Distribution of producing area of lotus root

Lotus root is a lotus plant rhizome, slightly sweet and crisp, can be eaten raw or cooked, is one of the commonly used dishes, origin in India, in China's Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hubei, Shandong, Henan, Hebei, Guangdong and other places have distribution, let's take a look at the lotus root origin distribution!

Distribution of producing area of lotus root

The origin of lotus root was originally from India, and was later introduced into China. At present, it is planted in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hubei, Shandong, Henan, Hebei, Guangdong and other places. The more famous lotus roots are Baoying lotus root and Jinhu lotus root in Jiangsu Province, Linyi lotus root in Shandong Province, Cizhou white lotus root in Hebei Province and so on.

The producing environment of lotus root

1. Temperature: Lotus root is native to warm and humid areas, and needs high temperature and sufficient sunshine during its growth period. It is required to grow in a hot and rainy season. The temperature for sprouting is 15 ℃, lotus rhizome, fibrous root and standing leaves grow at 20 ℃, the lotus root grows vigorously and blossoms at 35 ℃. The most suitable temperature for lotus root formation is 25 ℃, and the temperature drops to 15 ℃ to stop growing.

2. Moisture: Lotus root is an aquatic vegetable with large and fast water consumption, but the ability of root system to absorb water is very weak. It is fond of shallow water and high temperature, and is not resistant to drought. It is necessary to maintain a certain depth of water layer during the growth period. In the budding period, the water level should be shallow, in order to improve the soil temperature, to promote early germination and rapid growth, the water level should be deep in the exuberant growth period, to facilitate the healthy growth of plants, and to lower the water level in the lotus root stage to promote early lotus root.

3. Soil fertilizer: the lotus root plant is huge, extremely resistant to fertilizer, and likes soft and fertile clayey soil. Fertilizer is generally based on base fertilizer, which accounts for 70% of the total amount of fertilizer, supplemented by topdressing, accounting for 30%. Base fertilizer is mainly composed of fully mature chicken manure, pig manure and soil miscellaneous fertilizer, combined with diammonium, potassium sulfate or ternary compound fertilizer, and urea compound fertilizer is the main topdressing. More application of soil fertilizer can reduce the reddish brown rust spots attached to the lotus root.

The hometown of Chinese lotus root

1. Baoying lotus root: Baoying County, Jiangsu Province is a well-known hometown of lotus root throughout the country. As early as the Sui and Tang dynasties, Baoying began to cultivate lotus root artificially. In the history of more than a thousand years, Baoying lotus root has been passed down from generation to generation, making the lotus root more and more prosperous, the longer the better. The special lotus root powder has the characteristics of "pure, white, thin and large". It is the imperial food of the Ming and Qing dynasties and has the reputation of "goose feather snowflakes".

2. Linyi lotus root: Hedong District, Linyi City, Shandong Province, relying on ten thousand mu lotus ponds in Jingangling, Bahu Town, guides farmers to plant lotus roots, develop cash crops and sightseeing agriculture, increases farmers' income, and has remarkable economic and social benefits. in 2008, it was officially named "the hometown of Chinese Lotus Root" by China vegetable Circulation Association.

3. Cizhou White Lotus Root: Cizhou White Lotus Root is a specialty of Cixian County, Hebei Province and a geographical indication product of China. Cixian County has a long history of planting lotus root, which was listed as a tribute during the three Kingdoms period, which was supervised by lotus root history and entered Gongchaoting year by year. Most of the soils in this area are still water sedimentary parent materials, or clayey lacustrine still water sediments, and the surface texture is mostly medium soil and heavy soil, which is suitable for the cultivation of lotus root. It is the "hometown of lotus root" in Hebei Province, which is famous for its white and clean, thick and long, thin skin, crisp and tender, residue-free and so on.

4. Golden Lake Lotus Root: Jinhu County, Jiangsu Province has Baima Lake, Gaoyou Lake, Baoying Lake, Huaihe River waterway passing through, rich water surface resources and aquatic resources have formed the unique water village characteristics of Jinhu, known as the "hometown of lotus culture". Jinhu lotus root has become the most famous local geographical indication product because of its long planting history and high quality varieties.