The production environment of Jinxi honey pear

Jinxi County is located in the middle of the subtropical monsoon humid climate zone, close to the Pacific Ocean in the east. Affected by the low latitude and sea and land location, Jinxi County has a mild climate, four distinct seasons, sufficient sunshine, and abundant precipitation. The annual average temperature is 17.70C. The coldest month is January with an average temperature of 5.50C. The hottest month is July with an average temperature of 29.40C. The extreme low temperature is -11.10C (December 28, 1991) and the extreme high temperature is 40.80C (1978 July 15, 2016). The average frost-free period is 267 days, with the longest being 309 days and the shortest being 233 days. It has the characteristics of short and warm winters, early spring and late autumn, long crop production period, high accumulated temperature and abundant heat resources, which is very conducive to fruit planting and growth.

The average annual precipitation is 1856 mm. The maximum annual rainfall is 2308.8 mm, and the minimum annual rainfall is 1133.6 mm. The rainfall is abundant, but the distribution is uneven and there are certain differences. April to June accounted for 48% of the annual precipitation, January to March accounted for 22%, July to September accounted for 19%, and October to December accounted for 11%. Due to the large variability of precipitation and uneven seasonal distribution, mountain pond reservoirs are basically built in mountainous areas in agricultural areas for irrigation.

The annual average is 1725.6 hours, with a maximum of 2234.2 hours and a minimum of 1357.3 hours. Midsummer (July-August) has the most sunshine hours, and the sunshine rate can reach more than 50%, which is conducive to the growth of yellow gardenia. Solar radiation energy is abundant, with the annual average total solar radiation being 104.60 kcal/cm2, of which physiological radiation energy is 52.30 kcal/cm2. It is a relatively superior climate condition.