(original title: Pumpkin of Lu city giant grows nearly 500 jins: Not delicious, the swine feeds go off with after be being viewed and admire)
Field of mine of in relief area of river of Lu state city is street swim in a farm of bay community, lie in many meters 40 long 8 meters wide big pumpkin of big canopy center is conspicuous all the more, science and technology of agriculture of condition of situation of the city that occupy Lu develops estimation of limited company staff member, this giant pumpkin is weighed nearly 500 jins. This let be planted all one's life the villager of crops is very curious. In the past 3 two months, circumjacent villager goes treating the in an endless stream of big pumpkin.
Science of agriculture of horticultural institute establishment and Yan Zesheng of engineering department associate professor tell Sichuan agriculture college Chengdu to business signs up for a reporter, this kind of pumpkin is calling giant pumpkin, breed through polyploid breeding.
Saying is to see big pumpkin, around villager listens to point to a road to the reporter, 300 jins some saying that that pumpkin has two, some saying that have 449 jins, they say to had not seen so big pumpkin before.
In the farm that expands limited company in science and technology of agriculture of condition of Lu city situation, return remnant the last big pumpkin, staff member introduction, this pumpkin is the biggest. Xing Bin of company administrator Liu introduces, 45 people try to raise come, did not carry move, a many jins 380 pumpkin has been picked before, metrical circumference, still compare this pumpkin is little now many centimeters 50, estimate so, this pumpkin " should control in 500 jins " .
Big pumpkin lies in big canopy in the center of conspicuous all the more, this grows many meters 40, wide the 8 big canopy of rice, planting at present with respect to this one pumpkin. Pumpkin buff, the surface is slick, its join the vine on melon has the quality of work like adult small arm.
Liu Xingbin says, this big pumpkin has prepared pick off two days, because often somebody will see pumpkin, pumpkin cane is crossed by person trample much, already withered, how is pumpkin also brought up recently.
Liu Xingbin introduces, at least everyday the other day a few people see pumpkin, it is circumjacent villager first, next the person on a bit more remote town also looks, later Lu city the city zone also somebody drives technically in light of. Liu Xingbin guards estimation, this big pumpkin recieved on 1000 at least " tourist " .
Not delicious, use technically view and admire feed a swine next
Science and technology of agriculture of condition of Lu city situation develops Shao Dagang of limited company general manager to introduce, big pumpkin is this year in March of sow of the middle ten days of a month, the sow season that follows common pumpkin is consistent, planted 10 at first, 5 are planted inside big canopy, 5 are planted in the ground outside big canopy.
Shao Dagang says, after sow, probably two weeks emerge, the last ten-day of a month in May blossoms and bear fruit, first result when, writtened guarantee on every pumpkin cane many pumpkin, to make sure the nutrition of plant is enough, let a body length enough big, the staff member's will other squash pick off, every individual plant left only.
Shao Dagang introduces, when pumpkin grows at first, send everyday person specially assigned for a task undertakes attending, water everyday almost, lie between two days of fertilization. Pumpkin grows very quickly, the course is measured, grow the fastest when, one day grows many jins 10. Final, the farm grew 10 big pumpkin, the others is in a few times two Zhou Qianzhai was dropped, left this only finally the biggest. Pick the pumpkin below, the smallest also exceed 200 jins, many the biggest jins 380.
Liu Xingbin follows the pumpkin that a few workers pick together, a few people carry pumpkin on alone annulus small go-cart, next rollback. They decide to taste the flavour of big pumpkin, be in many jins 380 then below one small is cut on that big pumpkin, "Probably 45 jins " , boiled boiling water of one boiler pumpkin, the cent of 10 many people such as farm hand eats.
"Not delicious, bite rise crisp is unripe, what flavour also is done not have. " Liu Xingbin says, 10 many people did not eat boiled pumpkin, the pumpkin of the others takes the swine that feeds a farm to raise.
Shao Dagang tells Chengdu business signs up for a reporter, these big pumpkin are planted namely originally come out to view and admire, not be vegetable, because the farm raised a pig, also take finally regard pig feed as processing. And this nearly 500 jins big pumpkin, also make the strike finally the destiny of pig feed.
Very costly, only seed 300 yuan
Shao Dagang introduces, these big pumpkin seeds hold a friend in the palm to be bought from abroad, seminal price is 300 yuan 1, bought 10 to spend 3000 yuan.
Liu Xingbin introduces, because this year is plant experimentally only, did not manage experience, in cultivating a process, asked Jiang Yang technically still area farming ability stands the staff member undertakes guidance. Day-to-day management, also be to arrange a person technically to have guard, water fertilization, also reach vegetable to be gotten more than other squash much.
Shao Dagang says, will calculate according to crop, a big canopy yields 5 pumpkin, gross weight is many jins 1000, this yields to still be inferior to the crop of common pumpkin. But because plant giant pumpkin, the purpose takes those who view and admire namely, more important is the weight with individual pursuit, was not calculated so the problem of crop size.
Discovery consults on reporter net, home is planted the place that gives 500 jins of heavy giant pumpkin is not much, media ever reported, shandong birthday light develops sightseeing agriculture energetically, the giant pumpkin that its weigh many jins 500 becomes a tourist to favore " hotspot " .
Shao Dagang expresses, plant a so big pumpkin, have propagandist effect really to his farm. Still will continue to plant next year a few big pumpkin, use now this big canopy, "Strive for next year to plant a bigger pumpkin " .
What breed? The expert says this calls giant pumpkin
By of big pumpkin, end up marks together card, the brand is made clear, pumpkin the name of an article: Holand big pumpkin. Pumpkin composition mark has nutrition to abound, include B of amylaceous, protein, carotene, vitamin to wait for diversiform composition. Have grow force the characteristic with exuberant, strong adaptability, melon fruity and plump, can amount to hoisting jack again most. Can make plant of agricultural demonstrative sightseeing, have can make domestic animals feed.
Science of agriculture of horticultural institute establishment and Yan Zesheng of engineering department associate professor introduce Sichuan agriculture college, this kind of pumpkin is called giant pumpkin, have 20 many breed, basically be ornamental plant, do not make vegetable cultivate. Come out by polyploid breeding implantation, be not what the net passes to turn gene plant.
Yan Zesheng tells Chengdu business signs up for a reporter, giant pumpkin adaptability is strong, in China north and south all can be cultivated, the country such as Holand, United States studies to giant pumpkin breeding more, cultivate so that also want many a little bit, china has fragmentary cultivate, basically be a few farms are planted come out to be viewed and admire for the person.
Yan Zesheng introduces, the giant squash that comes out to assure to plant is enough big, need soil to have enough moisture and nutrition, because this needs to water more, fertilize more, and land takes up the area is larger, often a mu of ground can plant 339 trunk of a tree only.
