Distribution of producing area of Coix

Coix is an annual plant of the Gramineae family, also known as medicinal corn, water corn, late rosary, six grain fans, stone millet, enix rice, etc., mainly produces Hubei Qichun, Hunan, Hebei, Jiangsu, Fujian, Guizhou and other provinces, of which Qichun Silu Mountain Village is the most famous place of origin. Let's take a look!

Distribution of producing area of Coix

Coix is mainly produced in Liaoning, Hebei, Shanxi, Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and other provinces and regions. Qichun Silu Mountain Village is the most famous.

Coix International is distributed in southeastern Asia and Pacific islands. It is planted or escaped in the tropical, subtropical, African and American hot and humid zones of the world.

Environment of producing area of Coix

Coix prefers warm and humid climate, avoids high temperature and muggy heat, is not cold-resistant, and avoids drought, especially at seedling stage, heading stage and filling stage. Seedlings begin to emerge when the temperature is 15 ℃, and when the relative humidity is more than 25 ℃ and the relative humidity is more than 80%. 90%, the seedlings grow rapidly.

Coix seeds are easy to germinate, the optimum temperature for germination is 25-30 ℃, the germination rate is about 85%, and the seed life span is 2-3 years. Coix seeds are born in moist houses, ponds, ditches, valleys, streams or waterlogged farmland, and are common at 200-2000 meters above sea level. Wild or cultivated.

The hometown of Coix in China

On July 20, 2012, the China Grain Industry Association awarded Xingren County, Guizhou Province the title of "hometown of Chinese Coix seed".

On October 14, 2014, the China vegetable Circulation Association awarded Ninghua County, Fujian Province the title of "the hometown of Chinese barley".