The utilization rate of artichoke is higher when 5% of the "unfaithful heart" is taken out.

Original title: after 5% of "unfaithful love" is hollowed out

-- full utilization of artichoke, a special planting plant in Xidongting, Changde, Hunan Province

Artichoke (network picture)

Artichoke, also known as "French lily". When it is in full bloom, the spherical shape, dandelion-like petals, gorgeous purple, is very good-looking. Its bud is a precious vegetable known as the "emperor of vegetables" in Europe, America and other countries.

In view of the business opportunities brought by this plant, Huimei Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd., an export company, introduced its planting to Xidongting in Changde in 2005. Since then, canned artichokes made from fresh buds have sold well in Europe and the United States.

The cultivation of artichoke is also of great interest to the administrative committee of the Xidongting administrative district. Zou Rulong, secretary of the party committee of the management district, introduced to the Science and Technology Daily that artichoke is one of the most profitable crops planted in winter in Dongting Lake area. Local farmers use winter idle rice fields and cotton fields to grow, not only do not affect the following crops, but also make effective use of land resources, order planting, excellent purchase price, so that the income of farmers can be guaranteed. "the net income per mu is at least more than 800 yuan. Artichoke planting labor intensity is small, less labor, but also avoid the busy season, farmers are very active in planting. " Zou Rulong said. In this way, artichoke planting and industry are listed as the key objects of the development of local characteristic agricultural industry.

Artichokes, which have been popular locally for several years, encountered a bottleneck in 2009. That year, the "empty shank wilt disease" caused a large-scale reduction in the production of artichokes. With the intervention of the Science and Technology Bureau of Changde City, Hunan Province, Zhang Pingxi, vice president of Changde Agricultural Science Research Institute, acted as a science and technology commissioner to deal with plant diseases that have led to a large-scale reduction in the production of artichokes.

In addition to "curing diseases", Zhang Pingxi both loves and regrets this kind of plant. What I love is the high nutritional value of this plant and the "welfare" it brings to local agriculture. Unfortunately, after 5% of the "unfaithful love" was "hollowed out", the remaining 95% was scrapped. "what a pity. As the characteristic agricultural industry of Xidongting, it would be nice to make 95% of the agricultural industry create the most considerable economic value if it can be used comprehensively to the maximum extent, especially for intensive processing. Moreover, Chinese people should be able to afford and eat such delicious, high nutritional value plants. " Zhang Pingxi thinks so.

This idea "hit it off" with Changde Science and Technology Bureau and Xidongting Management District. Under the cooperation of Changde Agricultural Science Institute, Xidongting Management area, China Agricultural University, Hunan Agricultural University, Hunan University of Arts and Sciences, they not only effectively controlled the major diseases affecting the growth of artichoke through comprehensive control measures, but also continued to carry out research on seedlings, cultivation techniques and new product development on the whole industry chain of artichoke before, during and after production.

At present, the artichoke industry in Xidongting, no matter the development and utilization research, or the cultivation technology, has become the "boss" in the country. After years of planting and exploration, Xidongting has become the largest artichoke planting base, seedling cultivation base and deep processing base in the country. In the past 10 years, more than 100,000 mu of artichokes have been planted, with a total agricultural output value of 500 million yuan and industrial and agricultural profits and taxes of 150 million.

On April 26th, at the artichoke Biotechnology Summit Forum, the Xidongting Management District released nine new varieties in the past year, including artichokes tea, beverages, effervescent tablets, artichokes instant powder and other nine deeply processed new products. Even, it has developed artichoke spicy kimchi which is suitable for Hunan people's taste, which is fresh and spicy and delicious.

"We have been doing a comprehensive study, and we have successfully made tissue culture seedlings in the laboratory and are experimenting with them in a small area. After the production of large-scale tissue culture seedlings, the cost of tissue culture can be greatly reduced. Seed production research has also been done for more than four years. However, because the technology of seed production needs to be strengthened, the success rate of seed germination is still very low. More scientific and technological support is needed. " Zhang Pingxi said.

Thanks to the efforts of Zhang Pingxi's team, the average yield per mu planted by local farmers has now been increased to 500 Mu 600 kg. The planting yield in the high-yield areas has exceeded 1000 kg. "the current average level of international cultivation of artichoke is about 1000 kg. The science popularization of our farmers' planting technology needs to be further strengthened and improved. " Zhang Pingxi's team drafted the operation flow of the first artichoke cultivation technique in the country, and carefully compiled the "artichoke high-yield cultivation techniques" to help local growers improve their cultivation techniques.

It is reported that Changde Science and Technology Bureau has supported the project for six consecutive years, and the Science and Technology Department of Hunan Province has also given support to the demonstration base of industries with rural characteristics. "We have been working with Hunan Agricultural University for many years on the extraction and research and development of artichoke plants. Last year, we began to cooperate with Guangzhou Bioscience Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in human living stem cell experiments, and Hunan University of Arts and Sciences to conduct white mouse tests of artichokes extract to protect and nourish liver function. " Xiao Lian, chairman of the company, said. (science and Technology Daily, Changsha, May 2, by reporter Yu Huiyou, correspondent Liu Huan Quan Cheng)