Advantages of Nanchong City in Developing Late-maturing Citrus and Countermeasures

Nanchong City has the advantages of developing late-maturing citrus in ecology, no-quarantine diseases and insect pests, base construction starting taking shape, production and management technology becoming increasingly mature, leaders paying close attention and market recognition, and significant income increase of fruit growers. However, there are also problems such as weak infrastructure and weak anti-disaster ability, inadequate technology extension system, unmatched cold chain warehouses, and uneven quality of seedlings. Therefore, it is recommended to make scientific plan in accordance with actual local situations, regulate fine variety breeding and market supervision, build orchards with high standard and strengthen management, do a good job of propaganda and branding, improve post-harvest processing, extend the industrial chain, and issue preferential policies to promote the development of citrus industry in Nanchong City.