What is the best variety of citrus seedlings? What are the methods of raising seedlings?

Citrus is a member of Rutaceae. It likes warm and humid climate. There are three genera used for economic cultivation: Trifoliate orange, Citrus and kumquat. So if you want to grow citrus friends, which kind of citrus seedlings is best?

What kind of orange is best?

1. sweet orange

Xinhui sweet orange (mainly produced in Xinhui, Guangzhou and Xingning in Guangdong Province, and also cultivated in southern Fujian and southern Guangxi) and Jincheng orange (mainly produced in Jiangjin, Sichuan Province, and introduced and popularized in Hubei, Hunan and Guizhou).

2. broad-skinned citrus

Satsuma mandarin orange (originated in Huangyan, Zhejiang Province, China, later introduced into Japan, and bred many strains, which have been introduced into China in recent years), banana mandarin orange (cultivated in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Sichuan and Taiwan), ponkan orange (also known as citrus orange, cultivated in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Zhejiang, Hubei, Sichuan and Taiwan) and local early mandarin orange (mainly produced in Huangyan, Zhejiang Province, Fujian, Hubei and Guangdong).

3. pummelo

Shatian pomelo (originated in Shatian, Rong County, Guangxi, Guangdong and Sichuan) and Pingshan pomelo (mainly produced in Zhangzhou, Fujian).

4. lemons

Eureka (originally from the United States. Sichuan cultivation more, Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Taiwan and other places have a small amount of cultivation) and lemon (Guangdong, Zhejiang, Sichuan have a small amount of cultivation).

5. kumquat

Also known as kumquat, kumquat, ningbo kumquat. Originated in our country. Zhejiang, Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangxi more cultivation, Shanghai, Jiangsu have a small number of cultivation. The quality is medium, and it is not resistant to storage. (Source: China Agricultural Publishing House)

How do orange seedlings grow?

1. Cultivate improved varieties

Selection of fine varieties and planting of healthy seedlings are the basis of efficient citrus cultivation, so we must attach great importance to the propagation and management of seedlings, guide and standardize the propagation of seedlings with high starting point, high technology, high quality and high standard, adopt advanced virus-free seedling propagation technology to cultivate virus-free fine varieties and strong seedlings, and lay a good foundation for efficient citrus cultivation.

2. gardening

Garden construction is to provide suitable growth conditions such as light, heat, water, gas and fertilizer for citrus production, to provide good environmental conditions and traffic conditions for high yield and high quality of citrus, to reduce production costs and improve production efficiency, to build necessary roads, plot division, irrigation, water storage, construction of windbreak forest, fertilizer source and auxiliary facilities, and to select fast-growing trees for windbreak forest without symbiotic diseases and insect pests with citrus.

3. planting density

Citrus planting density tends to reasonable density, in the planting methods of rectangle, square, triangle, wide narrow row and contour planting, etc., citrus planting methods can be planted all year round, but mainly autumn planting, spring planting and summer can also be planted.

4. soil, fertilizer and water management

Soil management is the basis of citrus fruit growth and development. To create suitable soil conditions such as fertilizer, water, air and heat for tree growth and fruit bearing is the goal of soil management. To achieve this goal, deep ploughing and application of organic fertilizer, green manure, intercropping, covering and cultivating soil, intertillage and soil and water conservation should be adopted to keep good fertility and optimal structure of soil.

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