Manshuihe Town, Huoshan County, Anhui Province is located in the deep mountainous area of ​​the Dabie Mountains, and is known as the “Hometown of Lilies”. With its unique cultivation environment, Manshui River Lily has become a fine product of its kind. In 2005, it was approved by the Provincial Agricultural Committee as a green food. It has become a wonderful flower in the Dabie Mountains. Its products are white, tender and large. Pure, non-polluting, rich in protein, starch, pectin, vitamins and trace alkaloids. It has the effects of moistening the lungs and relieving cough, clearing away heat and calming the nerves, and has an auxiliary effect on cough and hemoptysis, chronic bronchitis, neurasthenia, restless sleep and other symptoms. It is a good food for cleansing and health care.

Quality technical requirements for Manshui River lily (1) Source. Local lily of the lily variety. (2) Site conditions. Soil type Yellow brown soil or brown loam soil, texture sandy loam soil, soil organic matter content ≥1.5%, soil pH value 5.7 to 6.3. (3) Cultivation management. 1. Seed ball: bulb weight ≥ 50g. 2. Planting time: from late September to mid-November. 3. Planting density: ≤ 150,000 plants per hectare. The planting depth is 8cm to 10cm. 4. Base fertilizer: Apply organic fertilizer ≥37500kg per hectare. 5. Picking up the buds in time: From the end of May to the beginning of June, the flower buds should be removed in time to control the reproductive growth and promote the rapid expansion of the bulbs. 6. Environmental and safety requirements: The use of pesticides, fertilizers, etc. must comply with relevant national regulations and must not pollute the environment. (4) Harvesting. The growth period is controlled within 300 days, from mid-June to the end of August, when the upper part of the lily is normally withered and harvested. (5) Quality characteristics. 1. Sensory characteristics: bulbs are round, scales are thick, tightly embraced, white color, single bulb weight ≥ 50g; eating bitter taste is thick, fragrant and refreshing, meat is crisp and tender. 2. Physical and chemical indicators: moisture content ≤ 11%, soluble sugar ≤ 7%, starch content ≥ 10%, crude fiber content ≤ 0.60%. 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 the geographical indication products of the Manshui River Lily can submit an application for the use of the “Special Mark for Geographical Indication Products” to the Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau of Huoshan County, Anhui Province, which is reviewed by the Anhui Provincial Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision and is subject to national quality inspection. The General Administration announced the approval. The statutory testing agency of Manshuihe Lily is designated by the Anhui Provincial Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision.