The latest propagation methods of licorice

Licorice is a perennial herb of the genus Glycyrrhiza Leguminosa. its roots and rhizomes are stout. It is a kind of beneficial Chinese herbal medicine. Sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction can be used in reproduction. Seed reproduction, rhizome reproduction and plant reproduction are usually used. Let's take a look!

Seed propagation of licorice

The cortex of licorice seeds is hard and thick, and it is not easy to emerge seedlings. Before sowing, grind the seeds with the same amount of broken glass and seeds for half an hour, and the germination rate is about 85%. Or mix and store the seeds with 3 times the amount of wet sand for one or two months, or soak the seeds in warm water of 60 ℃ for 4 hours before sowing, cover them with a wet cloth, drench them with clean water twice a day, and sow seeds when the seeds are cracked.

From late March to early April, two shallow trenches with a depth of 1.5 cm and 2 cm were opened on the ridges, and the seeds were evenly sowed in the ditch, covered with soil and watered, and seedlings could emerge half a month after sowing. Planting ridges is better than planting flat beds, which is convenient for drainage, ventilation and light, and has deep roots. If you sow seeds before winter, you don't have to sprout. The sowing rate is 2.5 kg per mu.

Rhizome propagation of Glycyrrhiza uralensis

Licorice rhizome propagation should be in spring and autumn to dig licorice, select its thick root as medicine, cut the thinner rhizome into small segments with root buds and fibrous roots, each section with root buds and fibrous roots, open two ditches of about 10 cm on the ridge, lay the rhizome flat in the ditch according to the plant spacing of 15 cm, cover the soil and water, keep the soil moist. Planting seedlings is 75kg / mu.

Ramet propagation of Glycyrrhiza uralensis

Many new plants often sprout around the mother plant of Glycyrrhiza uralensis, which can be dug up and transplanted in spring and autumn.