New cultivation mode and technology of soft-seed pomegranate in south⁃ west area of Henan province

Abstract: Since the pomegranate cultivar,‘Tunisi’soft-seed was introduced in the southwest area ofHenan province, the fruits planted displayed some advantages, such as early fruit setting, good fruit color, high sugar content, and high yield. However, there were bad natural conditions, such as too much rain, moreheavy clay soil and more serious diseases, especially, lower temperature led to freezing injury frequently. Inthe study, the present cultivation situation of soft-seed pomegranate and major problems in the sustaineddevelopment in Nanyang, Henan province were summarized. Therefore, we put forward the new cultivationmode and technical regulations suitable for the flat and hilly areain Nanyang, so as to provide the basis ofthe introduction and orchard establishment in the areas with similar soil and climatic conditions.