Yelu garlic

"Leaf Road Garlic" leaves are long and flat, with small leaves and erect plants. There are 7 to 9 leaves, dark green, and wax powder. The garlic seedlings are wrapped by many leaves to form pseudo stems, not hollow, and the pseudo stems are cylindrical. Shape, length 30 ~ 50 cm; garlic skin is white, each garlic has 5 to 7 petals.

Yelu Garlic is a specialty of Yeluzhou, a town in Huangzhou District, Huanggang City, Hubei Province. Yelu Garlic is one of the main products of foreign trade in agricultural and sideline products in Huangzhou District. The products are sold to Beijing, Wuhan, Nanjing and other places, and the market reputation is excellent. “Yelu Garlic” is produced in Yeluzhou, a block town in Huangzhou District. It has been planted in the Ming Dynasty. Before 1949, the perennial planting area was about 10,000 mu, with an annual output of 4,000 tons of fresh garlic. After the reform and opening up, the area of ​​garlic expanded year by year. In the mid-1980s, the area planted with garlic reached more than 13,000 mu. Especially in the past ten years, the area of ​​garlic has grown to nearly 20,000 mu, and the output of garlic has nearly doubled. "Leaf Road Garlic" leaves are long and flat, with small leaves and erect plants. There are 7 to 9 leaves, dark green, and wax powder. The garlic seedlings are wrapped by many leaves to form pseudo stems, not hollow, and the pseudo stems are cylindrical. Shape, length 30 ~ 50 cm; garlic skin is white, each garlic has 5 to 7 petals. “Yelu Garlic” is one of the main products of foreign trade in agricultural and sideline products in Huangzhou District. The products are sold to Beijing, Wuhan, Nanjing and other places, and the market reputation is excellent. In 1999 and 2001, they were awarded the honorary titles of “Famous Brand Products” of China International Agriculture Expo. The production area of ​​Yelu Garlic is the administrative area of ​​2 towns and streets of Huangcheng District, Huanggang City, Hubei Province.

Technical requirements for quality of leaf road garlic 1. Local white garlic varieties within the range of variety production. 2. Site conditions The soil types are yellow brown soil, fluvo-aquic soil and paddy soil. The soil pH value is 6.0 to 7.0, the soil layer thickness is ≥50 cm, and the soil organic matter content is ≥1.5%. Third, cultivation management Seed selection: Choose garlic cloves with a single petal weight of 4g to 5g. 2. 3. Fertilization: 3000kg to 5000kg of organic fertilizer per 667m2 (mu). 4. Environmental and safety requirements: The use of pesticides, fertilizers, etc. must comply with relevant national regulations and must not pollute the environment. Fourth, harvest storage 1. Harvest: In the middle and late May, more than 80% of the leaves at the base of the plant are yellow, and the pseudo-stalks are harvested when they are soft. 2. V. Quality characteristics 1. Sensory characteristics: the garlic skin is white, the color is consistent, the garlic cloves are full, the color is pure, and the scent is strong. 2. 3. Safety and other quality technical requirements: Product safety and other quality technical requirements must comply with relevant national regulations.

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Producers within the Yelu Garlic production area may apply to the Huangzhou District Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau of Huanggang City, Hubei Province for the use of the “Special Mark for Geographical Indication Products”, which is reviewed by the Hubei Provincial Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision and reported to the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine. Announced. The detection mechanism of Yelu Garlic is selected by the Hubei Provincial Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision in the inspection institutions that meet the qualification requirements.