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"March White" very early ripening loquat ushers in harvest Putian, Southeastern. com, March 1 (our reporter Hu Yuwei and Wu Bingduan wrote/pictured) In March, in Lingxia Village, Changtai Town, Chengxiang District, Putian City, loquat trees were lush all over the mountains, fruit trees were covered with paper bags, and the "white in March" early maturing loquat trees ushered in the harvest. "March White" loquat is a new early ripening white flesh loquat variety bred by the Fruit Tree Research Institute of Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences. It is crossed by white flesh loquat and Zaozhong loquat, and has the characteristics of the earliest listing time and the best germplasm resources. Different from the yellow meat quality of traditional loquat, the "March White" loquat has white flesh, balanced sweet and sour taste, far superior to traditional loquat in quality, and its maturity is early, which is favored by the market. 
Picking loquats In the orchard of Lingxia Village, loquat grower Huang Qingxiang is busy picking the fruits of his labor. "Last year, more than 80 'March White' loquats in our orchard had their first results, and this year they were officially put into production." Huang Qingxiang told reporters that the output of each "March White" loquat tree was about 20 jin, of which only 2 jin were fine fruits. Due to the small output and relatively high price, the supply still fell short of demand, and the purchase price reached 20-30 yuan/jin. It is reported that in 2019, Lingxia Village introduced white flesh loquat planting, combined with superior physical and geographical conditions, after more than four years of careful cultivation, the "white in March" variety thrives in the landscape of Changtaizhen, with gratifying results. "Among the current loquat varieties, its taste and taste are the best. When you eat it in your mouth, you can feel its residue, and it melts in your mouth." loquat buyer Huang Lili is very confident about the sales of "March White" loquat. She will sort the loquats purchased from fruit farmers for the second time, and then sell them through online and offline channels such as e-commerce live broadcast, WeChat applet, physical stores, etc. "The overall feedback from the customer is pretty good, some have been booked in advance." 
"March White" loquat ripens In recent years, the government of Changtai Town has attached great importance to the introduction of improved varieties of loquat, launched the "Ten Thousand Mu Plan" for loquat improvement and seed exchange, invested funds to introduce new varieties of white flesh loquat hybrid with special early maturity and high quality large fruit, such as "March White" and "White Snow Morning", and introduced three generations of white flesh loquat varieties such as new varieties of special late maturity and high quality large fruit and white flesh loquat hybrid, such as "Xiangfei", and highly connected red flesh loquat varieties. At present, the planting area of high-quality varieties such as white meat loquat in the town is 2000 mu, accounting for 5.8%, the output is 3500 tons, the market price is about 40 yuan/jin, and the economic benefit is 4.2 times that of traditional varieties. |
