment, intensive cultivation, deep ploughing, and high soil cultivation in middle ploughing. Although nitrogen fertilizer is very important when fertilizing, do not apply too much nitrogen fertilizer, in case you grow too tall, too tall and easy to lodge. Rain Water should be drained when there is too much and should not be flooded during the dry period.

two。 The main way to increase yield is to inter-seedling and fixed seedling at seedling stage, to weed in time, to top at the right time, and to apply seedling fertilizer early, heavy fertilization before flowering and fertilizer supplement at flowering stage. The application of phosphorus and potassium fertilizer at the stage from early flowering to full flowering can increase the weight and oil content of sesame. If the soil is deficient in potassium, it is also a good choice to use plant ash at the early flowering stage.

Finally, many farmers may ask whether the price of sesame will fall sharply if more people grow it. Although the acreage has increased this year, Indian and African countries have also had a good harvest this year, and prices may fall a little, but they will not fall too low. Because on the whole, the domestic supply and demand of sesame is still unbalanced, coupled with the high labor cost of sesame planting, the risk of seed expansion will not be too great for the time being.