Zhou Ning: Introduce new varieties and farmers to taste the sweetness

Source: Taiwan Straits Network

According to a report by mindong daily on November 9, in the sweet potato planting demonstration field of Jitou Village, Lidun Town, Zhouning County, potato farmers are using hoes to turn out pieces of bright and full sweet potatoes, and 5 workers are orderly picking and packing sweet potatoes, and the scene is very lively.

On the other hand, the observation team composed of the heads of agricultural technology stations in 8 cities and counties, including the Fujian Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Crop Institute of the Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the Ningde Municipal Agricultural and Rural Bureau, the Zhouning County Meteorological Bureau, the Zhouning County Science and Technology Bureau, the Ningde City, the Baocheng District, and Fu'an City, and the relevant large growers, went deep into the demonstration field to check the overall growth of sweet potatoes and observe the whole process of sweet potato production.

"The 'Marsalie' sweet potato observed this time was introduced in Japan, and through improvement, trial planting began in some parts of the country, and it was planted at a high altitude for the first time in China. Our planting area this time is about 160 acres, and this year's excavation situation is very good, the potato type is very good, and the disease resistance is relatively good. Yan Deqiang, the relevant person in charge of The Yifeng Planting Professional Cooperative in Zhouning County, said.

Tasting the freshly dug and steamed "Marsalie" sweet potato, the observers gave a thumbs up and thumbs up. "Today, after we have observed the commerciality and appearance of the Marsalie variety, we feel that the taste of 'Marsalie' is sweet and sticky, and from the appearance, taste and overall output of potato nuggets, it has been greatly improved compared with the local varieties and has certain promotion value." Zhou Ruzhao, senior agronomist of the Agricultural and Rural Bureau of The Jiaocheng District, who participated in the observation activity, said.

In recent years, in order to achieve "grain storage in technology, grain in the ground", Zhouning County has continuously introduced new varieties of sweet potatoes and advanced planting technology, and continuously improved the level of sweet potato production, and the county agricultural and rural bureau has actively docked with higher departments and applied for special funds to provide subsidies of 400 yuan per mu for large grain growers with a sweet potato planting area of more than 30 mu. In addition, through the "company + base + cooperative + farmer" operation mode, relying on the national sweet potato industry system, Fujian Agricultural University and other scientific research institutions to carry out new varieties of new products, new technology research and development and experimental demonstration, to provide technical support for the development of the county's sweet potato industry. This year, the yield of fresh potatoes in Zhouning County reached 2196.12 kilograms per mu.

Not only that, the county's Agricultural and Rural Bureau also guided potato farmers to extend the sweet potato industry chain and work hard to improve the added value of products. "At present, we are planning a new round of large-scale planting, with an estimated planting area of 500 acres. After that, it is also planned to build a nursery for seedling experiments and disease resistance experiments. At the same time, we should pay close attention to the work of processing, production and sales, deeply process the residual potatoes and secondary potatoes, extend the industrial chain, and form local specialties with Zhouning characteristics. Yan Deqiang said. (Mindong Daily, Wang Shanshan)