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    Chicory, a new forage and cash crop

    • Last Update: 2008-11-03
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    Introduction: chicory is a perennial herb of Chicory in Compositae, originated from Europe, also known as coffee grass, coffee radish, widely used as feed, sugar raw materials, spices and vegetables It is widely distributed in Asia and America In China, it is mainly used in the northwest, North China, northeast and other warm temperate regions After its introduction into China in 1980s, large leaf varieties were cultivated Because of its excellent quality, it has become the most promising forage and cash crop Botanical characteristics Cichorium is a perennial herb of Cichorium in Compositae It is of LianZuo leaf cluster type The average height of leaf stage is 80 cm, and the average height of flowering stage is 170 cm There were 25-38 leaves, 30-46cm long and 8-12cm wide, with white milk after breaking Main stem erect, branches oblique, stem ribbed, hollow, sparsely sericeous The basal leaves are large, the stem leaves are small and lanceolate Inflorescence capitate, solitary at the top of stem and branch or 2-3 clusters in axil of middle leaf Pale cylinder, ligulate, light blue Achenes, cuneate, shortly crested The main root is obvious, long and strong, fleshy and lateral root developed, horizontally or obliquely distributed Like warm and humid climate, drought resistance, strong cold resistance, more salt and alkali resistance, like fertilizer and water When the plant is up to 50cm high, it can be mowed, and the stubble is 5cm Generally, it is mowed every 30 days, and the fresh grass yield per mu is 10000-15000 kg (slightly lower in the North) The dry matter contains 15% - 32% crude protein, 5% crude fat, 13% crude fiber, 16% crude ash, 30% nitrogen free extract, 1.5% calcium, 0.42% phosphorus, and rich in various amino acids and trace elements The main characteristics of chicory are warm and humid climate, but also cold and heat resistant It grows vigorously in the hot south and can survive safely at about - 8 ℃ The soil requirements are not strict It can grow in wasteland, prairie, field and slope land, and it is suitable for planting all over the country The utilization period is 7 months in the north and 8 months in the south It is an effective forage to solve the problems of early spring, late autumn and hot summer One time sowing can be used for 10-15 years If the water and fertilizer conditions are good, the cutting is appropriate and the use life is longer The resistance of chicory to stress is strong, and it is easy to rot in low-lying and waterlogged areas, but no other diseases have been found In the past 10 years, no pests were found One kind of multi-purpose chicory has a wide range of uses, which is used in the breeding industry Livestock, poultry, grass and fish are fond of eating It is used as a vegetable Its leaves are fresh and tender, which can be stir fried and cold mixed It can extract rich inulin and spices from the rhizome Its roots are substitutes for coffee and can be exported Chicory blooms in May, with a flowering period of up to 4 months and a purple blue color It is a good honey source and green plant There are many kinds of forage grass in China, but Cichorium is one of the best if it is measured synthetically from yield, nutrition, growth period, diseases and insect pests For example, in terms of protein content, Rumex is not as good as Rumex, but the latter is vulnerable to aphids, and chicory is just its biggest advantage without pests; in terms of yield, although it is not as high as Russian cuisine, it can only ensure high yield of Russian cuisine by strengthening the control of brown spot disease in summer, while chicory has not been found with infectious diseases so far; In addition, although chuanyesong vanilla, alfalfa, white clover are also perennial excellent varieties, they are still inferior to Chicory in terms of yield and protein content; as for many annual excellent varieties such as amaranth, Ixeris, Sudan grass, ryegrass, etc., because they are harvested and sown every year, they are too troublesome compared with chicory once sown and used for many years Therefore, it is not unreasonable for many farmers to choose chicory as the first choice.
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