Sihong Jujube [Jiangsu Sihong Specialty]

What is Sihong jujube? Authentic specialty of Sihong, Jiangsu: Sihong jujube

Content summary:Do you want to know what Sihong jujube is? This article is a detailed introduction to the special product offrom Sihong, Jiangsu - Sihong jujube. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network after reviewing and collecting relevant information on Sihong jujube. The full text takes about 6 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Sihong jujube and its nutritional value? What are the product characteristics of Sihong jujube? How did the history of Sihong jujube come about? The awards and honors of Sihong jujube

Basic Introduction of Sihong Jujube

Sihong Jujube, also known as Shangtang Jujube or Sihong Tribute Jujube, was presented as a tribute to the emperor during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It was also known as Bawang Jujube and was referred to as "Bawang" for two reasons. Firstly, it was large, sweet, and of high quality; Secondly, it is said that Xiang Yu, the ruler of Western Chu, liked to eat this jujube, hence the name "Bawang jujube". Sihong jujube is a famous, special, and excellent fruit in Jiangsu Province, and is a local excellent variety with independent intellectual property rights. A specialty of Sihong County, Jiangsu Province, it has been awarded the title of "Jiangsu Province High Quality Fruit" by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry three times. In 2002, it passed the certification of pollution-free food quality and pollution-free origin

How did the history of Sihong jujube come about

In the 1970s, the Sihong jujube area suffered from devastating jujube disease, causing 98% of jujube trees in Sihong to die from the disease. The mother tree of Sihong jujube was discovered as an excellent individual during the 1982 fruit tree resource survey, and had long grown surrounded by jujube disease plants but was not infected. In 1985, the state-owned Wulijiang Farm in Sihong County, Jiangsu Province used this mother tree for asexual reproduction and selected Sihong jujube. In more than a decade of cultivation and promotion, no case of jujube disease was found. In 1994, the farm collaborated with the China Jujube Research Institute to conduct comparative experiments on 35 domestic jujube varieties, including pear jujube from Shanxi Province, Daxue jujube and Dagua jujube from Shandong Province, Tongbai jujube and Nanyang Dawang jujube from Henan Province, Zanhuang jujube and winter jujube from Hebei Province, Yiwu jujube from Zhejiang Province, and egg jujube from Shaanxi Province, in the 10 hectare Sihong Jujube Production Experimental Park. The results showed that the comprehensive traits of Sihong jujube were particularly prominent, with its fruit type ranking first among the 35 jujube varieties tested. According to experts from Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu Provincial Department of Agriculture and Forestry, and China Jujube Research Institute, among the more than 700 known jujube varieties in China, Sihong jujube has the largest fruit type. This variety is immune to jujube disease and has better resistance to fruit shrinkage and anthracnose than other varieties. Sheng Bingcheng, a former professor of Nannong University, the originator of fruit tree research in Jiangsu Province, and Sun Zunjun, a researcher of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Nanjing Institute of Botany, and other experts said that "Sihong jujube has a large fruit shape and good quality, which is the first of more than 700 known jujube products in China"

Awards and honors of Sihong jujube

In 1999, Sihong jujube represented the only extra large jujube in Jiangsu Province to participate in the Kunming World Horticultural Expo in China, and won the Gold Award for Excellent Variety Resources of Extra Large Jujube Fresh Eating.