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      Amazing Cultivar - No. 1 of Ning-qi

No. 1 of Ning-qi (NQ-1 in abbreviation, in Chinese) is a cultivar newly developed by goji scientists in Ningxia after many years of experiments and selection. It is the gold medal winner of "National Scientific and Technological Achievement Prize". In the summer of 2007, I (Jason Qing) went back to Zhongning to visit my relatives and got a chance to visit a goji farm. I was very much impressed by this heavily yielding cultivar. The main features of No. 1 of Ning-qi include:

Higher yield - 900 Kg dry fruit/acre for 3-year-old tree; 1620 kg dry fruit/acre for 5-year-old tree. It is not rare to see 2400 kg/acre (2.4 tons/acre dry weight) if the growing condition is ideal. Average yield is 34% higher than traditional cultivar "Da-ma-ye".

         (The fresh-dried weight ratio for this cultivar is 4.37, so if you pursue fresh fruit, one

          acre can yield 8000+ kg or 8.4+ tons of fresh berries for a 3-year-old tree)

Larger fruit size - fresh fruit size ranges 1.5 cm - 2 cm, resulting in 90% super rating.

Ealier yielding - It usually takes 3-5 years from planting for other goji cultivars to start production cycle, "NQ-1" can yield consierable amount of berries the first year it is planted from cuttings.

Better tolerance to disease - compared with other cultivars,  "NQ-1" is better tolerant to disease.

'No 1 of Ning-qi' is tolerant to extreme soil conditions. It grows pretty well with soil pH >9 and high water table. So it is a ideal crop for alkaline soils not suitable for growing other crops.

A note on growing 'No. 1 of Ning-qi' from seeds:

NQ-1 can be grown from seeds of this cultivar, but please keep in mind, like any other goji cultivars, not all of the seeds keep the same traits of their parent due to gene segregation. In other words, only about 50% of the seeds can grow to 'No1 of Ning-qi', others are different cultivars that were used to develop NQ-1. For example, if you start with 100 NQ-1 seeds, you may end up with about 50 NQ-1 plants. Other plants belongs to another cultivar, in this case, is 'Da Ma Ye', another important cultivar cultivated in Ningxia.

Currently some goji growers in America sell 'Tibetan goji seeds', do not be fooled by this propaganda. You can not keep track on cultivar information when you extract seeds from dried goji berries bought from market. If you buy seeds from goji growers that start their goji plants from the unknown cultivar, after several generations, seeds would degrade after crossing with other cultivars or self-pollination.

Therefore, ideally, start goji plants from cuttings or young plants of a known cultivar if you want to have better yielding goji farm or garden.

Dreamland farm is working closely with our partners in China to introduce this super cultivar to North America. We expect to market cuttings and plants of this super cultivar very soon. We have supply of seeds of NQ-1 if you want to start from seeds.

Please Contact Us if you have an interest to know more about this cultivar.

Actual Seed Size

Specifications:

Tested germination rate > 80%

Approximate weight per 1000 seeds: 1 gram

Time for germination: 3-6 days depending on temperature and moisture

Time for emergence: 1-3 weeks depending on environment, sowing depth and soil type

No 1 of Ning-qi Goji Seed

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Below are more beautiful pictures of 'NQ-1' (No. 1 of Ning-qi) and 'Da Ma Ye', the two most important goji cultivars, grown in Ningxia China.

"The Only Goji Berries Used In Traditional Chinese Medicine!"

Heavily Yielding NQ-1, photo provided by Pengsheng Qing, Zhongning, China 2008

Superior fruit size of NQ-1, photo provided by Pengsheng Qing, Zhongning, China 2008

Heavily yielding Da Ma Ye, photo provided by Pengshing Qing, Zhongning, China 2008

10 year old Goji tree of traditional "Da Ma Ye" cultivar, in Ningxia China. Photo provided by Pengsheng Qing, Zhongning, China 2008

A local young lady is appreciating goji berries from a goji tree grown in a goji farm close to Zhongning city, photo provided by Pengsheng Qing, Zhongning, China 2008

A local family are harvesting goji berries from a one-year-old goji tree (cultivar: No.1 of Ning-qi), photo provided by Pengsheng Qing, Zhongning, China 2008

An established goji farm with 'No.1 of Ning-qi' cultivar in Zhongning, photo provided by Pengsheng Qing, Zhongning, China 2008

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