Ming And Qing Dynasties Kingswood Plain Planting Mulberry And Ecology,

On the research of the history of mulberry cultivation in Jiaxing and Huchou plain, the relationship between mulberry Husang type training and environment is analyzed in this article, Farmers named the mulberry species by the branch colour, the leaf shape, the condition of bud bursting and the training of the mulberry. Different varieties is varied according to the tree types and environment. Farmers controlled the height of the stems and branchs by the techniques of shoot tropping and root pruning etc, they also developed other tree types training by the different environment. The process of training mulberry type was varied to the soil and hydrological environment of low-lying paddy fields in Jiaxing and Huchou plain. The techniques came into being on the base of the prosperity of silk economy in the Ming ang the Qing dynasty, and connected with the special agricultural ecology of the Jiaxing and Huchou region. This article attempts to inquire into the technique points, the history and the agricultural ecology of "Husang" .