Why Does the Dragon Fruit Have a Flower Peel?
Today, I will elaborate on the reasons behind the flower peel on dragon fruit, offering some small gardening knowledge for netizens. The specific details are as follows:
Why Does the Dragon Fruit Have a Flower Peel?
The flower peel of dragon fruit is a **peel, which severely affects the quality of the fruit, causing it to lose commercial value and resulting in significant economic losses. Depending on the size of the peel, it can be divided into small flower peels and large flower peels. The reasons for their occurrence are different. Let's take a look at the preventive measures for dragon fruit flower peels.
Causes of Flower Peel Fruit
1. The Use of Herbicides
The main reason is that the branches of the oblique-striped caterpillar are relatively low, and the use of herbicides directly causes large areas of burn spots, which cover a large area of the fruit and become inedible after occurrence.
2. Influence of Rainfall
Heavy rainfall in the south, the impact of acid rain, or the failure to apply pesticides in a timely manner can lead to the flowering of Chinese cabbages. During the rainy season, improper prevention of diseases, especially canker, if not prevented in time, can lead to peeling of the flower fruit. Moreover, improper use of pesticides can cause rot and the appearance of flower peels and fruits. When the concentration of the pesticide is arbitrarily increased, the fruit will continuously show fire spots, leading to flower peels and fruits; secondly, the failure to control insects like ants and cotton scales in time or the incorrect application of pesticides can cause wounds on the fruit, and under high temperatures, small spots will form into flower peel fruits.
Preventive Measures
1. Choose Sandy Soil
Before establishing a garden, sandy soil should be chosen for the garden, and the soil moisture content should be kept under irrigation. If the soil moisture content is too high, the resistance of dragon fruit will decrease, making it highly susceptible to diseases and pests, ultimately leading to the shedding of flower peels.
2. Regular Disinfection and Sterilization
The soil of fruit trees should be regularly disinfected to protect uninfected fruits from being infected by pathogens. In daily management, decaying branches and weeds should be removed from the orchard in a timely manner, and wounds should be sprayed with pesticides for protection.
3. Enhance Tree Resistance
Dragon fruit is a plant belonging to the cactus family, with characteristics such as light tolerance, shade tolerance, heat tolerance, and drought resistance. Therefore, during the planting of fruit trees, attention should be paid to drainage engineering, strengthen water and fertilizer management, enhance the resistance of fruit trees, promote plant growth and development, and reduce the incidence of diseases.
4. Select High-Resistant Varieties
Compared to red dragon fruit, white dragon fruit has higher resistance. Therefore, white dragon fruit can be planted appropriately. However, red dragon fruit has higher quality and price, so most fruit farmers prefer to plant red dragon fruit, which is one of the reasons why dragon fruit canker occurs more frequently.
5. Prevention and Control of Canker
Canker disease is prone to occur in high-temperature and high-humidity environments. Prevention is the main approach to control. The combined use of pyrazolinic fungicides, prothioconazole, zhongshengmycin, or streptomycin can achieve better results.
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