Q: what are the common varieties of celery on the market at present?

A: Western celery is also known as celery. At present, the price of celery is higher in the market. There are three common types of celery: yellow species, green species and mixed species.

1. Yellow species. The stem and leaf are light green, the petiole is wide, the meat is thin, the fiber is more, and it is easy to soften, hollow early, sensitive to low temperature and early bolting. The main varieties are golden natural soft white, golden feathers and so on.

2. Green species. The stem and leaf are dark green, the stalk is round, the meat is thick, the fiber is few, the bolting is late, the stress and disease tolerance is strong, the mature stage is late, and it is not easy to soften. Among the varieties, the Jewish breeding variety is the most famous.

3. Mixed population. It is a hybrid of yellow species and green species, with the advantages of precocious maturity and easy softening of yellow species, with green leaves, round stalks, thick flesh and less fiber. The varieties include Cornell 19 with early bolting and strong heat tolerance, Cornell 619 with less hollow and late bolting, etc.