Recently, 50 mu of fruit corn in the citrus orchard interplanting base in Shatian Town, Xinfeng County, Shaoguan City has entered the harvest period. The base specially invites experts from universities and research institutions to conduct on-site production testing of the intercropping corn technology model in citrus orchards. After testing, intercropping corn has shown good growth, with a yield of over 700 kilograms per mu.
Entering the citrus orchard, I saw rows of corn plants standing tall and tidy, with each corn ear full and fresh. Accompanied by the crisp sound of “clicking, clicking” breaking corn, farmers were busy talking and laughing. Some farmers peeled off the tender green coat of corn in their hands, and the plump and orderly arranged Corn kernel appeared with golden luster. After taking a bite, she couldn’t help but “recommend” to the reporter: “This fruit and corn is very delicious, very sweet
At the site of the yield measurement and observation meeting, the relevant staff of South China Agricultural University, Xinfeng County Comprehensive Agricultural Service Center, and Shatian Town Public Service Center formed a yield measurement expert group to carry out the field yield measurement in an orderly manner. According to the operating procedures and technical requirements, everyone conducts ridge distance measurement, corn sampling, weighing, and other work, records data and conducts scientific calculations to ensure the authenticity and accuracy of production measurement data.
“There are more than 930 plants per mu, and the yield per mu is estimated to reach 737 jin. The output of corn is very full, and the overall growth of plants is also very healthy, especially suitable. There are paddy fields and mountains in this area, and corn is suitable for planting in this environment.” Xu Meimei, an associate professor of the College of Agriculture of South China Agricultural University who participated in the production measurement, told reporters that the soil of citrus fields is suitable for planting corn, and the input cost of this interplanting corn is not high, It is easy to manage and protect during interplanting, and can also reduce the incidence of Citrus greening disease disease of citrus. At present, the actual production acceptance is good.
Pan Tiande, an agronomist at the Public Service Center of Shatian Town, said that based on the data from the production test and the growth period of corn on that day, the orchard can grow three crops of corn a year, which can achieve an annual yield of over 2000 kilograms per mu, which is a very considerable “additional income”. We can make full use of land resources and indeed play a certain role in driving the employment of local farmers
It is understood that under the follow-up and guidance of experts from the Fruit Tree Institute and Crop Institute of the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences, in April this year, Xinfeng County Zhenxing Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. planted fruit corn among the citrus orchards, and the demonstration planting corn variety was Yuetian 41 cultivated by the Crop Institute of the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Enterprise leader Pan Fangmei believes that this variety is worth promoting. “We will continue to grow corn in the second half of the year, and we are very grateful for the technical guidance provided by the experts. We also hope that more experts will come and provide us with more help
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