How many seasons does Wuchang rice grow in a year?

In fact, the reason why Wuchang rice is so delicious is that there is another important reason besides the unique natural and geographical conditions in Wuchang area. Wuchang rice is only planted once a year, and the growth cycle is as long as five months, so that rice can fully absorb the nutrients of nature and black soil during planting. The rice planted is not only full in grain, but also uniform in grain, hard in texture, transparent in color and high in quality.

The reason why rice is only planted once a year in Wuchang area is determined by the natural climate in Northeast China. As we all know, southern rice has been sown since the beginning of spring, and it can be planted for 2-3 seasons a year. In the northeast, because of the climate problem, the ice and snow in March have not been unblocked. It is impossible to grow any crops in such cold weather. Even if it is planted, it will freeze to death.

Therefore, Wuchang rice in Northeast China is only planted in May every year, and greenhouse breeding should be built before planting. If cultivated directly in paddy fields, rice seeds will also freeze to death. The growth period of seedlings cultivated in greenhouse is much longer than that cultivated directly in paddy field, and the growth period is about 160 days.

The difference between Wuchang rice and ordinary rice

1. Raw grain shell: The raw grain or rice seed of pure Heilongjiang Wuchang rice has a very unique shell, which is the physical characteristic that distinguishes Heilongjiang Wuchang rice from ordinary rice.

2. Different shapes: The grain of Wuchang rice is slender, full and shiny, and the color is not white, but light gray. However, the common rice grain type is smaller than Wuchang rice, with poor gloss and low transparency, and its color is milky white.

3. Taste difference: Compared with ordinary rice, Wuchang rice has bigger grains, fuller appearance and blue, white and shiny colors. Moreover, the rice cooked by Wuchang rice is even and non-sticky and tastes sweeter.

4. Quality difference: Wuchang rice is sticky, not sticky, and it is easy to knead into a slender rice ball. This is because Wuchang rice has higher starch content, purer quality, easier cooking than ordinary rice, fuller and more elastic grains.

5. Origin environment: Wuchang production area has unique ecological advantages, including climate advantages, location advantages, soil advantages, water resources advantages and illumination advantages. This is incomparable to ordinary rice.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Wuchang Rice