{"id":12976,"date":"2017-03-07T02:24:37","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T02:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/union-sure.com\/?p=12976"},"modified":"2022-09-07T15:16:33","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T15:16:33","slug":"cultivation-organic-goji-berry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.union-sure.com\/cultivation-organic-goji-berry\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cultivation of Organic Goji berry"},"content":{"rendered":"
Although the current\u00a0goji berry\u00a0market is still\u00a0depressed, the demands for the high-qualities goji berries exceed the supply,\u00a0more and more\u00a0goji\u00a0berry growers realize\u00a0the\u00a0importance of improving the quality of wolfberry.<\/span><\/p>\n Organic\u00a0goji berries are strictly produced with\u00a0the operation of organic agricultural production system,\u00a0organic goji berries are\u00a0natural high-quality products\u00a0whose\u00a0pesticide residues\u00a0is lower than\u00a00.02ppm\u00a0produced bytransforming\u00a0the traditional\u00a0goji berry farm.\u00a0And they are certified by the USDA and the EU and some Chinese agencies.<\/span><\/p>\n The plants of goji berries should be operated organically in managing\u00a0soil environment, nutrients, fields,\u00a0harvest, storage\u00a0and other aspects.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01. Soil environment<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01) The soil should be tested without\u00a0use of prohibited substances\u00a0for 3 years before planting, the qualified is useful.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02) There should be some\u00a0crop isolation belts which are helpful to growing around goji berries.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03) To promote the biological cycle of the\u00a0goji berry farm, people shouldmake full use of organic matters\u00a0and nutrient elements, avoid all possible pollution\u00a0with\u00a0agricultural technology,\u00a0maintain and enhance the long-term fertility of the soil in the\u00a0goji berry farm.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a04) People should not leave some\u00a0residues\u00a0of\u00a0burned\u00a0crops\u00a0and other materials in\u00a0the goji berry farm.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a05) Goji berry farm\u00a0can not be stacked\u00a0with rubbishes and other\u00a0pollutants.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 2. Management of nutrients in goji berry.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 1) Time for\u00a0fertilization<\/span><\/p>\n Goji berries should not be fed without the demand for\u00a0fertilizer.\u00a0if the lands need to be fed, people should feed them in late April, late June, late July\u00a0and at the beginning of\u00a0September\u00a0with\u00a0organic fertilizers\u00a0and the fertilizers whose content of heavy metals is lower than the national standard.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 2) Methods of fertilizing<\/span><\/p>\n Base fertilizer: the method of\u00a0furrow application\u00a0in a circle.\u00a0People should fertilize in\u00a0grooves with\u00a025-30cm\u00a0deep\u00a040-50cm\u00a0far from the root and cover with soil.<\/span><\/p>\n foliage spray: generally, people should fertilize every\u00a012-20 days\u00a0after the mid May in their growing period, and people should do that before 10am and after 4 pm without water on the leaves.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 3) Attentions<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 (1)\u00a0Organic fertilizer should be stored separately.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 (2)\u00a0To\u00a0use special sprayers and other facilities\u00a0which should be\u00a0stored separately.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 (3) The equipment of organic goji berry should be placed in isolation and cleaned before harvesting.<\/span><\/p>\n 3. Field management<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 1) Planting and cultivating<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 (1)Planting: by using\u00a0organic seeds, interpolations\u00a0or seedlings, people plant goji berries\u00a0in late March to early April\u00a0in spring in\u00a02.5-3 meters\u00a0of spaing and the distance\u00a0of 1-1.5 meters, and the\u00a0plant density\u00a0is about\u00a0220-250 \/ mu.\u00a0The crowns of plants are small in the early 1-3 years, so people can grow some leguminous plants\u00a0in the\u00a0space.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 (2)Supporting: the goji berries have been planted should fed with enough water and fertilizer, so to enlarge tops and increase fruits, people should tie some supports on\u00a0the\u00a0base to ensure the straight growth thus improving yields and economic benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 (3)Cultivating: cultivating in a scientific way can help loose soil and destroy weeds,\u00a0promote root growth and absorption\u00a0of nutrients,and prevent pests.\u00a0People should take measures such as\u00a0surfacetillage in spring, weeding, digging and so on.\u00a0And people should also take notice of root rot caused by turned roots.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 2) Water management<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 (1)Irrigation time:\u00a0in April,\u00a0May, June, July, August, September andNovember.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 (2)Irrigation: people should irrigate firstly\u00a0in late April\u00a0with 60m3\/mu, when water in the\u00a0layer of 0 ~ 20cm\u00a0of the soil is lower than 18%, the soil should be watered in time in March, May and June with 50m3\/mu.\u00a0And it should be watered every 15 days with 50m3\/mu in July and August, 60m3\/mu in early September, and 70m3\/mu in November.\u00a0The annual irrigation amount should be less than 350m3\u00a0to save water.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 (3)Requirement of irrigation:\u00a0complete\u00a0irrigation without loss, omission or puddles.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 3) Main diseases and\u00a0solutions<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 (1)Agricultural control<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0a) People should clean up the damaged, dead, diseased branches and the branches eaten by worms,\u00a0withered grass\u00a0and leaves inearly spring and late autumn\u00a0in goji berries farm, then people should burn them up out of farm to eliminate the source.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0b) People can take measures such as\u00a0surface\u00a0tillage in spring,weeding, fertilizing, irrigation and digging\u00a0in autumn to kill the insects\u00a0in the\u00a0soil and\u00a0reduce the density of insect.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0c) People can shape and prune the plants by the order of\u00a0clearingbases, cutting\u00a0tops, cleaning, repairing\u00a0the bottom\u00a0to\u00a0balance the relationship\u00a0with\u00a0growth and\u00a0bearing fruits, improve theventilation and light transmission\u00a0and control diseases and insects.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0d) People should put some sticky card traps and\u00a0ultrasonic transmitters in goji berries farm to interfere pests.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 (2)Chemical control<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0a) In the period of sap flowing with soft brunches: people should spray 45% of lime-sulfur 50-100 times (45% of lime-sulfur with 3-5\u00a0Baume Degrees).<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0b) In the period of sprouting: people should spray 1.3% of\u00a0matrine 600 times\u00a0on the crowns.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0c) In the period of budding of the branches which have grown for one year and blooming of the branches which have grown for two years: people should spray 1.3% of\u00a0matrine 600 times,rotenone\u00a0and\u00a0pyrethrin\u00a0on the crowns.\u00a0People should put some sticky card traps (sticky + awn) to prevent Lepidoptera and Coleoptera insects and put some\u00a0ultrasonic transmitters to interfere pests\u00a0on the crowns.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0d) In the period of blooming of the branches which have grown for one year and fruiting of the branches which have grown for two years: people should spray 3% of\u00a0amino-oligosaccharin500times on the crowns.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 e)In the period of fruiting of the branches which have grown for one year and maturing of the branches which have grown for two years: people should spray 50% of sulfur SC 400-500 times, 0.5% of\u00a0azadirachtin\u00a0600 times and 3% of\u00a0amino-oligosaccharin\u00a0500times on the crowns.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0f) In the period of maturing of fruits: people should spray 3% ofamino-oligosaccharin\u00a0500times on the crowns.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 4. Harvest\u00a0and\u00a0storage<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 1) Goji berries should be avoided and banned to contact with\u00a0other pollutants.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 2) Goji berries\u00a0must be sealed and labeled for storage and transportation.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 3) The producers of organic foods must\u00a0maintain complete\u00a0descriptions\u00a0of the cultivation, fertilizer usage, pest control, harvest and other agricultural activities.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Although the current\u00a0goji berry\u00a0market is still\u00a0depressed, the demands for the high-qualities goji berries exceed the supply,\u00a0more and more\u00a0goji\u00a0berry growers realize\u00a0the\u00a0importance of improving the quality of wolfberry. Organic\u00a0goji berries are strictly produced with\u00a0the operation of organic agricultural production system,\u00a0organic goji berries are\u00a0natural high-quality products\u00a0whose\u00a0pesticide residues\u00a0is lower than\u00a00.02ppm\u00a0produced bytransforming\u00a0the traditional\u00a0goji berry farm.\u00a0And they are certified by the …<\/p>\n