Technology leads the development of Hengzhou jasmine tea industry

Our reporter Yang Xiaojing

"There are 10 jasmine flowers in the world, and 6 of them are from Hengxian, Guangxi

Industrial development has entered the "Academician Era"

At the opening meeting of the China (Hengxian) Jasmine Culture Festival in 2020, Hengxian hired Chen Zongmao and Liu Zhonghua, academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, as chief development consultants of the jasmine industry, which marked that the development of the jasmine industry has entered the "Academician Era"

Chen Zongmao and Liu Zhonghua gave full play to their professional advantages in research on pesticide residues in tea, tea processing and efficient utilization of resources, and guided the establishment of the Jasmine Industry Research Institute, researched and built a Jasmine Smart Production Base, and used technological means and "Internet + Agriculture" thinking to build a Jasmine Smart Greenhouse.

According to reports, under the leadership of the two academicians, they will study the green prevention and control technology of jasmine diseases and insect pests, guide the establishment of jasmine flower disease and insect pest green prevention and control demonstration bases, improve the effect of disease and insect pest control and reduce the application of chemical pesticides, improve the quality of jasmine flowers from the source, and yield per mu.

The two academicians also instructed Hengzhou to build a national modern agricultural industrial park and a healthy characteristic agricultural product processing industrial park, to promote the gradual upgrading of the jasmine industry into "chains and films"; to guide the planning of jasmine + flower tea potted plants, food, tourism, supplies, catering, medicine Development of "1+9" industrial clusters for use, sports, and health care; research innovative products of jasmine deep processing technology, and establish key processes for jasmine essential oil extraction, such as the development of new instant-drinking jasmine milk tea, jasmine essential oil, and jasmine fragrance skin care products

Increase the research on the comprehensive utilization of jasmine flower residues, develop jasmine flower functional chewable tablets, etc.

Technological innovation promotes product upgrade

As the foundation of the jasmine tea industry, Hengzhou jasmine varieties have problems such as low renewal rate, plant degradation and aging, which need to be solved urgently

"Technicians collect the environmental data of jasmine growth in real time, such as temperature, soil moisture, light, etc.

Hengzhou Modern Agricultural Industrial Park has also established a national-level jasmine inspection and testing center, introduced professional and technical personnel, purchased advanced equipment, and cooperated with testing institutions to conduct research on the detection methods of jasmine pesticide residues and the improvement of the extraction process of jasmine essential oils

In addition, the industrial park cooperates with Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Guilin University of Electronic Science and Technology to carry out research and application promotion of a series of key technologies of jasmine, newly introduce and cultivate a number of jasmine varieties, and build a research base for the protection and development of jasmine varieties resources in the world

Scientific research promotes the development of brand management

In recent years, Hengzhou tea companies have focused on scientific research to promote the development of brand management strategies.

"Since the establishment of the company, the investment in scientific research has continued to increase every year, and the research and development of new technologies and the configuration of new equipment have been continuously enhanced

The traditional production of jasmine tea is that after the tea base and jasmine flowers are mixed, the tea slowly absorbs the fragrance of the flowers.

"China Food News" (September 30, 2021 07 edition)

(Editor-in-charge: Yuan Guofeng)