"The 4 new tulip varieties we have cultivated this year have completed international login. Before that, we have cultivated 15 new tulip varieties (of which 13 have completed international login), filling the gap in China's tulip varieties without independent intellectual property rights, and obtained a large number of excellent new strains." Qu Lianwei shared this good news in the live broadcast room of China Flower News.
When it comes to tulips, it is easy for us to think of the Netherlands. But in fact, the Netherlands does not have the resource distribution of wild tulips , but my country is one of the origin, and about 10% of the wild species are distributed in my country.
Qu Lianwei
my country needs independent intellectual property tulip varieties
In the past 20 years, my country's demand for tulips has grown steadily, especially with the rise of domestic tulip flower sea fever in recent years, the demand for imported tulip species has become increasingly strong, with annual imports increasing by more than 30%, reaching 400 million pills in 2018 alone. At present, like lilies, tulips have become the top bulb flower , which is the top import volume in my country.
Qu Lianwei introduced that China has rich tulip wild flowers germplasm resource , which is one of the distribution centers of wild tulip resources in the world. However, these resources have not been developed and utilized, and the seed sources of the tulip industry have been completely "monopolized" by foreign countries. Academician Chen Junyu once said that there are two strange phenomena in the development of my country's flower industry: First, in the past 10 years, a large number of "foreign flowers" have poured into my country and set off a craze, such as tulip pyrene, gerbera pyrene, tropical leaf-viewing plant pyrene, etc.; Second, at present, the introduction and rapid breeding of "foreign flowers" have become the mainstream of flower product development, such as the introduction of a large number of tulip spheres from the Netherlands.
Academician Chen Junyu pointed out that terroir should not cause weak plant diseases and deterioration. For example, tulips imported from the Netherlands will degenerate after flowers bloom once in my country due to viruses and other reasons, and must be repurchased every year. "About 15 wild tulips native to Xinjiang and other places in my country (about 100 species in the world). They can be bred into a 'new Chinese tulip population' suitable for Southeast Asia through distant hybridization between Chinese and Western species. This is a top strategy for the long-term."
"New Chinese tulip population" creation road
00000 species" in China. Xinjiang tulip (Tulipa sinkiangensish) is a unique species in my country, with typical multi-flower traits, and is a rare special resource with fragrance. It is a rare parent for cultivating multi-flower tulips and fragrant tulips.
Qu Lianwei introduced that Yili tulip is highly adaptable and distributed in areas with an altitude of 400 meters to 2100 meters. It is one of the most widely distributed plant groups; Tianshan tulip flowers are bright in color, and the outer side of the flower is dark green and red stripes, and is concentrated in the wild state. It is an excellent parent for cultivating flower sea greening varieties; the flowers of Junggar tulip are bright pure yellow, and Altai tulip has strong growth, and has good hybrid affinity with modern cultivars.
Since 2015, Qu Lianwei has led his team to the Tianshan Remaining Lines to find wild tulip resources four times. "Once we went to Nalati Mountain in Xinjiang to look for wild tulips. There was a sudden heavy snow on the mountain and completely covered the tulips. We can only use our experience to peel off 20 cm thick snow in areas where there are tulips to search. We found 5 wild tulip resources in four or five hours, and our hands were frozen." Qu Lianwei said that using Chinese wild tulips to hybridize parents with imported high-quality tulip varieties, a large number of high-quality varieties have been cultivated, which is very suitable for large-scale greening cultivation.
Qu Lianwei found a wild species of alien tulip
Qu Lianwei was a visiting scholar at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. When he followed senior scientist Jaap van tuyl to study tulip breeding and cultivation, he mastered the breeding technology of tulips through hard work. "After returning from studying, undergraduate students from Wageningen University will also come to our tulip base for internships, and I will take them to do various field work," said Qu Lianwei.
Qu Lianwei and his team members
After nearly 20 years of breeding research, Qu Lianwei led the team to cultivate the first new domestic tulip variety in my country - "Purple Jade". Up to now, the team has selected 19 new domestic tulip varieties, of which 17 have passed international registration and 2 have applied for the protection of the new plant varieties rights of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
is not only a commodity, but also a landscape
"We take China's wild tulip germplasm resources as the parent, and use existing excellent cultivars as the mother, and carry out remote hybrid selection and breeding new varieties. Some of the tulip varieties cultivated have strong anti-degradation ability and have achieved continuous flowering for many years." Qu Lianwei said.
Qu Lianwei led the team to carry out research on supporting tulip cultivation technology, wrote and promulgated and implemented 6 local standards in Liaoning Province, and helped enterprises increase the profit of .
Qu Lianwei introduced that in the production of tulip seeds, the rate of expansion and development of first-level seeds can reach 65% and the flowering rate reaches 96%. The commodity rate of potted flowers can be increased by 25%, which can achieve precise regulation of the flowering period; the yield of cut flowers can be increased by 30%, which can increase the commodity rate by 20%, and it can bloom at any time throughout the year.
These standards are applied to enterprises and cooperatives in Chaoyang, Liaoning, Fushun , Shenyang and other places, driving the quality and value of local cut and potted flower products to greatly improve the quality and value of them. The average net profit per mu of land can reach 80,000 to 120,000 yuan.
In 2020, logistics was suspended due to the sudden outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, and the flower industry was hit hard. Qu Lianwei helped flower farmers to formulate production and sales plans, guided the cooperative to cultivate off-seasonally, refrigerated seedlings in winter and spring, and sold tulips in summer and autumn, achieving a net profit of more than 1.4 million yuan.
is both a product and a scenery. Today, in Dalian, Shenyang, Chaoyang , Jinzhou and other places, the total scale of the tulip industry, mainly in flower sea tourism, landscaping and potted plants, has reached 30,000 mu, which not only improves the greening application effect of the tulip sea of flowers, but also increases the local economic benefits, and further promotes the development of urban and rural greening and beautification, flower tourism, and leisure agriculture.
"We will optimize the regional layout of tulips' advantageous areas, take enterprises as the main body, build a tulip industry demonstration base, and build a flower industry cluster that combines industry, academia and research, integrated production, supply and marketing, and integrated first, second and third industries." Qu Lianwei said that it is expected that in the future, the industry can create 40,000 jobs, achieving an annual transaction volume of 10 billion yuan, radiating and driving more flower farmers to increase their income and create wealth.
Finally, let’s enjoy the 19 new tulip varieties selected by Qu Lianwei led the team!
01
'Red Makeup' (Latest International Login Variety)
'Red Makeup' is an excellent garden greening variety. Its father and mother are the Altai tulip and cultivar native to my country, respectively. The plant height is 30 cm to 35 cm, and the flowering period is early May.
'Red Makeup' is bright and charming, like a quiet and elegant girl, "a sea of thousands of people, just for you, like a flower and a jade-like red Makeup."
02
'yellow peony ' (the latest international login variety)
'yellow peony' father and mother are Xinjiang tulips and cultivars native to my country, respectively. The flower diameter is 1.5 cm to 2 cm, and the flowering period is in early May.
Peony-shaped tulips are rare species, and yellow is the most popular among tulip varieties. ‘Huang Mudan’ combines the above two advantages and is a good cut flower variety.
03
'Snowy Domestic Fragrance' (the latest international login variety)
'Snowy Domestic Fragrance' father and mother are the Altai tulip and cultivar native to our country, respectively, with a flowering period of early May.
'Snowy Domain Xiangfei' flowers are tall and white powder is very attractive. It is an excellent cultivated variety.
04
'Zixia Fairy' (the latest international login variety)
'Zixia Fairy' father and mother are cultivating varieties 'The King's Gift' and 'Poria's Dream', with the flowering period in early May.
'Purple Fairy' The purple flowers are quiet and melancholy but not without nobleness, like fairies falling into the mortal world. Without heavy makeup, they can easily capture people's hearts without light makeup.
05
'Purple Jade'
'Purple Jade' takes 'Purple Lady' as the parent and 'Miss Holland' is a new variety obtained by hybridization, with a plant height of 30 cm.
‘Purple Jade’ natural flowering period is as long as 16.8 days, which is 4.4 days longer than the average flowering period of the world tulip varieties. In addition, it also has the advantages of strong growth potential, wide adaptability, and cold resistance. ‘Purple Jade’ is the first new tulip variety selected in my country. Its appearance fills the gap in China's tulip varieties without independent intellectual property rights.
06
'topia'
'topia' is a new variety selected from the bud transformation of the tulip variety 'Golden Apeldoorn', with a plant height of 37 cm.
‘topazum’ flowers are of high quality, have strong growth ability and strong cold resistance. They are excellent potted plants and landscaping varieties.
07
'Tianshan Star'
'Tianshan Star' is a new variety domesticated from Tianshan tulips native to my country. Its plant height is 20 cm to 25 cm.
'Tianshan Star' flowering period is about 15 days earlier than foreign varieties, with high ornamentality and strong stress resistance. It can overwinter in Liaoning. The "Tianshan Star" is highly resistant to degeneration and can achieve planting and blooming for many years in one go. It is an excellent early spring landscaping tulip variety.
08
'Age of Peace'
'Age of Peace' is a new variety domesticated from Altai tulips native to our country. The plant height is 15 cm to 25 cm, and the flowering period is in late April.
'Peaceful Era' plant grows strongly and has strong adaptability. It is an excellent variety for landscaping and an excellent parental material for breeding new varieties.
09
'Golden Childhood'
'Golden Childhood' is domesticated from Junggar tulips native to our country. The plant height is 20 cm to 25 cm, and the flowering period is in late April.
'Golden Childhood' petals are pure yellow, and the golden petals shine brightly in the warm sunshine. Each flower reflects the innocence of childhood.
10
'Ili Spring'
'Ili Spring' is domesticated from Yili tulips native to my country. The plant height is 15 cm to 20 cm, and the flowering period is in late April.
'Spring in Yili' bloomed in the morning sun, and when the warm sun rose from the horizon, the petals gradually bloomed, showing a smile to nature.
11
'Harvest Season'
'Harvest Season' is domesticated from Xinjiang tulips native to our country. The plant height is 15 cm to 20 cm, and the flowering period is in late April.
'Harvest Season' is one of the few multi-flowered tulip varieties. When it comes to its peak flowering period, it is like a golden ocean, thriving and beautiful.
12
'Dream of the Heart'
'Dream of the Heart' is domesticated from pubic tulips native to my country. The plant height is 20 cm to 30 cm, it is highly resistant and easy to plant; the flowering period is late April.
The color and shape of the "Dream of Heart" are very unique and are very rare among tulip varieties.
13
'Silver Star'
'Silver Star' is domesticated from the drooping tulip native to my country. It has a plant height of 30 cm to 40 cm, and the flowering period is late April; it has strong cold resistance and is suitable for planting in the north.
'Silver Star' flower is as its name suggests, and the flowers look like beautiful hexagrams, beautiful and charming, and adorable.
14
'Golden Dan Jade Dew'
'Golden Dan Jade Dew' plant is 40 cm to 50 cm tall, with a flowering period in early May, with strong resistance; the flowers are big and full, and the golden sea of flowers can always make people shine during the flowers.
15
'Goddess of Moon'
'Goddess of Moon' has a height of 55 cm to 60 cm. The flowering period is in early May, and the planting is difficult; the flowers are gentle and lingering like moonlight, and the tassels and lilies are both in shape, which is rare among tulips.
16
'Dansu'
'Dansu' plant height is 40 cm to 45 cm, and the flowering period is early May, suitable for northern planting. The double-petaled "Dansu" white flowers are a little pink, gentle and cute, and beautiful.
17
'Girl's Heart'
'Girl's Heart' plant height is 50 cm to 60 cm, and the flowering period is in late May; the petals rose red to light pink gradient, like a graceful girl, with a delicate color.
18
'Fenxia'
'Fenxia' plant height is 45 cm to 55 cm, and the flowering period is in late May; the petals fly in the wind, like pink rays spreading their eyes, like dreams and fantasy, and are particularly beautiful.
19
'Guifei Red'
'Guifei Red' flowering period is early May. Although it blooms brightly and strongly, it is beautiful but not charming, and is deeply loved by people.
(Written by our reporter Xie LiYuan, picture source: Qu Lianwei)
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