What kind of lotus varieties do you have? How about lotus variety summer love and spring peach? is the quality good?

The planting techniques and producing areas of lotus trees in Taiwan are mainly in Pingtung and Kaohsiung. Pingtung is dominated by Liao Liao, Yanpu, Neipu and Jiadong, while Kaohsiung is dominated by six turtles, followed by road bamboo. In recent years, Nantou Xinyi and Changhua Tianzhong have also become new producing areas of lotus fog in autumn and missile lotus fog. The quality of Taiwan's lotus is stable and has been loved by consumers for many years. Through the research and development technology of agricultural departments, research units and farmers, this delightful red fruit has been transformed into a high-grade fruit with local characteristics.

Breed is painstaking and painstaking, from the wild to a number of commercial varieties

I do not know if you have ever tasted the wild lotus fog, glittering and translucent, small and lovely, but a shallow taste, extremely sour, such a wild taste, the variety probably still stays in the longest history of cultivation commonly known as "local lotus fog". However, in recent years, four varieties of lotus trees have been added: big fruit species, Thai ruby and Indonesian large fruit species (palm or perfume). The Fengshan branch of the Agricultural Research Institute has also bred three varieties: Tainong No. 1 "Amethyst". Tainong No. 2 "Daguohong", Tainong No. 3 "Black Sugar Barbie", Kaohsiung District Agricultural improvement Farm successfully bred Kaohsiung No. 1 "Summer Love" and Kaohsiung No. 2 "Spring Peach".

How to breed lotus fruit with high quality and planting cost according to Taiwan's own topography and climatic conditions is the most important task for domestic agricultural research units.

Chen Silu, an assistant researcher at the Agricultural improvement Farm in Kaohsiung District, shared the past breeding process of the Kaohsiung Agricultural Reform Farm. She said that the early strains were mainly large fruit species, and farmers left the seeds particularly well from the branches. However, its unstable genetic expression is not the best way of cultivation. In order to meet the increasing demand for fruit tree varieties suitable for planting in China, the Agricultural Reform Farm began to collect original breeding in 1992.

The summer love is not easy to crack the fruit for export, while the spring peach is meticulous and suitable for domestic sale.

Along the way, 92 ─ focused on investigating the diversity of species in the original nursery in 1995. In 1998, cross breeding was carried out on the provenances with dark color, stable coloring, large size of fruit shape and low rate of fruit cracking. After repeated research and evaluation, the collision resistance characteristics of "Kaohsiung No. 1-Summer Love", which gave priority to the export market, were successfully propagated in 101. The fruit is hard and hard to crack, and the taste is firm and hard. And has obtained the variety right in 106 years.

At the same time, it also cultivates "Kaohsiung No. 2-Spring Peach", which was successfully bred in the domestic market in 102. it is the production season from January to March, which is characterized by meticulous meat, thin and juicy skin, and is easily loved by the elder market. it is also called "peach lotus fog" by farmers because of its large color such as peaches.

At present, there are a number of lotus varieties for farmers to choose from, but in the end, they have to rely on orchard management and choose suitable sites and conditions for planting, so that they can produce high-quality lotus fruits at a low cost.

Hot goods in domestic and foreign markets

When it comes to the planting of different varieties in the domestic and foreign markets, since the beginning of the lotus season in mid-September, the Farmers' Association cargo Yard in Liuchui District has started its busy phase. Lianwu is one of the most important economic fruit trees in Taiwan. Its fruit texture is dense, bright red, crisp, sweet and juicy. It has been exported to Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Xiamen, China, and has been well received by consumers.

In recent years, the "purple honey lotus fog" produced in the six turtles area is the darling of the export market. The six turtles are located in the Jinnong River Water Source Reserve Basin, and the soil is mostly schist and gravel alluvial soil. the temperature difference between morning and evening in the mountain area is large, the pulp is crisp and juicy, and the lotus mist is of good quality. it has always been a hot item in the export market, through the adjustment of the delivery date, the harvest can be harvested until May or June.

The local lotus fog of the six turtle district peasant association is characterized by "black diamond lotus fog" as a representative brand. the main varieties planted are "palm lotus fog" with huge fruit, "black sugar Barbie" with deep red flesh and hard and juicy aroma, and "purple honey lotus mist (honey bell)" with round and dark red taste. Each characteristic lotus flower variety has its own loyal followers, and the order arrives when the production season arrives. The six tortoise lotus fog with outstanding quality is only sent northward to the Taipei fruit and vegetable auction market, which is not only a stable auction price, but also a treasure that disk merchants scramble to buy.