Xiaogang Scallions

Xiaogang small shallot is famous for its tender leaves, green columns, thick tube, long white onion and high yield. It has a richer flavor than ordinary chives. In addition to seasonings and vegetables, it can also be used as ingredients. Production of a variety of onion oil, green onion and other non-staple foods.

Xiaogang small scallions, produced in Xiaogang Town, Xiaonan District, Xiaogan City, Hubei Province. Xiaogang small shallot is famous for its tender leaves, green columns, thick tube, long white onion and high yield. The annual planting scale of small shallots is the highest in the country. Xiaogang small shallots are protected by geographical indications. According to the introduction, the leaves, scallion, bulbs and fibrous roots of Xiaogang small shallots can be eaten, and the edible rate is above 95%. Xiaogang small scallions have a richer flavor than ordinary chives. In addition to seasonings and vegetables, they can also be used as ingredients to produce a variety of scallions, chopped green onions and other non-staple foods. It is a source of income for rural areas in the region. Xiaogang Town is located at the northern end of Jianghan Plain. It is the northernmost region of the country. The growth cycle is relatively long in the south and cold in the north. Therefore, Xiaogang small shallots are spicy, rich in flavor and good in taste. Planting history The history of planting small chives in Xiaogang dates back to the Ming Dynasty. According to the records of Xiaogan Local Records, in 1368 (the first year of Ming Hongwu), Zhu Yuanzhang adopted a series of measures to develop agricultural production for the sake of long-term stability. One of them was to immigrate to Jiangbei and open up wasteland. Most of the residents in the Xiaogan area of ​​Jianghan Plain migrated from Macheng, Jiangxi. It is said that the small chives are the sensation that was introduced from Jiangnan with the great migration of people at this time, and they have taken root. According to the "Xiaogan County", the town of Sanchagang Town (Xiaogang Town) has a history of more than 300 years. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, a market town of more than 800 people had been formed, and 156 households of various industrial and commercial households, including small chives trade. There are 19 households with nearly 80 employees, and it is a well-known small chives distribution center. In 1953, the Wuhan Cooperatives Association signed a small chives purchasing contract with Xiaogang District. Since then, Xiaogang has become a small chives production base for Wuhan citizens. “Xiaogang Small Shallot” is a specialty vegetable in Xiaogang Town, Xiaonan District, Xiaogan City, Hubei Province. Xiaogang's small shallots are tender and long-scented, and the main quality feature is the strong aroma. The unique soil quality formed by the combination of the tidal sand formed by the alluvial rivers of the Weihe River and the yellow loam soil on the surface makes the Xiaogang scallions have such unique qualities. In addition to food, the product also has good medicinal value. Nutritional value High consumption rate and high commodity value. The leaves, pseudo stems (scallions), bulbs and fibrous roots of the "Xiaogang Small Shallots" harvested by the whole plant can be eaten. The edible rate is over 95%, and the market listing rate is 100%. "Xiaogang Small Shallots" It is about 5% higher than other chives. In addition to seasonings and vegetables, it can also be used as ingredients to produce a variety of scallions, chopped green onions, non-staple foods and beverages. The medicinal function is wide and the effect is good. The medicinal function of "small shallot" is recorded in the "Compendium of Materia Medica" and "Materia Medica" written by Li Shizhen in the Ming Dynasty. There are more records in the Chinese herbal medicines such as the modern "Chongqing Herbs". Modern pharmacological studies have shown that scallion has the effect of fever and anti-sweat. It can strengthen stomach, diuretic, and phlegm, and has inhibitory effects on dysentery bacilli, staphylococcus and skin fungi. It has a very good auxiliary therapeutic effect with its external application of cream and decoction. How to eat (1) Treat colds and colds. Partial one: 100 grams of chives, 50 grams of silkworms to treat adult colds. Part II: 2-3 scallion, 1 piece of ginger, 5 pieces of wind (tender tip) 3-7 hot water to treat children with colds and colds. (2) Treatment of sprain and swelling, cold and wet gout. Prescription one: 200 grams of chives, 50 grams of ginger, external application of arthritis, sprain (red swelling plus wine fried, summer can not be fried). Partition 2: 150 grams of fine shallots and honey velvet bag to treat the nameless swollen poison. Recipe three: 7 kinds of chives, 200 grams of flour, 50 grams of scorpion, 100 grams of land, 100 grams of small blood vine, mixed with velvet after 7 times with wine, after annealing, with yellow paper paste to treat sprains Swelling and painful. (3) Improve blood pressure, expand blood vessels, prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, prostate cancer, because "Xiaogang small shallot" has many nutrients and high content, no harmful substances, and is a superior seasoning vegetable for appetite promotion. Coupled with a variety of medicinal functions for a long time, many scientists and nutritionists in the world have intensively studied the prevention of blood pressure, expansion of blood vessels, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and prostate cancer. The men of the American scientists each ate an average of 9 grams or more of allium vegetables a day, and the preventive effect on prostate cancer was published in the National Cancer Institute. (4) Appetite and weight loss for people with good appetite and obesity Some obese appetites are particularly strong, especially greedy, and their absorption capacity is extremely strong. In this regard, there is a bodybuilding formula from the Empress Dowager Cixi that uses "shrimp chopped green onion" as the main formula to reduce appetite and prevent weight loss.

Xiaogang small shallot quality technical requirements (a) variety. Hua Shallot No. 1. (2) Site conditions. Plain or well-lit hilly soil, hillsides, rivers, and beaches. Moderate fertility, loose texture, moist loam, sandy loam or light loam, pH 6.5 to 7.0; soil organic matter between 20 and 30 g/kg; alkali nitrogen 90 to 140 mg/kg; organic phosphorus 15 to 50 mg/kg; Available potassium 100 to 130 mg/kg; effective sulfur content u0026gt; 25.0 mg/kg. (3) Cultivation management. 1. Nursery: Xiaogang small shallots are cultivated as asexually. The onion seedlings should be selected to grow neatly, and the pest-free fields should be used as seedlings. The area of ​​seedlings should be determined according to the amount of seedlings per hectare of 7500 to 9000 kg. 2. Site preparation: Before ploughing, the cultivator and manure per hectare are 30,000 to 37,500 kg, the cake fertilizer is 1200 to 1500 kg, and the compound fertilizer is 450 to 525 kg. After tillage, the grain is finely consolidated to make the fertilizer evenly distributed in the whole tillage layer. It is planted in a deep groove narrow box, and the groove is 2 to 2.5 m wide, the groove width is 40 cm, and the groove depth is 15 to 20 cm. 3. Transplanting: transplanted in early spring and January, and transplanted in autumn from August to September. Excavate the seedlings from the seedling field, first remove the old yellow leaves, cut off the elder roots, and then pry the bundles. The ramets that are pulled out should have stems and roots. The transplanted plants were 10 to 12 cm apart, the row spacing was 13 to 15 cm, and 4 to 5 plants were planted per hole, and the depth was 2.5 to 3.0 cm. After planting, it is rooted in the root water. 4. Harvesting: Harvesting can be harvested after harvesting. Generally, spring sorghum is harvested in the middle and late March to April, and autumn sorghum is harvested in late September to November. Pour an appropriate amount of water in the field one day before harvesting. After harvesting, the soil is washed away, the yellow leaves and diseased leaves are removed, and the bundles are listed in bundles according to the length and fineness of the products. 5. Environmental and safety requirements: The use of pesticides, fertilizers, etc. must comply with relevant national regulations and must not pollute the environment. (4) Quality characteristics. 1. Sensory features: the leaves are dark green, full, firm and shiny. The plants are clustered upright, and the onion leaves are in a thin tube shape with a rich aroma. 2. Physical and chemical indicators: diameter 0.2 cm to 0.35 cm, onion 5 cm to 10 cm, onion leaves 20 cm to 30 cm high, plant height 35 to 40 cm. Dipropyl disulfide 120 to 160 μg/kg, dipropyl trisulfide 6 to 46 μg/kg, and methylpropyl disulfide 3 to 15 μg/kg. 3. Safety requirements: Product safety indicators must meet the relevant regulations of the state for similar products.

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The producers within the scope of the protection of Xiaogang's scallions geographical indication products may apply to the Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau of Xiaonan District, Xiaogan City, Hubei Province for the use of the “Special Mark for Geographical Indication Products”, which was reviewed by the Hubei Provincial Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision. The AQSIQ announced the approval. The statutory testing agency for Xiaogang Scallions is designated by the Hubei Provincial Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision.