Introduction to apricots Origin and production environment of apricots

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apricot

Fiji, an island country in the South Pacific, is the world's only "cancer-free country". According to scientific analysis, eating apricots frequently may be one of the main reasons why Fijians are cancer-free and long-lived. In my country, apricots have always been popular in the fruit market at the turn of spring and summer for their early ripening, bright color, juicy flesh, sweet flavor, and sour and sweet taste. Apricots are rich in nutrients, containing a variety of organic ingredients and vitamins and inorganic salts necessary for the human body. They are a fruit with high nutritional value. Apricots also have good medical effects and occupy an important position in Chinese herbal medicine. They are mainly used to treat wind-cold lung diseases, promote fluid production and quench thirst, moisten the lungs and resolve phlegm, and clear away heat and detoxify.

It is important to note that since apricots are warm in nature, you should not eat too much at one time, otherwise you will get angry. Another thing to note is that bitter almonds contain amygdalin, which can decompose into highly toxic hydrocyanic acid. Therefore, if you want to eat almonds, you must first soak them in water and heat them to boil so that the hydrocyanic acid dissolves in the water or evaporates before you can eat them.

Origin

Apricots are native to China and are grown in parts of Central Asia, Southeast Asia, Southern Europe and North Africa. Spain produces the most apricots, followed by Iran, Syria, the United States, France and Italy.

Apricot is widely distributed in my country. Except for the southern coastal areas and Taiwan Province, it can be found in most provinces and regions, including Hebei, Shandong, Shanxi, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Jiangsu, Anhui and other places. Its concentrated cultivation areas are the provinces in the Yellow River Basin, such as the southern Northeast, North China, and Northwest China.

Growth environment

Apricots have a strong ability to adapt to soil and terrain. They are mostly planted on hillside terraces and hilly land. They can grow normally on mountains 800 to 1000 meters high, and can grow on loam, clay, slightly acidic soil, alkaline soil, and even in rock cracks. Apricot trees are very cold-resistant and can withstand temperatures of -30℃ or lower. Apricots are also heat-resistant. For example, in places such as Kashgar, Xinjiang, the highest summer temperature is ℃ and they can still grow and bear fruit normally with good quality. However, apricot trees are not tolerant to waterlogging. If the ground is flooded for 3 days, the roots will rot and the tree will die.

variety

There are many varieties of apricots, which can be roughly divided into three types: the fleshy type (edible flesh), which is also the main type; the kernel type, which has less flesh and poor taste, but the kernel is large and suitable for eating (or medicinal purposes); and the dual-purpose type (hazel apricot). Among them, the fleshy types mainly include Golden Sun, Kate Apricot, Red Feng Apricot, New Century Apricot, and Greenhouse King, and the famous hazel apricot varieties include Red Golden Hazel, Yishui Fengtian Hazel Apricot, etc.