Luoning Shangge apple is an agricultural product with geographical indication.

Shangge Town is located in the northwest of Luoning County. It is the main apple production area in Luoning County. It has fertile soil, sufficient sunlight, large temperature difference between day and night, green mountains and green waters, and a very good natural environment and ecological environment. It is very Conducive to apple growth. The apples produced, such as Red Fuji and New Red Star, are large in size, bright in color, crispy in texture, sweet and sour, high in sugar content, and durable in storage and transportation. They are popular among fruit tree experts and consumers at all levels across the country. of praise.

Shangge Town has an apple area of ??46,000 acres, with an average of 3.07 acres per capita. The total apple output is 35 million kilograms, and the per capita apple income is 3,800 yuan, accounting for more than 70% of the per capita net income of farmers in the town. "Shangge" brand apples won 35 quality product awards. In 1998, they were recognized as green food by the China Green Food Development Center. They became the only base for producing green food apples in Henan Province and were allowed to use the green food trademark. In 2004, they were recognized as green food. The Henan Province Famous Brand Strategy Promotion Association rated it as "Henan Province Famous Brand Agricultural Products", and it is also the only agricultural product in Luoyang City to win this honor. In September 2010, Shangge Apple was identified as an "Organic Food Apple" by the Zhongan Quality and Environmental Certification Center, ranking eighth in China. Shangge Apple won the gold medal at the 2011 Agricultural Products Fair. In 2011, Shangge Town adhered to the three articles of land transfer, structural adjustment, and eco-tourism to maximize the three effects. Through the implementation of "operating company system, investment owner system, technology Promote the operation model of "contract system and linked farmer contract system", and the total land area transferred out in the town is 10,170.8 acres. Successfully introduced the 500-acre apple planting, commercial seedling, and flower planting project implemented in Feiwa Village by Luoning Shangge Jufeng Ecological Fruit Co., Ltd. with a total investment of 15 million yuan; Luoyang Shangguo Agriculture Co., Ltd. invested 20 million yuan in Zhuangziping Village implemented a 600-acre green apple, organic food apple, understory breeding and deep processing project; Luoyang Zhongsen Agricultural Co., Ltd. invested 25 million to implement an 800-acre ecological planting, breeding, and agricultural tourism project in Duhe Village; Henan Ji Rui Industrial Co., Ltd. invested 20 million yuan in an organic food apple development project in Baishuzui Tianhe; Luoning County Zhuxiang Shenyun Forest Fruit Co., Ltd. invested 50 million yuan in three villages, Duhe, Liyu and Feiwa, covering an area of ??2,000 acres. The five comprehensive agricultural development projects integrating ecological planting, breeding, and agricultural tourism projects have not only promoted the industrialization and scale of apples, but also enabled Shangge to gradually form a system of improving ecology with forest fruits and promoting tourism with ecology, so as to Tourism activates a new development pattern of the three industries.

Luoning Shangge Apple

Regional Scope

The regional protection scope of Luoning Shangge Apple is within Luoning County, Luoyang City, Henan Province, and the geographical coordinates are 34 North Latitude °05_32″ to 34°29_27″, east longitude 111°09_05″ to 111°26_06″; geographical scope: Changshui Township in the east, Lingbao City in the west, Shaanxian County in the north, Xiayu Township in the south, involving Shangge Town, There are 44 administrative villages in Guxian Town and Luoling Township, with a suitable planting area of ??6,334 hectares and a total annual output of 90,000 tons.

Product quality characteristics

Luoning Shangge apples have a correct shape, smooth surface, bright color, juicy and refreshing flesh, crispy flesh, fragrant flavor, and storage resistance. Among them, the Red Fuji apple is a large fruit, with an average single fruit weight of 00-00 grams and a maximum single fruit weight of more than 50 grams. The fruits are mostly round, and 80% of red Fuji apples can reach a size of more than 80 mm, with a fruit shape index of around 0.85. The fruit surface is smooth and clean, and there are no drug spots, dust, black ash and other pollution on the fruit. The fruit stems are thin, and a few fruit stems have fleshy protrusions at the base. The stem depression is wider, medium-deep and gentle, with occasional cracks. The calyx depression is medium deep, wide and gentle. The peel is smooth and shiny, medium thick and tough, smooth, medium waxy. The surface of ripe fruits has a light yellow background with dark red or bright red clouds or streaks. The fruit spots are round, obvious, medium-large and dense. The concentrated coloring area of ??Red Fuji apples reaches more than 80%, and the concentrated coloring area of ??Gala apples reaches more than 75%. The first-class fruit size rate is over 78%, and the first-class fruit surface color rate is over 80%. The flesh is yellow-white, dense, crispy and juicy. Sweet and sour taste, strong aroma, no astringency, extremely high quality. The pulp hardness is 7.5~9.0kg/cm, and the hardness remains at 6.5~8.0kg/cm after 6 months of storage.

Test results from the Zhengzhou Agricultural Products Quality Supervision, Inspection and Testing Center of the Ministry of Agriculture show that the soluble solid content in Luoning Shangge apple fruit reaches -5%, total soluble sugar reaches 0-5%, titratable acid -4g/kg, Vc0-5mg/00g , Calcium 40-60mg/kg.