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Vital\u00a0movements of goji berries begin from seeds, roots and shoots\u00a0of\u00a0the previous generation,\u00a0after germination,\u00a0the plants grow\u00a0roots, stems,\u00a0leaves and bear fruits, the plants begin to fall leaves and have dormancy in early winter, and begin to sprout in the next spring, the plants run in this circles until the senescence of root and plant death.\u00a0The life cycle of goji berry is the experience\u00a0of\u00a0seedling breeding, vegetative growth, reproductive growth, pruning,\u00a0updating\u00a0on root\u00a0in\u00a0soil management\u00a0and\u00a0senescence until death. Cultivating goji berries on deep soil,\u00a0the life\u00a0can be extended to\u00a0one hundred years,\u00a0effective production (fruit production) life\u00a0can be\u00a030 years.\u00a0According to the characteristics of fruit production, the effective life cycle is divided into 5 stages.<\/span><\/p>\n 1.Seedling stage (vegetative growth stage)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Seedling stage\u00a0means the period from germination to\u00a0first flowering\u00a0of sexual\u00a0seedlings\u00a0and the period from growing roots to first flowering and bearing fruits of\u00a0asexual\u00a0seedlings.\u00a0The seedlings were generally 1-2 years old,\u00a0the young plants\u00a0are short with strong growth of crown and roots,\u00a0the upper part\u00a0will grow vertically and\u00a0vigorously without\u00a0pruning.\u00a0As for asexual\u00a0seedlings,\u00a0most of\u00a0them are\u00a0taken from mature organs of\u00a0goji berries and have high development and advanced bearing period. Especially\u00a0for\u00a0the cottage seedling, the seedling is from the mother tree that has strong branches and can bear fruits.\u00a0Mature branches\u00a0have more rooting point, high rate of rooting, and strong roots, the plants can bear fruits in autumn\u00a0without pruning\u00a0in spring, while if people prune, plants only need 3 months from growing root to flowering and bearing fruits. And people should\u00a0strengthen the management of water and fertilizer to promote growth,\u00a0strengthen the management\u00a0of\u00a0pruning to promote lateral branches, cultivate strong plants and\u00a0lay a good foundation for high yield.\u00a0In general, the annual growth rate\u00a0of root\u00a0was 0.5-1.3cm, which was the fastest growing stage\u00a0of plants.<\/span><\/p>\n 2.The initial stage (young stage)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The\u00a0reproductive stage\u00a0for\u00a0asexual cottage seedlings\u00a0is from the seedling year to the third\u00a0year, also means from the first\u00a0flowering\u00a0to\u00a0bearing a large number of fruits, while the stage for\u00a0sexual seedlings\u00a0is\u00a0from\u00a0the second year to\u00a0the\u00a0fifth year.\u00a0This period is characterized by the rapid growth of root\u00a0and\u00a0crown,\u00a0which\u00a0is the best period of cultivation\u00a0for the crown and\u00a0production of high quality\u00a0fruits.\u00a0In this period, people should supply enough water and fertilizer,\u00a0prevent\u00a0diseases and insects,\u00a0especially strengthen the management of pruning, by comparing the sizes of plants, people should choose the methods of pruning, cutting and keeping to prune vigorous branches, cut middle branches to\u00a0promote the development of\u00a0secondary and third branches, expand and shape the crown and\u00a0lay the foundation for high yield and quality.\u00a0The root will become\u00a00.5-1.0cm\u00a0thicker in a year, and the\u00a0crown\u00a0will\u00a0expand 30-50cm.<\/span><\/p>\n 3.Fruiting\u00a0stage\u00a0(fruiting period)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Fruiting\u00a0stage means the\u00a0growth period of 4-30 years after planting, during\u00a0the\u00a0period\u00a0which contains vegetative growth and reproductive growth, plants have active\u00a0metabolism, plants grow stronger with\u00a0lush foliage,\u00a0the\u00a0crown grows into\u00a0the maximum value, and the plants is\u00a01.6-1.7m\u00a0high and\u00a05-13cm\u00a0thick.\u00a0Meanwhile, this is the period for plants of flowering and bearing fruits, the yield will be\u00a0150-250kg\u00a0per mu.\u00a0Due to the large number of flowering and growth of tree age,\u00a0the nutrient in the plants decreased, and the plants grow slowly and\u00a0the branches gradually shift,\u00a0people must\u00a0strengthen water and fertilizer management\u00a0to harvest high yield and quality of fruits.\u00a0This period\u00a0can also be\u00a0divided into three stages: the 5-10 years after planting\u00a0is the early fruiting stage, the plants and roots still grow vigorously, the\u00a0annual growth of\u00a0root is\u00a0about 0.4cm; the 10-20\u00a0years after planting\u00a0is the mid fruiting stage, the plants grow slowly with the annual\u00a0growth of 0.2cm\u00a0of roots; the 20-30 years after planting\u00a0is the final fruiting stage, plants grow more slowly with the annual\u00a0growth of 0.15cm\u00a0of roots, most branches under the crown are aging and dying.\u00a0At this time, people should be more careful to the management of water and fertilizer and pests\u00a0control, people should improve\u00a0illumination in pruning\u00a0and\u00a0renewal pruning,\u00a0use middle branches and vigorous branches to\u00a0fill the void\u00a0of crown, and use new branches to\u00a0update old branches\u00a0to prolong the fruiting\u00a0period.<\/span><\/p>\n 4.Final fruiting stage<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Final fruiting stage refers to the period that plants planted for more than 30 years but less than 50 years, and is\u00a0a continuation of the fruiting\u00a0stage. At this time, the\u00a0growth of plants begins to weaken; the annual growth of roots is\u00a0only 0.1cm. The ability of bearing fruits descends, the fruits become smaller, the crown is empty and the top is exposed.\u00a0People should\u00a0focus on pruning\u00a0to\u00a0update\u00a0old branches,\u00a0and pinch and cut to promote the\u00a0growth of branches and delay of bearing fruits.\u00a0Also, the orchard needs to be renovated.<\/span><\/p>\n 5.Senescence stage<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n