Hubei Huanggang Guangji bergamot yam is mainly produced in the local Wuxue City. The bergamot is a genus of the genus Dioscorea, which is an annual or perennial entwined vine. Wuyan planted yam has a history of more than three hundred years. According to legend, the ancestral yam of the Zen ancestor of the Zen ancestors who were born in Guangji, and the shape of the yam planted in Guangji, is very strange and resembles the palm of the hand, hence the name “Guangji bergamot yam”.

The Huangshan bergamot in Hubei Huanggang is like a palm or horseshoe, while the general yam is a long strip without a branch. In ancient times, the government of Guangji was located in Meichuan. Meichuan has a long history of Buddhism culture. The famous ancestral Taoist sects come from this place, so it is called bergamot yam. Huanggang Wuxue City has been planting bergamot yam for more than 300 years, especially in Taipingshan Xingyuan yam, followed by Henggang Baiyuan and other places. The uniqueness of specialty products has been tested and analyzed by experts such as Huazhong Agricultural University and the authoritative institutions. The difference between Guangji bergamot and other yam is high starch content, rich nutrients, and rich in vitamins, trace elements and 17 kinds of amino acids. The top grade. On the palate, the long strips of yam are crispy like potatoes, while the Guangji (Wuxue) bergamot is fragrant and fragrant, but not greasy, and the taste is excellent. The soup is made with yam and pork ribs, fish head and beef. Musk is rich; Nutritional value Guangji bergamot contains 18 kinds of nutrients such as sugar, protein, potassium, amino acid and vitamins. It is eaten with aroma, full of flavor and unique flavor. It has nourishing yin, lung, kidney and stomach. It is a good food medicine to stop diarrhea, phlegm, and moisturize hair. For example, the yam is washed and peeled, cut into pieces and fried pork, cut into thick pieces of braised pork, cut into chunks and simmered with pork ribs in a cold water pot. Not only is the meat delicious, but the soup is fresher and the taste is more beautiful. Never tired of eating. Production Status In recent years, the Wuxue City Government has carried out comprehensive planning and deployment of Guangji bergamot yam, and contiguous planning has turned a single planting into a contiguous planting. The annual planting area is 500 hectares, the annual output is over 10 million kilograms, and the output value is about 50 million yuan. Local quality supervision, agriculture and other departments worked together to draft and formulate a series of local technical standards such as “Guangji Fossil Yam Planting Technical Regulations”, implement unified technical guidance, standardize planting, unified formula fertilization, and guide farmers in “pure green, pollution-free”. The standard specification for planting. After the sales situation achieved breakthroughs in output, quality and brand, with the strong support of the municipal government, the local quality supervision department actively guided enterprises to carry out intensive processing of Guangji bergamot yam, explore new “eat method” and extend Guangji bergamot yam Industry chain. Guided the Wuxue Wanxing Noodle Industry to successfully develop the “Guangji Buddha Hand Yam Noodle”, which has won the “Hubei Famous Brand Product” and the National “Innovative Product Award”.

Guangji bergamot yam quality technical requirements (a) variety. The yam yam is a local bergamot yam farm variety. (2) Site conditions. The area of ​​the protected area is 40 m to 650 m, the pH value is 5.5 to 7.0, and the soil thickness is greater than 100 cm. The brown matter and sandy loam have an organic matter content of ≥2%. (3) Cultivation management. 1. Seed potato selection: use yam tubers without pests and diseases. 2. Prepare for seeding: Cut the selected seed potatoes into sections, each weighing about 35g, immersed in lime powder in the incision or sterilized with 10% carbendazim, placed in the room, and dried under the incision. 3. Sowing: The depth of cultivation is not less than 30cm, the sowing depth is 6cm to 8cm, the seeding density is ≤120,000 per hectare, and the rotation is 2 years. 4. Field management: (1) Pruning: 1 to 2 vines per plant. (2) Rack: Set up a "person" frame, the ground part is not less than 1.2m. (3) Weeding: Manual weeding, it is strictly prohibited to use herbicides. (4) Fertilization: 5000kg to 8000kg of organic fertilizer per hectare and ternary compound fertilizer (N:P:K total content of 45% or more, and no chlorine) 500kg. 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. It can be harvested from mid-to-late October to early February. (5) Quality characteristics. 1. Sensory characteristics: The shape is palm-shaped; the skin is thin, the skin is yellowish; the section is white, the smell is fragrant, the water is sufficient, and the starch content is rich; after cooking, the taste is smooth and chews without wood fiber residue. 2. Physical and chemical indicators: moisture content ≤ 70%; starch content (as dry matter) ≥ 18.0%; reducing sugar content ≥ 0.3%; crude protein content ≥ 2.0%; single tuber weight ≥ 150g. 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 Guangji bergamot GI products may submit an application for the use of “Special Marks for Geographical Indication Products” to the Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau of Wuxue City, Hubei Province, which is subject to review by the Hubei Provincial Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision. The General Administration announced the approval. The statutory testing agency of Guangji Fossil Yam is designated by the Hubei Provincial Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision.