Cultivation Technique of Atushi Pomegranate
Located in the south of the Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang, on the western edge of the Taklamakan Desert, Artush is the “bridgehead†of the ancient Silk Road. It faces the Gobi in the third and the Calatiko Mountains in the north. It is due to the special geography and geomorphology. Special weather conditions. The local annual average temperature of 13 °C, ≥10 °C effective accumulated temperature of 4673.5 °C, evaporation is 42 times the amount of precipitation, dry and little rain, long hours of sunshine, so the fruit produced here is of excellent quality, has a long history of "hometown of figs" In the world. In recent years, Atushi’s pomegranate has suddenly emerged as a hot commodity on the market. Atushi pomegranate is a bush-like shrub, plant height 2-3m, characterized by a large, thin skin, juicy, sweet, sugar content of 12% -18%, single fruit weight 200-300g, large up to 500g . Planting for 3 years can result in planting 45-55 strains per acre and 2000-2500 kg per mu. Fresh fruit matures from the beginning of October and is available until March next year. Storage resistance, fresh fruit supply up to 5 months. According to the test results of the Autonomous Academy of Agricultural Science and Technology Laboratory, there are 5.35mg of VC, 47.75mg of calcium, and 1.6mg of zinc per 100g of fruit, which is higher than that of similar fruits in the Mainland. There are 3 different types in the local: sweet pomegranate, sour pomegranate and sweet and sour pomegranate. Sweet pomegranate accounts for more than 60%; pomegranate is less, mainly for medicinal purposes; sweet and sour intermediate pomegranate accounts for about 20%. In the city of Atushi, pomegranate was planted in a single plant with a spacing of 34m and the other was mixed with figs. Attu is the main producing area of ​​figs. There are more than 10,000 acres of figs. In order to make full use of water, soil and light and heat resources, fruit growers plant pomegranates on the fig side. Local farmers said: “Pomegranates are planted on the Gobi Desert and figs are planted. "On the edge of the dam," because the pomegranate is drought-tolerant, the plant is short, the fig needs a large amount of water, the leaves are large, and the plants are tall. Both can give full play to the combination advantages of resources. Local figs and pomegranates must not be allowed to cover the ground for winter. Protective measures should be taken with buried soil. In early November, the branches should be straightened and pressed to the ground. The branches should be buried with soil and buried 30 centimeters. In order to facilitate the embedding of the pressure strips, the pomegranates are planted on slopes and set at an angle of 45 degrees with the ground. The annual burial makes the tree potential natural. At the beginning of April of the second year, fertilize the pier and water it. The type of pomegranate in the local area is mostly clustered and multi-trunks, with 3-5 trunks per trunk, leaving 3-5 main branches on each trunk extending around, and the overall plant shape is umbrella-like. Breeding with cuttings and cuttings, the 1-2 year old slats are cut into 25 cm long cuttings in early spring, sandy loam soil with water and fertilizer is selected as the breeding ground, and the soil is inserted into the soil in the form of row spacing 50 cm and plant spacing 20 cm. 2-3cm, and then covered with mulch, sprouting and then break the film and put the seedlings, seedlings up to 1m that year, the first two years can be planted in Daejeon.