[Explanation] Parsnip, native ginseng, perilla, mokun carrot... On September 7th, at the 20th China Changchun International Agriculture and Food Expo (trade), more than 10 kinds of vegetables with health benefits And more than 30 varieties of medicinal plants are eye-opening.
The Changchun Agricultural Expo, founded in 2000, focuses on displaying new products and new achievements in the development of modern agriculture in China.
At this exhibition, the medicinal botanical garden and the open field health vegetable variety display garden made new appearances. The plants in them are all varieties with the same medicine and food and strong application and promotion value.
Zhang Donger, director of the Planting Department of Changchun Agriculture Expo Garden, introduced that this year, Changchun Agriculture Expo Garden has planted more than 20 vegetable varieties including vegetables with health benefits, such as "imported" vegetables such as "fruit carrots" commonly found in supermarkets.
[Concurrent] Zhang Donger, Director of Planting Department of Changchun Agriculture Expo Garden
Like parsnip, like the loosestrife and fruit carrots here, this is (introduced) from the Netherlands.
There are basically no vegetable diseases and insect pests introduced from outside, and it is very easy to produce, and its nutritional value is relatively high.
[Explanation] In the open field health vegetable variety display garden, each vegetable has a brief introduction, so that visitors can intuitively understand the specific effects.
Zhang Donger said that every year in the future, there will be an increase in the types of vegetables with health benefits and they will be displayed to the public.
[Concurrent] Zhang Donger, Director of Planting Department of Changchun Agriculture Expo Garden
Let's dig as much as possible for the display varieties, and we can dig as much as possible and update a part next year.
We are also looking for it, and we also go all over the country.
[Explanation] The Medicinal Botanical Garden exhibited 32 varieties of medicinal plants this year.
According to Zhang Wei, a technician of the Agricultural Expo Garden, the area of the Medicinal Botanical Garden has increased by 1,000 square meters this year. By planting medicinal plants with higher medicinal value, varieties that are homologous with medicine and food and have strong application and promotion value, provide farmers and cooperatives. Provide new crop planting ideas.
[Concurrent] Zhang Wei, technician of Changchun Agriculture Expo Park
The medicinal plants exhibited are mainly used for popular science, providing some guidance and guidance to farmers and growers. Those who want to grow medicinal plants can take a look here.
This green agriculture should be a direction for development in the future, and health awareness and requirements for food to be eaten are getting higher and higher, so green and organic will be a direction in the future.
Reporter Lu Shengnan reports from Changchun
Editor in charge: 【Luo Pan】