Xinle watermelon
The history of watermelon cultivation in greenhouse in Handan Town, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province began at 1994. After continuous development and practice, the Hebei provincial government awarded Handan Town the glorious title of "Hometown of Watermelon in Greenhouse in Hebei Province" on 1998.
Today, Hanhan Town has built three professional watermelon markets and three science and technology demonstration parks. Watermelon industry has absorbed nearly 30,000 rural laborers, and formed more than 400 skilled melon farmers whose occupation is watermelon planting technology export. Relying on the watermelon industrial park, a professional watermelon seedling base has been established, and a stable professional seedling team has been formed, with an average annual output of100000 seedlings to the whole town and surrounding areas. It promoted the development of farmers' cooperative organizations. From 200/kloc-0 to 2003, Handai Town Watermelon Association was awarded "Advanced Farmers' Specialized Cooperative Economic Organization" by Shijiazhuang Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government for three consecutive years.
For more than ten years, watermelons in large and medium-sized greenhouses in Handan town are famous for their rich pulp, sweet taste and early listing. Best-selling Beijing, Tianjin, Shanxi, Mongolia, Northeast China, covering cities and counties in Hebei Province. The planting area of watermelon in large and medium-sized greenhouses in this town has remained at around 20,000 mu for many years. In 2005, the planting area reached 25,000 mu, the output reached 654.38+10,000 tons, and the average benefit per mu reached 6,000 yuan. Farmers in the town realized income of 654.38+0.5 billion yuan.
Driven by "Xinshami" watermelon, the watermelon industry in Handan Town has formed a complete industrial chain. Promote the all-round development of vegetable planting, sales, transportation, catering, technology export, melon and seedling education and marketing. In 2000, Hantai Town registered the "Xinshanmi" watermelon trademark with the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, and in 2004, the trademark was rated as "well-known trademark" by the first agricultural industrialization product promotion conference in Shijiazhuang. On June 5th, 2005, Premier the State Council 1 also praised "Xinshami" watermelon when he visited Handan Town. In 2006, Hantai Town applied to Hebei Provincial Administration for Industry and Commerce to identify "Xinshami" as a "famous trademark" in Hebei Province.
I. Diversity
Xin Jing first, Sheng Xin.
Second, the site conditions
The soil is sandy, with loose soil and good permeability. Organic matter content ≥ 14. 1g/kg, pH value 7-8.
Third, cultivation management.
1. Watermelon seedling: Choose pumpkin as the rootstock for grafting seedling. Grafted seedlings should have 3 ~ 4 true leaves when they come out of bed, and the root system is developed.
2. Planting: The planting period is early April, and the planting density is 10500 plants ~ 12000 plants/hectare.
3. Pruning: Except the main vine, keep two lateral vines at the base, and choose 1 melon from the second or third female flower.
4. Pollination: Artificial pollination is adopted.
5. Water and fertilize: apply no less than15t of organic fertilizer per hectare, and water is prohibited after the fruit volume stops expanding.
6. Environmental and safety requirements: The use of pesticides and fertilizers must comply with the relevant provisions of the state and must not pollute the environment.
Fourth, harvest
Harvest in early June. When harvesting, you should avoid harvesting in rainy days, and there should be no dew on the melon surface.
The quality characteristics of verbs (abbreviation of verb)
1. Sensory characteristics: round fruit; The peel is covered with dark green stripes on a green background; The flesh is pink, bright red and bright in color; Melon meat is crisp, sweet, juicy and refreshing, without yellow tendons.
2. Physical and chemical indicators
project
Eye finger
mark
Stripping thickness cm
≤ 1.2
Soluble solid content (after homogenization) %≥ 1 1
Total acid content%
≤0. 15
3. Quality and technical requirements such as safety: Quality and technical requirements such as product safety must comply with the provisions of national and local standards.
Xinle City, Hebei Province now governs five towns, namely East Wang Zhen, Hantai Town, Da Yue Town, Cheng 'an Town and Zhengmo Town.
For the request of Xinle Municipal People's Government of Hebei Province on the protection of Xinle watermelon as a geographical indication product, the local standard of Shijiazhuang, Xinzhengcheng [2012] No.23, is DB1301/073-2012 Xinle watermelon.