Lotus is a tropical evergreen fruit tree of Machilus of Myrtaceae, which is native to Malay Peninsula and andaman islands and has been cultivated economically in Southeast Asia. Lotus mist is also called Daiwu, Lotus mist and Java peach. Lotus seeds are nutritious and mature in summer. Berries are oval, oblong, purple or black. After chewing, the mouth and saliva are dyed purple. The flesh is sweet and edible, and it tastes better when sprinkled with a little fine salt.
Lotus seeds have a long history of cultivation in Taiwan Province Province. As early as17th century, it was introduced from Java by the former Dutch, and only sporadically planted in farmyards and orchards all over Taiwan Province Province. In recent years, due to the research breakthrough of varieties and cultivation techniques, the production cycle of lotus seeds has been advanced and the quality has been improved, and now it is regarded as a good fruit in summer.
breeding method
The air layering method (that is, ring branch propagation) is mainly used in the rainy season with high temperature and humidity from May to September every year. Select fully developed branches with a diameter of about 75px, firstly peel them in a ring shape at the base with a length of about 75px, then wrap them with mud balls mixed with wet soil and grass at the upper and lower edges, then wrap them with transparent adhesive tape, and tie the upper and lower ends with nylon ropes.
After about 1 month, new roots grew at the upper end of the peeling place. After about 3 months, new roots grow in large quantities, and they are cut off below the roots to form independent seedlings. First, heel in continued to be cultivated in the nursery, and then planted in the ground in the following spring.
Planting should be carried out in spring with a row spacing of 4m× 5m. Dig big pits, fertilize and plant big seedlings. The hole should be dug 1 m square, and the garbage, soil and fertilizer should be 50 kg per hole. Seedling raising requires first-class seedlings, about 500 plants per hectare, and then gradually thinning.