Cutting Seedling raising technique of Lotus Fruit

Lotus Fruit is a kind of popular fruit with high nutritional value and can be used in medicine. Lotus Fruit adopts the technology of cutting propagation, which not only saves labor and materials, but also has a high reproduction rate. So how to raise seedlings by cutting in lotus flower? Let's take a look at the detailed introduction.

1. Seedbed preparation

The cutting seedling land should choose the land with flat terrain and good drainage, if the seedling is raised in summer and autumn, the light intensity is higher, so it is necessary to cover the sunshade net to reduce the strong light exposure and reduce the temperature. The soil of cutting can be mixed with garden soil and wood bran at 2:1, which can ensure the moisture, humidity and permeability of the soil, due to the survival rate of cutting. If the soil is poor in drainage and air permeability, it is disadvantageous to the growth of the root system, and it is very easy to cause rotten root, so it is easy to irrigate the root once before cutting, and then disinfect it with carbendazim.

2. Cuttings treatment

The annual, semi-lignified, robust, pest-free and damage-free branches should be selected as cuttings and cut into several segments, each 20-25 cm long, with 2-3 leaves at the upper end and a wedge at the lower end. After pruning, in order to promote its rooting, you can choose to soak it with rooting powder, which is generally half or 1/3 of the depth of cuttings, soaking for 3-5 minutes.

3. Cutting method

After soaking the cuttings with rooting powder, the cuttings can be cut in the prepared seedbed, and the cutting depth should be 1 cm from the top bud to the ground. In order to make full use of the seedbed, it is necessary to plant closely, and the cutting density should be that the leaves of the cuttings do not cover each other. After cutting, it is necessary to press the soil by hand to make the root system closely connected with the soil, so as to better absorb nutrients after rooting and keep the leaves moist as far as possible during the cutting period.

4. Nursery management

After 1-2 days of cutting, the respiration of leaves is weak and the water evaporation is less, and the watering times can be less. After 3 days of cutting, the respiration of leaves is enhanced, the amount of water evaporation is large, and the amount of spraying water can be increased appropriately. After cutting for 10 days, the cuttings begin to take root, and the spraying time and times should be adjusted according to air temperature and light intensity. On the third and seventh day of cutting, foliar fertilizer should be sprayed once to promote the physiological function of leaves, promote wound healing and induce root production and development, and improve the survival rate. When the cuttings survive, the new buds can be transplanted when the new buds grow to 0.5-1 cm. When transplanting, the plant should be transplanted according to the row spacing of 20 cm x 20 cm. After transplanting, it should be watered for shading, and then gradually increase the amount of light to make it slowly adapt.

The above is the introduction of lotus cuttage technology, hope to help you, want to know more related knowledge, please pay attention to us.