They weed the mother plants and spray disinfectant to ensure the prevention and control of spring pests and diseases. Only when the mother plants grow well can they provide high-quality scions, laying the foundation for cultivating more high-quality bingtang orange seedlings.

 

 

 “Currently, there are more than 390,000 saplings in the nursery, including various citrus varieties such as Wogan, Huangjin pomelo, and navel orange,” said Lei Yanli, a staff of the breeding center.

 

 

The breeding center covers an area of 120 mu (8 hectares) with a total investment of 18 million yuan. It has such functional areas as the original mother plant preservation area, cutting area, breeding area, and new variety display area. It is expected to breed 600,000 high-quality bingtang orange seedlings every year, which will help promote the development of the bingtang orange industry.

 

Chinese source: hunantoday