TITLE:
The Edible and Medicinal Value of Coix lacryma-jobi and Key Cultivation Techniques for High and Stable Yield
AUTHORS:
Li Feng, Yonghong Zhao, Zhuqi Zhang, Shengai Zhang, Hongxia Zhang, Mingli Yu, Yiwei Ma
KEYWORDS:
Artificial Pollination, Edible and Medicinal Value, High and Stable Yield, Key Cultivation Techniques, Yellow River Delta
JOURNAL NAME:
Natural Resources,
Vol.11 No.12,
December
29,
2020
ABSTRACT: In this paper, it was introduced that Coix
lacryma-jobi is a traditional dual-use edible and medicine crops in China, and the
nutritional components and medicinal value of Coix lacryma-jobi were
described. Based on the published literature at home and abroad, a variety of
chemical components found in Coix lacryma jobi and their medicinal
effects were reviewed. At the same time, the problems existing in the production of Coix
lacryma jobi were put forward. With the improvement of people’s living
standards, the nutritional and health care value of Coix lacryma-jobi has been paid more and more attention. The problems of Coix lacryma-jobi in
production were analyzed. Some biological
characteristics of Coix lacryma-jobi, especially its hygrophyte
characteristics, were re-recognized, which is very important to increase the
yield of Coix lacryma jobi. In the paper, the key cultivation techniques
for high and stable yield of Coix lacryma-jobi were also summarized. In order to obtain high quality, high and
stable yield, we should adopt the new technical methods of “two wet, two dry
and two water” in water management. At the same time, if artificial pollination is
applied in the peak of flowering period, the seed setting rate and the yield
will be increased.