High benefit of apricot medicine intercropping

In recent years, ordinary people in the rural areas around Luoyang, Henan Province have planted trees and medicine by means of "forest-medicine intercropping", and have become rich by "forest" and "medicine". The content of potassium in the soil of Luoyang area is very high, so the kernel apricot which belongs to potassium-loving plant has the necessary soil conditions to grow here. And the light, heat and water conditions here are suitable for the growth of kernel apricot. Kernel apricot has the characteristics of resistance to cold, light and barren, so it is suitable for planting in semi-arid hilly and sloping land. Kernel apricot can blossom and bear fruit two or three years after planting, and enter the full fruit period in four or five years, the yield per mu is more than 100kg, the output value is more than 1500 yuan, and the highest yield per mu is 170kg, worth more than 2500 yuan.

Although the economic value and market prospect of kernel apricot are very broad, it will take two or three years to bear fruit. Before that, there was a pity that the forest land was empty, with low grain production, plenty of grass, and competition for nutrition. Kernel apricot intercropping can not only control grass famine, but also achieve double harvest of apricot medicine.

1. The varieties of medicinal materials are selected according to the local soil conditions and the growth requirements of apricot trees, the dwarf stem type of traditional Chinese medicine, such as Salvia miltiorrhiza, Radix Astragali, Radix Isatidis, Radix scrophulariae and other bulk herbs are more suitable.

two。 According to the natural characteristics of arid local climate and difficult watering on hilly slopes, the planting method of seedling transplanting and direct seeding is chosen, which can not only ensure the survival rate of medicinal materials, but also shorten the growth cycle of medicinal materials. let farmers get benefits as soon as possible. First of all, before planting medicinal materials, soil disinfection is very important, otherwise the output and quality of medicinal materials will be difficult to be guaranteed. Before soil preparation, 1 kg of carbofuran per mu and 5000 kg of soil fertilizer or 80 kg ~ 100kg of compound fertilizer can effectively control underground pests such as grubs, ground tigers, golden needles and so on. Secondly, master the planting density of medicinal materials. Radix Astragali and Salvia miltiorrhiza are generally transplanted from March to April, with a row spacing of 25 cm ~ 30 cm and 6000 ~ 7000 trees per mu. Radix Isatidis is generally used by direct seeding method, with 3.5kg seeds per mu and the sowing depth is about 2 cm.

3. Benefit analysis of medicinal materials after a year of scientific and careful management, these medicinal materials can be collected at the end of the year. Radix Astragali produces about 250kg dry medicine per mu, with an output value of about 2000 yuan; Salvia miltiorrhiza per mu produces about 300kg dry medicine, with an output value of about 1500 yuan; the dried leaves of Radix Isatidis are picked from June to July of that year, yielding about 150kg per mu, plus about 300kg per mu at the end of the year. The output value per mu is about 1500 yuan.

When planting, we should not only consider the density of medicinal materials, but also pay attention to the distance between medicinal materials and apricot trees. The most suitable row spacing of apricot for kernel in mountainous area is 4 m, 2 m ~ 2.5 m, 4 m and 3 m in flat ground. The dry height in arid areas is 50 cm, and the place with better soil moisture can be set to 60 cm.

Mountain apricot can be grafted with apricot, split grafting and bud grafting can be used to grasp flexibly according to the actual situation. Among the varieties of kernel apricot, Chaoren, Youren, Fengren, Longwanghao and a swarm of bees are better. Chaoren, Youren and Fengren are only suitable for areas with better fertilizer and water. Dragon King Hat and a swarm of bees have strong adaptability and can still produce high yields in relatively barren mountains. When planting Chaoren, Youren, and Fengren, another variety of kernel apricot, Baiyupian, must be planted at the same time as a pollination tree, otherwise it will not bear fruit, and the proportion of variety trees and pollination trees is 6 ∶ 1. Dragon King Hat and a swarm of bees do not need to plant pollination trees.

Kernel apricot enters the full fruit stage, the forest is no longer suitable for planting medicinal materials, you can plant some green manure to control the growth of weeds between rows.