Kangbao potato

Kangbao potato is a specialty of kangbao county, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province. Kangbao county has a long history and rich experience in potato planting, with an annual planting area of about 300,000 mu. Kangbao County belongs to Bashang Plateau in Zhangjiakou, with an average elevation of 1,450 meters. Potatoes adapt to the natural conditions in kangbao county, and are a major crop for both food and vegetables in the county, with a long planting history and rich planting experience. In recent years, due to the continuous improvement of production conditions, the promotion of excellent varieties and the development of market economy, the planting area of potatoes in kangbao county has expanded year by year, with an average annual planting area of about 300,000 mu, accounting for 23% of the grain area and 15% of the total cultivated land area, with a total output of about 450,000 tons. The main varieties of potatoes planted in kangbao county are: a, virus-free without flowers (middle-mature varieties introduced from Holland, with starch content of 14.5%, protein content of 1.55% and VC content of 21.2 mg/100 g); B. Jizhangshu No.1 (Kangshu No.53, a new mid-maturing variety cultivated in this county, with starch content of 15%, protein content of 1.45%, sugar content of 0.95% and VC content of 16.2 mg/100g); C, Kexin No.1 (a mid-mature variety bred by sexual hybridization, with starch content of 14%, protein content of 1.50%, sugar content of 0.4% and VC content of 20 mg/100g); D, Shapoto (middle-late-maturing variety imported from America, with starch content of 14.2%, protein content of 1.51%, VC content of 19mg/100g and sugar content of 0.20%).
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