Urumqi, September 9 (Zhongxin Net) -- In September, melons and fruits are fragrant. The 11,41 mu of fragrant pears in Korla City, Bazhou, Xinjiang, ushered in a sweet harvest season, with pear farmers laughing and pears fragrant, and the smell of harvest everywhere.

In the leafy pear orchard of Shayidong Horticultural Farm in Bazhou, Xinjiang, more than a dozen pickers shuttled between the pear orchards, skillfully picking the branches of fragrant pears one by one. Photo by Li Jie

In the past few days, Yusupu Kahalman, a pear farmer at Shayidong Horticultural Farm in Bazhou, Xinjiang, has been busy picking fragrant pears, and in the lush pear orchard, more than a dozen pickers shuttled between the pear orchards, skillfully picking the branches and packing them into boxes one by one that exude rich fragrance.

Pear farmer Yusup Kahalman said: "My family has a total of 350 acres of pear orchards, producing about 500 tons of fragrant pears, and I am very satisfied this year. ”

Xinjiang Bazhou fragrant pears ushered in a bumper harvest season. Photo by Li Jie

As one of the four famous pears in China, Korla fragrant pear is famous for its thin skin, fine meat, juicy and sweet taste, and is known as "the treasure of pears" and "the prince of fruits".

Zhang Yizhi, a senior engineer at the Pear Research Center in Korla City, Bazhou, Xinjiang, said: "Korla has an existing fragrant pear planting area of 41,2 mu, with an estimated output of more than 30,20 tons and an estimated output value of more than 9 billion yuan. ”

Xinjiang Korla fragrant pear is famous for its thin skin, fine meat, juicy and sweet taste, and is known as "the treasure of pears" and "the prince of fruits". Photo by Li Jie

As a local characteristic forestry and fruit industry, at present, Korla City, Bazhou, Xinjiang, with the support of the government and financial institutions, actively promotes the construction of Korla pears high-standard demonstration gardens and simplified cultivation demonstration bases through the construction of various socialized service systems such as enterprises and cooperatives, and demonstrates and promotes standardized cultivation models such as water and fertilizer integration and standard plastic pruning technology, driving the improvement of fruit farmers' production technology in Korla pear-producing areas and effectively promoting the quality and efficiency of the pear industry. The fragrant pear industry in Korla City has the conditions to rely on a large base, achieve great development and form a large industry, and has become a famous "pear township" and green pollution-free fruit base in Xinjiang and even the whole country.

Zhang Yizhi introduced: "In recent years, we have closely focused on improving the quality and efficiency of pears, strictly implemented various technical measures for the standardized production of pears in all aspects of production, and technicians went deep into the fields to provide technical guidance and follow-up services for water and fertilizer management, fruit tree pruning, pest control and control in fragrant pear orchards, and through the implementation of various measures, the quality and yield of fragrant pears this year have been greatly improved." (End)