明清时期南瓜栽培技术

Cultivation Techniques of Pumpkin in the Ming and Qing Dynasties

美洲作物南瓜在明中期传入我国后,作为菜粮兼用的作物在全国迅速推广,因其救荒价值十分突出,清代已经遍布全国。明清文献对其栽培技术记载颇多,内容涉及播种育苗、定植、田间管理、病虫害防治和采收,南瓜栽培技术发展很快,得益于我国早已成熟的传统瓜类栽培技术和明清劳动人民对南瓜栽培经验的认真总结。

The American crop pumpkin was introduced into China in the mid-Ming dynasty. As the food grain crop it was spread quickly. As an outstanding crop in relieving famine, it was planted all over the country in the Qing dynasty. Many books in the two dynasties recorded its cultivation techniques such as the seeding, planting, field management, pest control and harvesting. Pumpkin＇ s cultivation techniques developed quickly thanks to China＇ s mature traditional melon cultivation technique and the farmer＇ s summary of pumpkin cultivation experience.