Stevia glabra

Stevia rebaudiana is a specialty of mingguang city, Chuzhou City, Anhui Province. Stevia rebaudiana, a perennial herb in Compositae, contains inulin in its leaves, which is 150 ~ 300 times sweeter than sucrose, and is an excellent natural sweetener. Stevia rebaudiana, also known as Stevia rebaudiana, Sweet Grass, Honey Chrysanthemum, Sweet Tea, etc., is a subtropical perennial herb of Compositae, and its leaves are very sweet. Mingguang city has the climatic characteristics of the transition from the north subtropical zone to the warm and humid zone, with distinct seasons, abundant sunshine, obvious plum rains, concentrated rainfall, the same season of rain and heat, and easy to suffer from drought and waterlogging. The average evaporation for many years is 1114.0 mm, the average frost-free period is about 220 days, the average annual rainfall is 915 mm, and the average annual temperature is 15.2℃. The soils are mainly yellow brown soil, paddy soil, coarse bone soil, calcareous soil, fluvo-aquic soil and purple soil. Because Stevia rebaudiana is native to subtropical areas, it belongs to a crop that likes temperature and water, is drought-resistant, easy to plant and easy to manage, and can be cultivated extensively and has the value of fine cultivation. From the above meteorological data analysis, mingguang city is located in the Jianghuai area, with abundant sunshine, four distinct seasons, long frost-free period and high accumulated temperature. The soil and climate conditions are very suitable for Stevia rebaudiana growth. Stevia rebaudiana has been planted in mingguang city for nearly 20 years. However, due to farmers' scattered planting in the past, the degree of organization was low, and it was difficult to expand the planting scale, which could not form benefits and improve market competitiveness. Since 2005, driven by brokers and driven by enterprises of Jiangxi Ganzhou Julong High-tech Food Co., Ltd., mingguang city has achieved remarkable planting benefits, and the planting area of Stevia rebaudiana in the city has expanded rapidly. Mingguang city has planted 80,000 mu of stevia rebaudiana all the year round, which is the largest stevia rebaudiana production base in China. The quality of stevia rebaudiana is first-class in China, and its total glycoside is at least 11%, of which the content of Ra is over 50%, which is the preferred raw material base for stevia rebaudiana factories.
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