Crafted with ingenuity, making every apple stand out from the crowd
In the system of surpassing agriculture in Zhaotong, independent planting is an important link. Adhering to the low rootstock dense planting mode, relying on excellent technical level and government policy support, we have achieved independent research and development throughout the entire process from planting cultivation, sorting and testing to variety selection. Establish a quality traceability mechanism, strictly control the standards for fruit harvesting and storage, adopt advanced technology to extend the shelf life, and provide consumers with safe and high-quality agricultural products.
Experts are arranged in alphabetical order of their names, without any ranking order
Canadian Senior Consultant
French Senior Consultant
Senior Consultant in the United States
Dutch Senior Consultant
National Apple Industry Technology System
Test Station Manager
Professor Zhao Zhengyang, a professor and doctoral supervisor at the College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, and a scientist in the breeding position of the National Apple Industry Technology System, conducted research and guidance at the company's low rootstock dense planting apple demonstration park.
Zhang Kaichun, Vice President of Beijing Forestry and Fruit Science Research Institute, visited the Zhaoyang Red Cherry Base for technical guidance and work research.
Professor Hu Xiaosong, Director of the National Fruit and Vegetable Processing Engineering Technology Research Center at China Agricultural University, conducted research and guidance at the company's low rootstock dense planting apple demonstration park.
Ma Fengwang, Dean of the College of Horticulture at Northwest A&F University, and his delegation visited the Red Base in Zhaoyang to guide orchard management work.
During the flowering period, multiple bee species were added for pollination, including 4 million wall bees and 3 million bees, which improved the quality of fruit setting and fruit quality.
Real time monitoring and recording of pests and diseases in the base, compiling them into a book, and researching the types of pests and diseases beyond the base to prevent them in advance based on their occurrence patterns.
Biological control shall be carried out for the occurrence of pests, diseases, and weeds in the base. Record, track and organize into a book, establish a biological control system for the base.
According to the age, vigor, and variety differences of fruit trees, scientific load capacity is used to determine flowers and fruits, promote optimal growth and development, ensure reasonable load capacity of the tree, and achieve high yields year after year.
Improve the production and operation conditions of apples, reduce labor costs, enhance the efficiency of apple production, and promote the standardization, scale, industrialization, and mechanization of apple production.
Based on the water and fertilizer requirements of fruit trees at different growth stages, design the demand for different growth stages, and accurately allocate water and nutrients in a timely and quantitative manner.
Unified selection and planting of rootstocks and varieties
Unified Management Standards for Horticulture, Plant Protection, Water and Fertilizer
Unified harvesting based on starch index, hardness, chromaticity, sugar content and other indicators
Unified automatic control of storage time, temperature control, humidity, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and ethylene content, etc
Unified sorting standards based on indicators such as fruit diameter, fruit weight, color, sugar acid ratio, fruit shape, and collision damage
Unified use of 0-2 ℃ refrigerated trucks for delivery to ensure optimal freshness of apples
Using the Zhaoyang Red brand, with unified packaging, trademark, traceability, and after-sales service
Selecting dwarfing rootstocks and high-quality varieties: Adopting internationally leading dwarfing rootstock dense planting technology, introducing M9-T337 self rooted dwarfing and detoxifying rootstock and globally selected varieties, leading the transformation and upgrading of China's apple industry model through technologies such as wide row dense planting and grid cultivation.
Mechanization of orchard management: The company has introduced a complete set of apple orchard management machinery and equipment, such as Dutch orchard specific lawn mowers, misting and spraying machines, off-road forklifts, etc., striving to fully realize mechanized operations in the main links of apple production such as land preparation, weeding, spraying, and fertilization, improve apple production and operation conditions, reduce labor costs, improve apple production efficiency, and promote standardization, scale, industrialization, and mechanization of apple production.
Orchard grass growing mode: planting ryegrass, duckweed, tall fescue, white clover, etc. between rows of apples. Beneficial for drought resistance and moisture retention, improving light utilization efficiency, keeping winter warm and summer cool, loosening soil, and preventing compaction.
Adopting integrated water and fertilizer drip irrigation technology: establishing a complete set of efficient and advanced orchard drip irrigation systems. By introducing advanced technology from Toro Corporation in the United States, the water requirements for different crops are scientifically determined. Through a low-pressure pipeline system and drip dripper, water and nutrients are evenly and slowly dripped into the soil in the root zone of crops. This not only does not damage the soil structure and save irrigation costs, but also greatly improves the utilization rate of water and fertilizers, achieving information-based and intelligent water-saving fertilization management.
Scientific tree management system: The cultivation goal of the base tree is a high spindle tree structure, simplifying the tree structure to achieve simplicity and labor-saving; Adopting a "wall" structure with wide row spacing and narrow plant spacing, it facilitates mechanization and "assembly line" management. Establish cooperative relationships with domestic and foreign experts. According to the patent authorized by Northwest A&F University for "a high-precision spinning hammer shaped apple tree and its pruning method", combined with technical guidance and training from domestic and foreign experts, a scientific tree management system is established.
Reasonable load management of fruit trees: Determine the appropriate load of apples based on their age and growth. Determine the fruit according to the load capacity, and provide accurate water and fertilizer supply based on soil testing, leaf detection reports, and other data.
Plant Protection Monitoring System: Monitor and record pests, diseases, and weeds in the base every year, compile them into a book, and obtain the types and occurrence patterns of pests, diseases, and weeds in the Zhaoyang Red Base.
Biological control system: Conduct biological control on pests, diseases, and weeds that occur in the base. Such as using sex attractants for trapping, sugar and vinegar for trapping, black light lamps or frequency vibration insecticidal lamps for killing. Record and organize into a book, establish a biological control system for the base.
