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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2016, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (7): 37-42.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb15080119

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Research Progress and Perspective in Asparagus ( Asparagus officinalis L. ) Cultivation in China

  

  • Received:2015-08-24 Revised:2015-10-21 Accepted:2015-10-23 Online:2016-03-18 Published:2016-03-18

Abstract: Asparagus with highly nutritional value and active components is a kind of edible and medicinal vegetable. The planting area and export volume of the asparagus in China have been in the first place worldwide. The traditional production mode including extensive cultivation, labor-intensive, and so on, which has restricted the progress of asparagus industry, with the increase of labor cost. This paper reviewed the research progress of asparagus cultivation in China, includingSseedlings, planting and management in the fields, irrigation and fertilizer application, pest control, protected cultivation pattern. Meanwhile, prospected the development of asparagus in China, put forward the basic way of sustainableSdevelopment, including new variety breeding, pollution-free and standard cultivation, mechanization production and prolonging industry chain.