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Ningxia No.1

Variety of Goji berry · Lycium barbarum
The leading commercial cultivar from Ningxia – the benchmark for premium, sweet dried goji.
Also known as: Ningxia Red, Ningqi No.1, Ningqi 1
Edible value6Medicinal value7Other uses3
🇨🇳 China 1973

Taste & characteristics

Taste

sweetaromatic

Profile

Parentage
Selektion aus Ningxia-Landsorten (Lycium barbarum)
Breeder
Ningxia Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences
Fruit weight
0.9 g

Flowering & harvest

J F M A M J J A S O N D
Flowering
Fruit harvest
Storage

Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Description

Fruit

Elongated deep-red berries with a sweet, aromatic taste and low bitterness; ideal for drying.

Growth

Vigorous, near-thornless shrub adapted to Ningxia's dry continental climate.

Yield

High, reliable yields; the mainstay cultivar of Chinese commercial production.

Notes

Self-fertile; parent of many later Ningxia selections (Ningqi series).

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