Lychee Three High Cultivation Technology

Author: Li Jianguo
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Publishing Date: 1999-07-01
Features: Lychee is a world-renowned precious fruit native to southern China. It is rich in nutrition, sweet in taste, tender in flesh, and of excellent quality, enjoying the reputation of "Treasure of China" and being deeply loved by people both domestically and internationally. With the reform of the rural economic system and the development of the socialist market economy, the enthusiasm for planting lychee has been increasing. In the past decade, lychee cultivation has experienced rapid development in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, and Hainan in South China. By the end of 1996, the national lychee planting area had exceeded 5 million mu, accounting for 5% of the total fruit planting area in China, ranking fourth behind apples, pears, and citrus, with Guangdong Province alone exceeding 3.5 million mu. To meet the needs of the rapidly developing lychee production, further popularization and improvement of lychee cultivation techniques were necessary. Based on years of experience in teaching, research, and production practice, and by extensively reviewing and collecting relevant production and research materials, we have compiled this book, "High-Yield, High-Efficiency, and High-Quality Lychee Cultivation Techniques." This book is suitable forlychee growers, rural grassroots cadres, and agricultural technicians, as well as for students and teachers in agricultural universities and colleges, agricultural research institutions, and agricultural technical management departments. The book primarily focuses on the production process of lychee, with high yield, high efficiency, and high quality as its goals, and practical techniques as its main content, providing a detailed explanation of lychee cultivation and management techniques. The main content includes: Introduction, Orchard Establishment Techniques, Root Growth and Soil Moisture Management Techniques, Tree Nutrient Management and Optimal Fertilization Techniques, Shoot Growth and Pruning Techniques, Flower and Fruit Development and Chemical Regulation Techniques, Causes of Alternate Bearing and Comprehensive Overcoming Techniques, Spiral Girdling Techniques, Dwarfing and High-Density Planting Techniques, Pest and Disease Control Techniques, and Storage and Processing Techniques, totaling 11 major sections. The writing of the book is as follows: Sections 1-7 were written by Li Jianguo of the Horticulture Department of South China Agricultural University; Section 8 was written by Zhou Xianjun and Chen Jiasen of Xili Fruit Farm in Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong; Section 9 was written by Wang Weihua of the Lychee Science Popularization Base in Guangdong Province; Sections 10-11 were written by Zeng Meiling and Zhang Zhaoqi of the Horticulture Department of South China Agricultural University, respectively. The entire book was edited by Li Jianguo. This book strives for language that is easy to understand, content that is practical, and reflection of the latest achievements and techniques.