Brief introduction of Zhen' an chestnut

Zhen 'an is the hometown of chestnut in China. Although the output is not as good as that of Qianxi in Hebei and Xinyang in Henan, the quality is absolutely superior. More importantly, it has profound historical and cultural connotations. However, we only pay attention to its economic value, without digging deep into the historical culture and modern culture of Zhen 'an chestnut, without extensive use and insufficient publicity.

Zhen' an chestnut was identified as an excellent variety Zhen' an 1 by Shaanxi Forest Variety Identification Committee in June 5438+February 2005, and was identified by the State Forestry Administration in 2006 (variety characteristics: round crown, naturally happy shape, many main branches, good natural branches when the tree is growing, the mother branch is 2.3 cm long, and the total bud is round, with acupuncture every 8- 12 needles. This variety began to bear fruit after two years of grafting. The average single grain weight 13. 15g, the longitudinal diameter of nuts is 2.72cm, the transverse diameter is 3. 15cm, the seed setting rate is 35.3%, and the expected yield per unit crown is 0.25kg/m2, which has the characteristics of early fruiting and high yield. The fruit contains soluble sugar 10. 1%, crude protein 3.68%, fat10.05% and vitamin C376.5 mg/kg, with excellent quality and strong disease resistance. ) has many excellent characteristics and has been popularized all over the country.

In order to protect the brand of Zhen 'an chestnut, the Chestnut Industry Office of Zhen 'an Forestry Bureau applied for registration of "Zhen 'an" brand chestnut trademark in 2006. Established 30,000 mu organic chestnut base in Jiezi, Bronze and Chaiping. In 2005, it was certified by Yangling Organic Food Certification Center of Northwest A&F University, making Zhen 'an chestnut the first to enter the ranks of organic chestnut food in China. 20 10 measures were taken to protect the origin of Zhen' an chestnut, and more than 200 thousand mu of origin protection base was established, which really protected the brand of Zhen' an chestnut.