East Lanmo rice

Basic situation

Mo Mi is called "Hou Mo" in Zhuang dialect. It gets its name because its husks and rice grains are purple and black inside and outside. This rice is produced in Donglan County, Guangxi, so it is also known as "Donglan Mo Mi".

Donglan Mo rice is a rare rice species selected by farmers in the alpine mountain area of Donglan County for a long time. It has been planted for more than 400 years. It contains as many as 18 kinds of amino acids, 8 of which are indispensable to the human body, especially threonine and lysine. Crude protein, crude fat, thiamine, riboflavin and mineral nutrient elements are higher than other rice varieties. In addition, Mo rice also contains fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other nutrients, with the bacterial effect of nourishing yin and tonifying spleen, invigorating liver, clear eyes and promoting blood circulation. In addition to being used as a nourishing food for parturients, the sick and the elderly, it can also treat general iron injury, rheumatism and so on, so it is also called "medicinal rice". Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica and the Pharmacopoeia of ancient books have detailed records: "Mo rice has the effects of nourishing yin and tonifying the kidney, invigorating the spleen and warming the liver, tonifying qi and blood, invigorating the stomach, invigorating muscles and bones, relieving diarrhea, anti-decline and protecting beauty." Long-term consumption has the ability to keep fit and prolong life, so the ancient court listed Mo rice as the first choice. The rice wine made from this rice is full-bodied, pure and tasty, so it is an excellent VIP banquet wine.

Donglan Mo rice is a photosensitive, medium-late-maturing glutinous rice with a whole growth period of 135 days, a plant height of 120 mi 125 cm, a wide and thick leaf, a purple grain of medium tiller, a rice ink color, and a seed setting rate of about 65%. It has the characteristics of shade tolerance, cold tolerance and barren tolerance, and is very suitable for cultivation in Tiandong in alpine mountainous areas. the yield of single species is 350 kg per mu and that of hybrid rice is 100 kg per mu. After years of production and cultivation, it is proved that the rice quality character and yield of this variety are relatively stable, and it is an ideal high quality rice breed. at present, the planting scale is about 5000 mu.