Huangzhou radish is a farmer's variety with local characteristics in Huangzhou District, Huanggang City, Hubei Province, China. It grows thick and strong, and looks like winter melon. It is called “winter melon radish” and has a long history of planting. It is one of the “three imperials of Huangzhou”. Sweet and crisp.

The total length of Huangzhou’s Changliao Liaozhi Sunzhen is more than forty years old. It is rich in radish and melon vegetables. It is known as the “Forty Mile Garden” in history. The land in this area is fertile and soft, the climate is mild, the rainfall is abundant, and it is far away from pollution. The grown radish contains much more minerals and nutrients than ordinary radish, and has high nutritional value. It has a long-standing reputation in history. There is a wide-ranging jingle in Huangzhou. "The famous people who pass the river laugh, the Fankou squid Wuchang wine, the Huangzhou radish has a good taste, and the new Xueba River in the plate." The taste of Huangzhou radish is a proper description. According to the legend, as early as in the Eastern Han Dynasty, when Cao Cao was stationed in Huangzhou, he was famous for "bringing radishes, eating horses and eating vegetables." The famous poet Su Dongpo of the Song Dynasty lived in Huangzhou, and the “Dongpo Meat” and “Dongpo Fish” were all accompanied by “Huangzhou Radish”. Ming Hongzhi's "Huangzhou Fuzhi" also records: "Huangzhou radish" has a large skin and ample water, high sugar content, crisp and delicious meat, raw and sweet, delicious and fruity, and cooked food is good, but not bad. There are "sweet radish, cooked radish, pickled radish crisp, winter and spring to eat more flavor". In 1749 (the 14th year of Emperor Qianlong), "Huanggang County" also recorded: "Self-playing the martial arts--the chin and the estuary of the chin, there are radishes, the big one is more than ten kilograms." After the production of Huangzhou radish was included in the national geographical indication protection products, Huanggang actively developed the “Huangzhou radish”, the seed purification and rejuvenation effect was remarkable, the planting area continued to expand, and the construction of Huanggang City Kanger with Beijing Yinshan Food Co., Ltd. Da Food Co., Ltd. produces all kinds of varieties such as quick-freezing, fresh-keeping, dehydration, pickling, and beverages. At the same time, the Huanggang Quality Supervision Bureau organized relevant experts to investigate and analyze the geography, soil, climate and moisture of the Huangzhou radish planting area. On this basis, the technical regulations for the production of “Huangzhou Radish” were compiled, and the long-term Huangzhou was completed. The history of radish without standard cultivation. The city also clearly stipulates that the production and processing of Huangzhou radish must strictly follow the principle of “four unifications”, namely, unified seed, unified standards, unified processing, and unified trademarks. Nowadays, Huangzhou radish has doubled its reputation and its reputation has been growing. The cultivation area has been expanding. Huangzhou radish has gone out of Huanggang and placed on the dining table of thousands of families. The price of radish has been doubled from 0.8 yuan/kg to 2 yuan/kg. In the various market markets in Huanggang, the citizens who come to consult, select and purchase Huangzhou radish are in a constant stream. Award-winning status In 1959, “Huangzhou Radish” was selected and sent to Beijing to participate in the exhibition of the 10th Anniversary of the National Day and won the award. In 1992, it was selected into the Hubei Provincial Famous, Special, Excellent and New Agricultural Product Development Project Library, which became Hubei Province. One of the famous agricultural resources for development prospects. In August 2008, “Huangzhou Radish” officially became a national geographical indication protection product.

Huangzhou radish quality technical requirements (a) varieties. Local traditional shovel-type, stalk-type radish varieties. (2) Site conditions. Mixed soil of gray tide silt and brown soil, soil depth ≥ 30cm, soil pH value is 6.0 to 8.0, soil organic matter content ≥ 1%. (3) Cultivation management. 1. Seed treatment: Select seeds, soak seeds in warm water of 50 to 55 °C for 15 minutes before sowing, and then soak them for 4 hours at room temperature. Avoid continuous cropping with cruciferous crops to reduce the source of the disease. 2. Site preparation: Before the sowing, the soil will be “three-plow” and “three-pronged”. The first plowing will be carried out 20 to 30 days before sowing, and then the land will be smashed 2 times; the interval will be 7 to 10 days. The arable land is cultivated at the same time as the fertilization and hoeing; the third arable land is carried out 3 to 5 days before sowing, and the ploughing is carried out once again after the ploughing. The ridges should be straight, the ridge height is 15cm to 20cm, and the ridge spacing is 30cm to 35cm. Avoid continuous cropping with cruciferous crops to reduce the source of the disease. 3. Sowing: 0.3 kg to 0.7 kg per 667 m2 (mu), the seeding depth is 1 cm to 2 cm, and the sowing period is from August 20 to September 20. 4. Field management: (1) Miao Dingzhu: The first seedling is carried out when the first true leaf of the radish is fully unfolded, and the second seedling is carried out when the 5th to 6th true leaves of the radish are unfolded, when the radish fleshy root When the belly is broken, the seedlings are fixed, and each plant has a planting density of 6,000 to 7,500 plants per 667 m2 (mu). (2) Soil cultivation: After the seedlings are planted, the cultivating and weeding are combined with cultivating and weeding during the growth of radish. (3) Irrigation: seedling watering, uniform water supply during the growth period, avoid dry and wet, the soil moisture content of radish meat root expansion is controlled at 70% to 80%. (4) Fertilization: When applying the base fertilizer, apply 5,000 kg to 7500 kg of fully decomposed organic fertilizer and 50 kg of ash per 667 m2 (mu). In the seedling stage, the rosette stage and the fleshy root growth period, the top dressing is divided into three times. Each time a fully decomposed organic fertilizer is applied from 400 kg to 500 kg, the use of domestic waste fertilizer is prohibited. 5. Environmental and safety requirements: The use of pesticides, fertilizers, etc. must comply with relevant national regulations and must not pollute the environment. (4) Harvesting. 90 days to 110 days after sowing, the fleshy roots are fully expanded, set, and the leaves are lightly yellowed for harvesting. (5) Quality characteristics. 1. Sensory characteristics: (1) cockroach-type radish: the fleshy root is pointed down, the bottom is flat, the main root is concave, the fleshy root is white, and the green part above the ground is yellow-green, the texture is tight, and the taste is slightly sweet. (2) Clam-shaped radish: the fleshy root is white in the soil, and the 1/4 of the fleshy root is exposed to the ground. It is greenish white. The green part above the ground is yellow-green, the texture is close, sweet and crisp. . 2. Physical and chemical indicators: (1) cockroach type radish: single fleshy root weight 700g ± 100 g, fleshy root length 15cm ± 2cm, moisture 90% to 92%, soluble sugar ≥ 4.0%, vitamin C ≥ 30 (mg / 100g ), crude cellulose ≤ 12 (g / kg) (2) radish type radish: single fleshy root weight 1000g ± 100g, fleshy root length 18cm ± 2cm, moisture 90% to 92%, soluble sugar ≥ 4.0%, vitamins C≥30 (mg/100g), crude cellulose ≤12 (g/kg) 3. Safety requirements: Product safety indicators must meet the relevant regulations of the state for similar products.

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Producers within the scope of protection of Huangzhou radish geographical indication products may apply to the Huangzhou District Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau of Huanggang City, Hubei Province for the use of the “Special Mark for Geographical Indication Products”, which is approved by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine.